Skyfire will require new users to pay for Flash video content transcoding

The popular Skyfire Android alternate web browser has been updated, with one critical change for fans of its ability to transcode Flash video content and display it on non-Flash Android devices – that’s now a paid feature.

From now on, users will have to buy the standalone Skyfire Video License Key in order to unlock the server-side Flash translation.

But if you already have the browser on your phone, it’s OK – upgrading users won’t be required to pay the fee as a thank you for their support. Thanks to Doug for the tip.

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5 Comments by Gary_C / April 22, 2011 / Posted in: Apps, News

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Nick
/ April 22, 2011

isn’t Flash the IP of Adobe though?

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StenvenBe
/ April 23, 2011

Why dont use Opera for Free Flash support browser ?

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jeff g
/ April 23, 2011

Adobe owns the flash player but the DMV and other video formats that play inside it have been made open source or royalty free.
Opera mini on android and iPhone has no flash support Nor any video at all. It strips out JavaScript and plug ins like flash in it’s proxy. Only opera mobile can support flash and that’s not on android except for oems… And slow and sluggish anyway.
Many lower end androids can’t support a flash later from adobe because it is very taxing. Even froyo phones that have flash may want to buy skyfires’ cloud acceleration as it plays smoother over 3G and saves on data charges and battery life by adapting video on the fly.

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Anonymous
/ April 26, 2011

Doesn’t every1 have flash 10.2 on their phones? Who needs to transcode ?

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