Possible to pack Air runtime with app?

Many friends told me if my app need something else to be installed to run, they will quit. I think unless most mobiles installed Air runtime in the future. We must make the installation more user-friendly.
Can I pack the runtime together with app? Or is ther another work around?

Yes, you can create an Adobe AIR app with all the runtimes needed packaged into a single installer.
Here’s some info from adobe
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WSfffb011ac560372f709e16db131e43659b9-8000.html
hope that helps
glenn
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Possible to pack Air runtime with mobile app?

Many friends told me if my mobile app need something else to be installed to run, they will quit. I think unless most mobiles installed Air runtime in the future. We must make the installation more user-friendly.
Can I pack the runtime together with app? Or is ther another work around?

Flex 4.6 / Air 3.0 introduced Captive Runtime, which is exactly what you are requesting. You choose the version of Flex/Air to be included in your app and it is bundled into the build. This has been the only option for iOS, but is now available for Android as well. When exporting a release build of your project in the newest version of Flash Builder, there is an option in the Deployment tab to "Export application with captive runtime".
Check out this link for more information:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/air3-install-and-deployment-options.html#articlec ontentAdobe_numberedheader

Packaging AIR runtime with app?

Would it be possible to have an option to package the AIR runtime with the APKs
created through Flash Builder? Say, a ride-along package that would detect if the
given or higher runtime of AIR is installed, and if not, install it before launching the
app.
For the foreseeable future (the next year, at least), most new users of any given app
created this way will not already have the AIR runtime on their phone. This would
spare them having to initiate another download when they thought they were about
to enjoy the product. (No matter how you disclaim it, many customers are going to
think you can start an app right away after downloading it from the Market, because
this is how practically all non-AIR apps work.) Waiting for an install is okay if the app
automatically launches afterward: this will not take nearly as long, and (importantly!)
requires no further customer action to actually launch the app.

I'm sure it would possible, but consider that as soon as someone downloads
an AIR Android app, they've already got the runtime, and with notifications
for updates already a common thing, they'll be notified from the Market
whenever there's an app update (runtime or your app).
I think it would be nice as an option, but just today I got an email from
the Android Market explaining important changes to the store, and
specifically they say no .apk larger than 50 mb. So I'd rather not have the
runtime packaged with the app, as that adds to the overall filesize. We
already have to deal with that on iOS devices, since Apple won't let us
download compiled code. So you get an automatic 3-4 mg overhead with all iOS
apps. Luckily there's no real limit on iOS app sizes.
I do agree though it'd be nice to have the install process worked out so the
app prompts for the runtime if needed (as it works now) but have the runtime
know to launch the app again once it's installed.
iBrent

Distributing AIR Runtime with a commercial AIR app: permitted?

I did some Googling around for the answer to this, and I
discovered, according to a couple bloggers, that while it's
definitely permitted to sell applications you make with AIR, you
cannot sell the runtime. That makes perfect sense, but I'm
wondering if that comes into conflict with including the runtime on
a disc/in a paid download.
Similarly to how Windows games include a DirectX installer
for people who somehow don't have that yet, I was wondering if it
violates some kind of copyright or intellectual property thing to
include an Adobe AIR runtime installer in whatever package I
distribute my application in. That way, rather than giving someone
a .air file that they have no idea what to do with (unless they
read the manual, which many people, um, won't), I can include an
installer program for each of the three platforms which will either
open the AIR file if it can, or tell the user "This program needs
AIR to breathe!" or something and then installs the runtime. That
way they don't have to go download something else.
Just a convenience thing that I'd like to do, so I want to
make sure it's permitted.

You will need to apply and sign a license for Runtime
redistribution.
More info. here:
http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/04/07/redistributing-the-adobe-air-runtime-installer /
-ted

Need how to install Air Runtime and App from CD Rom

I am looking for some direction on how to bundle the Air
runtime and my app together in a single executable file from a CD
rom, for MAC and WIN. I already have applied for and received
licensing necessary form Adobe and I have the dmg and exe of the
Air runtime.
I have the seamless install working where internet access is
available however the initial group who will receive the app won't
have internet access at the time of distribution so the bundled
install will be from CD rom.

Since you applied for the distribution from Adobe you should
have received a link to a page where you can download what they
call the "side-car" installer. It's basically an installation
system they are making available to developers that can be easily
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installation for Mac and Windows.
Check your email again and see if you can't find a link in
there pointing you to a download page for the AIR runtime as well
as the aforementioned side-car installer. For those who don't know,
here
is where you can apply for a redistribution permit for AIR.
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Possible bug in Photoshop CS6 with app.activeDocument.path.

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To reproduce this problem, create a new file in Photoshop CS6 on a Mac. Save the file to the desktop. With the file still open, run the following script in ExtendScript Toolkit.
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Running the same script with a file located on a server volume open in Photoshop correctly returns "/path/to/file.psd" instead of undefined and no error occurs.
This appears to be a bug in Photoshop CS6's JavaScript implementation. This problem did not exist in Photoshop CS3.
A similar issue prevents Photoshop CS6 from saving files to the boot drive using activeDocument.saveAs.
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Package AIR Runtime together with AIR app

Hello,
Is it possible to package AIR Runtime together with the AIR
app so when users install my AIR app by clicking on the .air file,
they don't have to fetch the runtime over the internet?

Yes, you can do this by signing up to redistribute AIR. See
http://www.adobe.com/products/air/runtime_distribution1.html.
If you're just looking for a better online install
experience, however, check out the "badged install" feature. See
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=distributing_apps_3.html.
regards,
Oliver Goldman | Adobe AIR Engineering

Air runtime questions

Hi all,
We're eyeing Air suspiciously and thinking about trying to use it for distributing various apps.
Our main concerns are all about the runtime licence model.
1) The Runtime distiribution licence agreement says:
Licensee may not distribute the Adobe AIR installer or installer files for purposes of bypassing installation of the Adobe AIR Runtime, an Adobe AIR application, or the EULA.
Does this mean if we bundled the runtime distribution installer on a CD and tried ot install it as part of our installer using the -silent install method we would actually be breaking the licence agreement?
2)Say we install the runtime this way and then our app. A new version of air comes out, the user is then quizzed by Air whether they want to upgrade.
There is no way to avoid this?
3) And when if they do upgrade I've heard a lot of stories about apps suddenly becoming unuseable. Can someone confirm it doesn't just break the app beacuse it wasn't written for that version, it is simply that runtimes are not backward compatible?
I think I know the answers to these questions but I need to ask to get total clarity as basicaly it seems ludicrous if you want Air to be taken up by the raft of developers who, like me, are desperate to walk away from mdm Zinc.
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2. Setting Manager can set to stop update.
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Air runtime memory usage

I am developing games on Android devices and I find the total memory usage of my air application presented in Scout is always smaller (100M) than the memory usage shown in the Taskmanager.
Some articles say that the Scout does not count the memory used by the air runtime.
However, it is not possible that the air runtime occupies more than 100M memory, right? Especially, on Android devices?
I have also written a very small test app, it only occupies 20M memory (containing the air runtime).
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I am developing games on Android devices and I find the total memory usage of my air application presented in Scout is always smaller (100M) than the memory usage shown in the Taskmanager.
Some articles say that the Scout does not count the memory used by the air runtime.
However, it is not possible that the air runtime occupies more than 100M memory, right? Especially, on Android devices?
I have also written a very small test app, it only occupies 20M memory (containing the air runtime).
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Embed Air Runtime - Get Air Runtime | Pros and Cons?

Preparing an App for Android (never done for Android before)
I find in the Air for Android Settings > Deployment.
Embed Air Runtime with application
Get Air Runtime from Google Android Market
Which to use for what?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

embedding the air runtime increases the size of your app, but gurantees users will not need to do anything else (like download and install the air runtime from the google android market) to use your app.

Android AIR Runtime Not Bundled?

Hello,
I am using Flash Builder to build my app for Android. I have selected the option to bundle the AIR runtime with the application. When I debug the application on the Android device, it still prompts me to download the AIR runtime. Why is it not working as expected?
thx

It can't be done yet, but it is a requested feature. Not sure when it might be a reality.
Meanwhile, only the first AIR app would have that extra download, and in some cases AIR would be preinstalled on the device. So, given that here isn't a choice, you should learn to live with it for now!

Mobile App Packaged as Desktop (with air runtime)???

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But that results in....
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What I want to do is take my mobile application and package it with the OS X runtime for adobe air. It must be possible, but I'll be darned if I can figure it out. Looks like I have AIR 2.6, or whatever is standard in FlashBuilder 4.6
I'm trying to avoid creating a desktop app, adding the mobile framework, and then transfering my code to it.
Any help would be appreciated. This would be a great boon, as some tablet apps would be totally applicable - with a few slight modifications - on a desktop.
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Silent install Air Runtime and Air App with custom installer?

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Since you applied for the distribution from Adobe you should
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call the "side-car" installer. It's basically an installation
system they are making available to developers that can be easily
configured to deliver a bundled runtime and application
installation for Mac and Windows.
Check your email again and see if you can't find a link in
there pointing you to a download page for the AIR runtime as well
as the aforementioned side-car installer. For those who don't know,
here
is where you can apply for a redistribution permit for AIR.
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on my blog:
http://blog.arnimaack.com/flex-air-series-4-air-all-in-one-installers-on-CD-DVD

Numerous problems with the Adobe AIR runtime for Android

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I hope to help, because the problem is global.

Hi Astraport,
I think you should embed the air runtime in your application,
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http://forums.adobe.com/message/3961579#3961579
I hope it helps

Sidecar AIR Runtime install with Native .exe installer using ADT

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manicjames wrote:
I have packaged my AIR app into a Native .exe installer using ADT. If the user does not have air installed and they are connected to the internet, the AIR runtime is automatically installed.
Is it possible to package the AIR runtime into the exe so that if the user is not online the AIR runtime is installed?
I have experimented with the sidecar install and .air file but ideally I want to only have the one file(.exe). I already have a distribution licence from Adobe.
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