Easy Upgrade to Adobe Air 2.0 Beta

November 17th, 2009 | by TK |

With the release of Adobe Air 2.0 beta, you can easily upgrade to the latest version without a lot of hassle.  All you have to do is download the installer and it will update your current version to 2.0.   Here’s a list of new features, aimed a lot towards the developers but still focusing on the end user…

  • Support for the detection of mass storage devices.
  • Advanced networking capabilities like secure sockets, UDP support, and the ability to listen on sockets.
  • Support for native code integration.
  • The ability to open a file with its default application.
  • Multi-touch and gesture support.
  • New APIs for access to raw microphone data.
  • Webkit update with HTML5/CSS3 support.
  • Global error handling.
  • Improved cross-platform printing
  • Improved security and support for enterprise and government standards.

Most everyday Windows users should probably download the Windows Runtime .exe found on this page:  http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/air2.html – For MAC  and Linux users, here’s some installation help.