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Frash puts Flash on iPhone 4

updated 12:05 pm EDT, Mon August 9, 2010

Hack moves on from iPad


An updated hack, still in alpha, allows people to use Flash on an iPhone 4. Dubbed Frash, the software has been recompiled based on a version for the iPad and iPhone 3GS. Installing the code requires iOS 3.2.1 on an iPad, or v4.0.1 on an iPhone 4. Devices must also be jailbroken, which in the case of the iPhone 4 requires visiting JailbreakMe.

The installation process is not simple. After jailbreaking, people must download OpenSSH to their device through Cydia, and then use an FTP client to copy a DEB file over to a specific folder. Frash should launch after a reboot; within Safari, people must tap on "Flash" to actually view material.

Apple has yet to support Flash officially, claiming problems with the technology like performance and stability. Flash 10.1 is already being demonstrated on other major smartphones however, such as the Droid X. Apple may be willing to add support if technical issues can be diminished.






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  1. Paul Huang

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    08/09, 01:19pm | report spam | Reply |

    w**** Foods

    I was going to open w**** Foods, Fly's Electronics, and Frash, but now someone beat me to it.

  1. testudo

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    08/09, 01:35pm | report spam | Reply |

    so...

    there actually is a version of Flash that can work on iPhones? I didn't think Adobe got that far...

  1. WiseWeasel

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    08/09, 02:16pm | report spam | Reply |

    Yeah

    I'm not holding my breath until this is actually usable...

  1. FireWire

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    08/09, 02:22pm | report spam | Reply |

    so...

    .. how's the battery life and stability?

  1. shawnde

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    08/09, 02:45pm | report spam | Reply |

    People shouldn't support it ...

    If people start supporting "Frash", it will give a stronger foothold to those websites which still rely on Flash. If people just ignore this hack, then it will send a stronger message to the web developer, that even with a quasi hack, most people are not that eager to run Flash. Just let it go already ....

    This is akin to the people who still want to run Mac OS 9 on an Intel Mac; yes, it can be done with a hack, but really??? Is it worthwhile? What's the point?

  1. testudo

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    08/09, 06:14pm | report spam | Reply |

    Re: People shouldn't support it

    Yeah! Let's push all those companies to spend even more $$$ to remove all the flash because Apple has decided not to support it. Yeah, who cares if they end up just moving their web site production overseas to get cheaper labor to pay for the ordeal. And who cares that HTML5, a non-standard standard still at this point, doesn't have all the technologies and features that Flash offers. It's dead!

  1. facebook_Justin

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    08/09, 09:16pm | report spam | Reply |

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    If I wanted to support an obsolete, monopolistic, proprietary and completely useless platform like Flash, I'd buy an Android device, not an iPhone. One of the best things about the iPhone is it's lack of Flash. The only thing Flash is good for is loading ads, seriously. Out of ALL the sites I goto, not ONE uses Flash for anything other then ads (except YouTube, but it is available in HTML 5 as well).

  1. reed1978

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    09/06, 11:35pm | report spam | Reply |

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    @Justin, but if you DO need it, you can just use an app (without jailbreaking) to access it, which is usually what I do. http://variableghz.com/2010/09/flash-videogames-on-the-iphone-using-cloudbrowse/

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