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Periodically, Adobe updates Adobe AIR with new features
and fixes.
Desktop AIR updates
On desktop operating
systems, the Automatic Notification and Update feature allows Adobe
to automatically notify users when an updated version of Adobe AIR
is available.
Updates to Adobe AIR ensure that Adobe AIR works
properly and may contain important changes to security. Adobe recommends
that users update to the latest version of Adobe AIR whenever a
new version is available, especially when a security update is mentioned.
By
default, when an AIR application is launched, the runtime checks
if an update is available. It performs this check if it has been
more than two weeks since the last update check. If an update is
available, AIR downloads the update in the background.
Users
can disable the auto-update capability by using the AIR SettingsManager application.
The AIR SettingsManager application is available for download at
http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/applications/SettingsManager/SettingsManager.air
.
The
normal installation process for Adobe AIR includes connecting to http://airinstall.adobe.com
to send basic information about the installation environment such
as operating system version and language. This information is only
transmitted once per installation and it allows Adobe to confirm
that the installation was successful. No personally identifiable
information is collected or transmitted.
Mobile AIR updates
On Android, updates
to the AIR runtime are distributed through the Android Market.
On
iOS, the runtime is bundled with each application. Application developers can
rebuild their apps using an updated SDK to incorporate bug fixes,
security updates, and new runtime features.
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