iPhone OS 2.0 firmware sports YouTube plug-in - possible Flash future for iPhone
Posted by: admin in Mobile
Full-featured Flash support on the iPhone is just too enticing to ignore. With Steve Jobs' declaration that the desktop version of Flash was too slow for iPhone use and Flash Lite not up to snuff for “real” Flash viewing, Adobe was getting ready to make their own iPhone SDK-based solution for bringing Flash to the iPhone.
Alas, Adobe renegged on their plans in the face of Apple's stringent third-party application guidelines that essentially prevented any third-party application from working in tandem with an iPhone system application like Safari - something that would have to happen if Flash is to become a reality on the iPhone. If Apple would just allow plug-in support on the iPhone, Adobe could make a Safari plug-in that would bring the full-featured Flash experience to the iphone.
So, envision my surprise when Boy Genius declared that the new iPhone OS 2.0 firmware sports a YouTube plug-in. It isn't clear if the YouTube plug-in simply leverages the YouTube application already loaded on the iPhone, or if the plug-in is a hint at some sort of Flash support. But, what is exciting is that the plug-in hints at Apple allowing plug-in support on the iPhone - which further hints at the possibility of future Flash support.
We'll keep holding our breath for Flash…
[Via: BGR]
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