Release Notes | Flash Player® 31 AIR® 31

Welcome to the Flash Player and AIR 31 release notes!

September 11, 2018

In today's scheduled release, we've updated Flash Player and AIR with important bug fixes, security updates, and new features.

How to update Flash Player

Current Flash Player customers who have enrolled in the "Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)" update mechanism will be automatically updated to the latest version of Flash Player within 24 hours after release.

Users who have selected "Notify me to install updates" will receive an update notification dialog within 7 days from release date. Please note that Windows users will need to restart their system or log out and in to activate the update notification dialog.

The latest version of Flash Player can always be downloaded and installed by simply visiting https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer

Customers using Google Chrome or Windows 8.x/10 Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge will receive updates through the Google and Microsoft update mechanisms.

How to contact us

We hope you enjoy this release. If you encounter any problems, please let us know by posting issues to our public bug database. For installation or usage help, please visit our community forums for assistance.

Adobe Bug Database - https://tracker.adobe.com/
Flash Player Forums - http://forums.adobe.com/community/flashplayer
AIR Forums - http://forums.adobe.com/community/air

• Print to PDF from the Flash print dialog
• Print to “Open in Preview” from the Flash print dialog
• Quicklook in the File->Open dialog
• Saving files to the filesystem from a Flash applet
• Flash applets downloading and running the Adobe Air installer
• Flash triggering Adobe Air applications to run

September 11, 2018

• Assorted security and functional fixes

AIR

• Incorrect path on macOS using File.browseForSave() if target file already exists (AIR-4198652)

• ETC2 Non Alpha ATF are not rendered in ADL

• Swiping iPhone bottom\up opens system tray instead small arrow (AIR-4198602)
  

Starting with AIR 31, key beta-reports-active with the value set as 'true' will be automatically added to the Entitlement blob of the AIR iOS applications, when packaged for iTunes app store publishing. The key was introduced by Apple in the Distribution provisioning profile and is required for applications to be published to iTunes app store i.e iOS applications packaged with Distribution certificate and Distribution provisioning profile with target type as "ipa-app-store". Other packaging targets are unaffected by this change and no key will be added for them. However, one can continue to add the tag in the Application XML, if required.

Note: Applications published with the intent of publishing to iTunes App Store, i.e packaged with Distribution certificate and Distribution provisioning profile with target type as "ipa-app-store", won't install on the test device locally. However, it can be run on test device using Test Flight. For debugging/testing the iOS applications on device use the targets other than ipa-app-store or use Developer Certificate and Developer provisioning.

This feature provides ActionScript level access to get and set the display device properties through introduction of a ScreenMode class and access to the screen modes through the Screen class. This feature can be used not only to boost the playing performance by limiting the display resolution but also to present animation as originally designed, especially on high DPI display devices.

This feature is for AIR desktop only.

The AIR APIs provided by this feature would allow getting and setting of the below properties of the display device(s) that are associated with each Screen.

• Resolution Width
• Resolution Height
• Refresh Rate
• color Depth

A new class ScreenMode is introduced with properties width, height, refreshRate and colorDepth.

New methods are introduced in Screen class for getting and setting display modes of a device.

All the display modes of a device can be obtained through get modes() function. The mode() function returns the current display mode of the device. Resolution of the display device can be changed to any of the available resolutions through set mode() function. Any supported resolution from the available resolutions, returned by modes() can given as an argument to the set mode() function.

While no restriction is placed on calling get modes, set mode is restricted for calling in fullscreen mode only.

Sample usage of the ScreenMode class :

• [Mac 10.14] Express Install is not working on Safari (FLASH-4190496)

• [iOS] Error using static variables when worker is activated (AIR-4198666)
  

Flash Player

• None

Authoring for Flash Player 31

To use the new Flash Player, you will need to target SWF version 42 by passing "-swf-version=42" as an extra compiler argument to the ASC 2.0 compiler.  Detailed directions are below.

• Download the new playerglobal.swc for Flash Player 31
• Download and install Flash Builder 4.7 from Creative Cloud: https://creative.adobe.com/products/flash-builder
• Backup the existing AIR SDK if you need to restore it later then replace the bundled AIR SDK with the AIR 31 SDK.  To do this, unzip the AIR 31 SDK to this location:
  • MacOS: /Applications/Adobe Flash Builder 4.7/eclipse/plugins/com.adobe.flash.compiler_4.7.0.348297/AIRSDK
  • Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.7 (64Bit)\eclipse\plugins\com.adobe.flash.compiler_4.7.0.349722\AIRSDK\
• In Flash Builder, create a new project: File -> New -> project.
• Open the project Properties panel (right-click and chose 'Properties'). 
• Select ActionScriptCompiler from the list on the left.
• Add "-swf-version=42" to the 'Additional compiler arguments' field.
  • This ensures the outputted SWF targets SWF version 42.  If you compile on the command-line and not in Flash Builder, you need to add the same compiler argument.
• Ensure you have installed the new Flash Player 31 build in your browser.

Authoring for AIR 31 Update to the AIR 31 namespace

You must update your application descriptor file to the 31 namespace in order to access the new AIR 31 APIs and behavior. If your application does not require the new AIR 31 APIs and behavior, you are not required to update the namespace. However, we recommend all users start using the AIR 31 namespace even if you are not yet taking advantage of the new 31 capabilities. To update the namespace, change the xmlns attribute in your application descriptor to: <application xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/31.0">

Found a bug? Please submit a bug to the Flash Player and Adobe AIR bug database.

Flash Player and AIR may leverage your graphics hardware to decode and play H.264 video. There may be video issues that can only be reproduced with your particular graphics hardware and driver. When reporting an issue involving video, it is essential to note your graphics hardware and driver, along with your operating system and browser (when using Flash Player), so that we can reproduce and investigate issues. Please be sure to include this information as described in Instructions for Reporting Video Playback Issues. Note: Due to the high volume of email we receive, we are unable to respond to every request.

Thank you for using Adobe® Flash Player® and AIR® and for taking the time to send us your feedback!

For the latest Flash Player system requirements please review the document here

For the latest AIR system requirements please review the document here