Android 2.2 will get abode flash support said google’s VP Rubin in an interview to The new York times. Android’s next version the 2.2 which will be vaialable by next month, will have complete flash support and it will be code named froyo. The code name Froyo comes from the combination of two words Frozen + yogurt.
Abode is fresh from its row with apple with regard to flash apps ban by Apple on its iphone and complete elimination of flash from ipad. Apple wants people to use HTML5 instead of flash. So abode has already asked flash app developers to concentrate on building apps for smartphones running over android OS.
Complete flash support will definitely give the android OS a big edge over apples iphone operating system however it will be interesting to see how google will integrate flash on mobiles phones, as flash on mobile phones isn’t very common feature and a lot of security risks also exist.
Rubin was optimistic about the android phones out selling blackberrys and iphones, he said this will eventually happen coz the open usually wins. He also said that the android phones will be as open as possible.
But how many old android phones will be able to upgrade is still unknown.