Flash has been one of the few downsides of Apple ever since the release of the first iPhone, which shipped almost 4 years ago. While many users have grown accustomed to their iOS devices not being able to display Flash content, it’s unfortunate that Apple and Adobe haven’t been able to reach some sort of compromise before now. Finally, Adobe as come up with a solution to the Flash dilemma once and for all with their latest version of Flash. Recently, at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas, Adobe recently previewed the latest version of Flash that incorporated HTTP live streaming. With this new version of Flash, the iOS devices will finally be able to display Flash video without the need to install any additional software on the devices. Over the years, Apple has been holding their ground in the opposition to approving Flash for the iOS. Jobs continually cited concerns over Flash’s poor overall performance and being detrimental to battery life. At one point, Steve Jobs even went as far as posting an open letter on the company website defending their position regarding Flash on iOS devices entitled, Thoughts on Flash. Adobe’s latest version however, is designed mainly to help content publishers stream protected video to more types of mobile devices including Apple’s iPad 2. The new streaming technology is built into Adobe’s Media Server and will allow a much wider variety of devices access to Flash video content. The solution is designed to be transparent to the end user and will not require any additional software to be downloaded as well. According to Adobe, “HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) is an MPEG2 transport stream (container) userd by devices such as Apple’s iPad 2. By adding support for HLS within the FLash Media Server, Adobe is reducing the publishing complexity for broadcasters who need to reach browsers supporting HLS through HTML5 (such as Safari) or devices where Adobe Flash isn’t installed.” For the average user, the details of te plan to get Flash video to more devices is a bit technical, however, in the not too distant future, Flash required warnings will become a thing of the past. if your device doesn’t have Flash installed on it, no problem, the server will send you the video in a format that your device is capable of playing. As of right now, it isn’t exactly clear how long it will take Adobe to implement this across the board, but at least a solution to the Flash problem is finally on the way. You can check out a sneak peak video of it below: Stay tuned for more tech news and info by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and/or subscribing to our RSS feed. Read More Authors:

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