Flash Mobile Application Development For Dummies

Part I: Getting Started 7

Chapter 1: Exploring Flash on Mobile Devices 9

Chapter 2: Deploying Your Flash Application Natively or to the Browser 21

Chapter 3: Understanding the Process of Creating a Flash Mobile App 31

Part II: Creating a Flash Application for Mobile Devices 41

Chapter 4: Building a Mobile Flash Application with Flash Professional 43

Chapter 5: Creating the User Interface 57

Chapter 6: Writing the Code 89

Chapter 7: Entering and Managing Data 133

Chapter 8: Sending Data to the Server and Receiving Something Back 165

Part III: Adding Extra Bells and Whistles 191

Chapter 9: Enhancing with Video and Audio 193

Chapter 10: Bringing Your App to Life with Animation and Transitions 219

Chapter 11: Hooking into the Extended Mobile API Features 241

Chapter 12: Building Mobile Flex Applications with Flash Builder 269

Part IV: Getting Your App onto a Mobile Device 291

Chapter 13: Compiling and Packaging an AIR for Android Application 293

Chapter 14: Getting Your App onto an Android Device 309

Chapter 15: Registering as an iOS Developer and Provisioning Your iOS Device 323

Chapter 16: Compiling and Packaging an Application for iOS 351

Chapter 17: Getting Your App onto an iOS Device 369

Part V: Testing and Sending Your App to Market 379

Chapter 18: Performance Is Key: Testing the Application 381

Chapter 19: Submitting Your App to the Android Market 399

Chapter 20: Submitting to the Apple App Store 409

Part VI: The Part of Tens 429

Chapter 21: Top Ten Performance Tips 431

Chapter 22: Top Ten Ways to Please Your User 437

Chapter 23: Top Ten Tips for Apple App Store Success 443

Index 449