Future Symbian Versions to Taste Adobe Flash Player

The Symbian Foundation announced on Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, that it is joining the Open Screen Project, the industry initiative led by Adobe, dedicated to delivering the Adobe Flash Platform on a wide range of mobile phones on the market. The announcement follows shortly after the Foundation officially revealed the Symbian^3 OS and the fact that it should arrive on devices sometime during the third quarter of the ongoing year.

According to Symbian, the work of the Open Screen Project will enable the operating system to taste the Adobe Flash Player on its future flavors. Moreover, the Foundation also notes that the open capabilities of the Symbian platform will offer a great experience to users when coupled with the features of the Flash Player. To be more precise, this means that users will be able to enjoy the large amount of Flash-based web content already available at large.

“It’s difficult to imagine the Internet without the creativity of the millions of developers using Adobe Flash technology, so we’re excited to be able to work with industry leaders in the Open Screen Project to offer the option of Adobe Flash to our community. This is an important step, alongside our open source initiatives, to provide a powerful Internet experience on the Symbian platform,” said Robert Ackland, Technology Manager for Runtimes, Symbian Foundation.

This is another step the Foundation takes in the development of the Symbian operating system. At the beginning of this month, it announced the full transition to an open source approach on the Symbian platform, and it already unveiled the Symbian^3 OS, the first open flavor of the mobile client. With the inclusion of Flash capabilities within future iterations, the appeal of Symbian will be increased.

“We’re delighted to welcome the Symbian Foundation into the Open Screen Project,” stated David Wadhwani, General Manager and Vice President, Platform Business at Adobe. “Symbian has a strong history of supporting Adobe Flash and we look forward to working with Symbian’s open source community to greatly enhance the web experience of the millions of people around the globe who use Symbian devices.”