Adobe AIR Launchpad

What is Adobe AIR Launchpad ? 

Adobe® AIR® Launchpad is a desktop tool for Adobe Flex® developers to generate a basic Flex project that can be used to jump-start application development in Flash Builder. 

Adobe AIR Launchpad creates Flex and ActionScript code packaged as a Flex project based on pre-selected options. However, the final output is not intended to be a useful application. Rather, it is intended to be a starting point for a new project.

It can help developers in getting started with building desktop and mobile applications (iOS, Android, BlackBerry PlayBook) for deployment on Adobe AIR.

For more details visit the following website
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/airlaunchpad/

Currently Adobe AIR Launch is in prerelease version and is designed to be used in evaluation purposes only. 

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Rich Internet applications (RIAs) offer a rich, intuitive and engaging experience that improves user satisfaction and increases productivity. Using the broad reach of the Internet, RIAs can be deployed across mobile devices, browsers and desktops.

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A Video on Mobile Application Development with Flex and Flex Builder

One tool, one framework, multiple devices

• With increased internet connectivity over mobile and more services moving to the cloud, RIAs are becoming increasingly popular on mobile devices. 
• With onslaught of so many different types of digital devices from PCs, laptops, smart phones, and tablets cross platform user  engagement has also became an import aspect of RIA development.

Develop high performance mobile applications for the iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ devices and BlackBerry® Playbook™ with one code base. Please find below a video about "Mobile application development with Flex and Flash Builder" from Adobe TV presented by Adobe Developer Connect.

Delivering an app for multiple devices no longer requires writing separate code for each platform. Flex and Adobe® Flash® Builder® 4.5 software let you develop & debug dynamic, high performance apps for
multiple platforms.

Many mobile application developers build custom components and custom navigation patterns to enhance the application’s user experience.

With the following the best practices in mobile development your application performs well on all platforms.
• List optimization
• Item renderer optimization

Create data-intensive apps for iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ devices and the BlackBerry® Playbook™
Flex and Adobe® Flash® Builder® 4.5 make the developing of enterprise mobile apps with data visualization both easy and cost effective.

This video demos how to develop high performance mobile apps that connect with major back-end systems and web services.


Mobile Application Development can be very interesting, fun and lucrative experience. Please keep sharing your experience through your comments.

Anyone who can build an Flex content can now build mobile applications for growing number of devices and platforms.

For more details one should vidist the Mobile and tablet Development page in Adobe Development Connection (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/devices.html).

Related Links

• Adobe adding support for iPhone and iPad to Flash Builder and Flex framework (9to5mac.com)
• Developing Android Applications with Flex 4.5 (oreilly.com)
• Adobe releases tools for creating mobile apps (macworld.com)
• BlackBerry Tablet OS for Adobe AIR Updates (devblog.blackberry.com)
• Boosting Development of India-Centric Mobile Apps (technologyreview.in)

New Features in Adobe® Flash® Builder™ 4.5 (codenamed "Burrito")

Adobe® Flash® Builder™ 4.5 includes the following new features:

• new cross platform development features
• enhancements to Flash Builder and 
• support for the Adobe Flex® 4.5 SDK (codenamed "Hero").

Key themes for Flash Builder 4.5 includes the following:

• Developing mobile applications
• Developing multi-screen applications
• Accelerated coding
• Improved designer/developer workflow
• Updated platform support
• Better performance.

You user Flash Builder to perform the following activities while developing Web and Mobile applications.

• write code in source mode
• layout the UI
• style and application 
• implement an skin 
• apply a theme

A video on Building your First Mobile Application in Adobe Flash Builder.