What’s new in AIR 1.5

Adobe AIR 1.5 introduces the following new features:

  • Support for the following features of Flash Player 10.

    • Custom Filters and Effects

    • Enhanced Drawing API

    • Dynamic Sound Generation

    • Vector Data Type

    • Enhanced file upload and download APIs

    • Real Time Media Flow Protocol (RTMFP)

    • 3D Effects

    • Advanced Text Support

    • Color Management

    • Text Engine

    • Dynamic Streaming

    • Speex Audio Codec

    For more information, see http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/features/ for details of these features.

  • Additional languages supported in the AIR 1.5 installer and other runtime dialog boxes: Czech, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish, Polish.

  • Database encryption.

    Database files can be encrypted in AIR 1.5. All database content, including the metadata, can be encrypted so that the data is unreadable outside of the AIR application that encrypted it. This feature will allow a developer to encrypt, decrypt, and re-encrypt database files. See Storing encrypted data.

  • The version of WebKit used by Adobe AIR has been updated and it now includes support for the SquirrelFish JavaScript interpreter.

  • New XML signature validation APIs that can be used to help verify the integrity and signer identity of data or information. See XML signature validation.

For more information about the AIR 1.5 release, see the Adobe AIR 1.5 Release Notes (http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_air_relnotes_en).