What you need for this book

To make use of the recipes included in this book, you need access to software for developing Android applications with the Flash Platform. We recommend using Adobe Flash Builder 4.5, Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5, or PowerFlasher FDT 4.2 and above. These Integrated Development Environments are preferred because of their specific support of a mobile Android workflow, but you may actually use any application you prefer to write code that will be compiled for AIR for Android and deployed to mobile devices.

You will, however, need access to the following (if not using these particular IDEs):

The Adobe AIR SDK is included with both Flash Professional CS5.5 and Flash Builder 4.5. The Flex 4.5 SDK is included with Flash Builder 4.5. If using alternative software to develop Flash based Android applications, these SDKs can be downloaded freely from the Adobe open source website.

You will also want to be sure to have access to a device running Android 2.2 or above with AIR for Android 2.5 or above installed for demonstrating the recipes, and testing your own applications.