How are Adobe AIR applications packaged and deployed?
Adobe AIR applications can be distributed in a number of ways, including but not limited to: • Desktop: • Packaged as an.air file or as native installer. • When packaged in the .air file format, the same AIR application (.air flie) will run across both Windows and Mac OS. • Requires the AIR runtime to be installed on the device. The AIR runtime can be obtained by one of the following: • Downloading from the Adobe website as a separate install. • Installed along with an AIR application as part of a seamless web install. • Preinstalled on the device. • Android: • Packaged as an .apk file and deployed to the Android Market or Amazon Appstore. • Requires the AIR runtime to be installed on the device. The AIR runtime can be obtained as follows: • Downloading from the Android Market. • Preinstalled on the device. • BlackBerry Tablet OS: • Packaged as a .bar file and deployed to the BlackBerry App World. • The AIR runtime is pre-installed and integrated into the BlackBerry Tablet OS; therefor
