Google To Fully Support Flash In Android 2.2

By AIC Staff on April 28th, 2010 0

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There have been many rumors expressing that Google will support Adobe’s Flash in the upcoming Android 2.2 update later this year. Until now, Google has been rather silent on the matter, but PCWorld is reporting that Google has made public its intentions to support the Flash platform.

In a New York Times interview, Google VP of Engineering was quoted saying that Adobe’s Flash will receive official support on Android phones when Android 2.2 launches.

Flash on Android has been a feature that has received a year delay, but the feature might finally make its appearance later this year. Andy Rubin, Lead Engineer of the Android OS, has said (via paraphrasing from the NYT interview) that “full support” for Flash is coming in Froyo.

Froyo, for those that are wondering, is Google’s latest code name for Android 2.2, otherwise known as Frozen Yogurt.

Details were not available on exactly which Android devices would receive Flash support or whether the Flash support is exclusive to Android 2.2 devices. There was also no mention of a release date for Froyo, but many expect it to be revealed at the Google I/O conference in May 2010.