Converting an AIR Application for Mobile Devices

We developed our application using AIR for Desktop, but it is possible to create versions of the application using AIR for iOS and AIR for Android so as to target mobile devices as well. Since the underlying code is all ActionScript, and AIR includes the ability of publishing ActionScript to mobile platform packages, we can often convert our documents without much hassle.

Note

For a refresher regarding the various platforms that AIR can target, you may want to refer to Chapter 2, Exploring Platform-Specific Considerations, and locate the sections on Adobe AIR. To further explore the publish settings available across different AIR targets, refer to Chapter 4, Publishing and Exporting Creative Content.

In order to convert a document from one AIR target to another, perform the following steps:

1. With the existing project open, choose File | Save As… from the application menu and save a copy of your .fla file with...