air native extensions

Adverts

Simple AdMob Adverts

iOS Android

iAd Display iAd adverts on iOS
AdMob Display AdMob adverts on both iOS and Android
Position and auto-alignment options
Single API Identical cross-platform implementation

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Application

Device and application toolkit

iOS Android

Auto-start Android: Auto-start on boot
Display modes Access to additional display modes
Status bar Allows your application to change the iOS status bar styles (i.e. UIStatusBarStyle) for iOS7+
System UI Android: Controlling the System Navigation UI

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Application Rater

Gather important application ratings!

iOS Android

Native interface to ask a user to rate your application
Conditions Range of conditions to automatically display the dialog
Remind later Reminder code to ask the user to rate at a later point if the user clicked the "remind me later" option
Customisable labels and conditions

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Battery

Check your battery state!

iOS Android

Battery State Provides access to device battery state (i.e. charging, full, not charging)
Battery Level Provides access to the device battery level.
Single API interface Works across iOS and Android with the same code
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Beacon

Provide advanced beacon interactions!

iOS Android

Single API Provides access to the Apple iBeacon protocol on both iOS and Android
Regions Allows you to monitor a region with entry and exit events
Ranging Ranging reporting distances to beacons in a region
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Bluetooth

Communicate via Bluetooth!

Android

Power Provides access the Bluetooth interface power on and off
Scanning Ability to scan for available devices
Listening Make the device discoverable by listening for connections
Initiate a connection to another Bluetooth device

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Bluetooth LE

Bluetooth LE with Adobe AIR!

iOS Android

Central Mode Act as a Central device to scan for Peripherals
Peripheral Mode Act as a Peripheral to advertise available data
Two way communication using both a Central and Peripheral modes
Single API Your code will work across the supported platforms without modifications

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Calendar

Schedule events in the calendar

iOS Android

Events Provides access to add events to the user's iOS Calendar
Calendars Provides ability to retrieve calendars to place events in different calendars
Alerts Schedule alerts to events
Single API Your code will work on iOS and Android without modifications

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Camera

Create advanced Camera applications

iOS Android

Camera controls Allows control of the camera's functionality on iOS and Android including: flash, exposure, white balance, focus, focus point and others
Compatibility Compatible with most Android devices and iOS 4+ devices which include a flash
BitmapData Ability to take a photo and use the BitmapData
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Camera Roll Extended

Load user images and videos!

iOS Android

Browse Allows selection of multiple assets
Loading the thumbnail or full resolution versions of images
Auto loading the images after user selection
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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CameraUI

Simple image and video capturing!

iOS Android

Native UI Record video or capture images using the native interface
File access Read assets using File access for raw data
Single API Your code works across supported platforms with no modifications
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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CloudStorage

Synchronise your application across devices!

iOS

Key-Value Store user settings and state in the cloud
Respond to value changes on other devices
Single API Your code works across supported platforms with no modifications
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Compass

Head in the right direction!

iOS Android

Native Compass Provides access to native device compass sensor
Heading Provides compass reading information, i.e. true / magnetic heading
Single API interface Works across iOS and Android with the same code
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Contacts

Detailed contact information!

iOS Android

Contacts Provides access to a user's contact list
Picker Native UI for user contact selection
Single API Your code will work on iOS and Android without modifications
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Device Motion

Know how the device is oriented!

iOS Android

Orientation Provides access to the orientation of the device in 3D space
Sensor Fusion Uses sensor fusion algorithms to combine information from the accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope
Gimbal Lock Algorithm attempts to avoid the Gimbal Lock via calculation
Advanced outputs Choose between Quaternion, Euler, Rotation Matrix outputs

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Dialog

Dialogs, alerts and simple UI components!

iOS Android

Display Alert dialogs
Display multiple choice option dialogs
Multiple Choice Manage multiple dialogs and process user responses individually
Progress Show a progress dialog either a spinner or a horizontal progress (Android only)

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Expansion Files

Separate your large application content!

Android

OBB Check and download expansion (obb) files
Access to both Main and Patch files
ZIP Utilities to extract contents from a zip file
Single API Works across iOS and Android with the same code

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Facebook API

Social engagement with the Facebook API!

iOS Android

Authentication Simple Facebook login functionality and session management
Sharing Sharing and posting dialogs
Graph API Graph API integration through the native Facebook SDK
App Request dialogs

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Firebase

Google Firebase

Analytics free and unlimited analytics solution
Cloud Messaging Deliver and receive messages across platforms reliably
Authentication Reduce friction with robust authentication
Realtime Database Store and sync app data in realtime

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Flurry

Know how your application is being used!

iOS Android

Analytics Integrate Flurry Analytics
Single API Your code works across supported platforms with no modifications
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Force Touch

Pressure sensitive touch interactions!

iOS

3D Touch Detect pressure-sensitive 3d touch events with stage position and force percentage
Shortcut Items Utilise static and dynamic Application Shortcut items for your app through force touch on the home screen, and respond to shortcut events in your app
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Game Services

One API, Multiple Game Services!

iOS Android

Game Center Access the Apple Game Center on iOS devices
Play Game Services Access the Google Play Game Services SDK on Android and iOS
User sign in / out
Leaderboards - native and custom UI

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Google Analytics

Know how your application is being used!

iOS Android

Ecommerce Track user transaction and item purchases
Events Track application events
Screens Track user screen views
Custom data Set any custom value on your trackers

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Google Identity

Google Identity Sign in

iOS Android

Setup the Google Identity API using your client IDs
Users Sign-in/out and disconnect users
Access to the server auth code
Access id, refresh and access tokens for authentication

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Google Plus

Social engagement!

iOS Android

User Sign in, out and disconnect
Profile Access to the user profile information
Share Use the G+ Share dialog to post to the user stream
Single API Your code works across iOS and Android with no modifications

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Google Tag Manager

Simple analytics with Tags!

iOS Android

Containers Container loading and refreshing
Pushing to the DataLayer
Single API Your code works across supported platforms with no modifications
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Gyroscope

Gyroscopic information

iOS Android

Single API Works across iOS and Android with the same code
Sensor Data Provides access to native gyroscope sensor functionality
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Image

Advanced image manipulation!

iOS Android

Performance Ability to encode a BitmapData structure into a JPG on PNG using native code
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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InApp Billing

Monetise your app with simple in-app purchases!

iOS Android

Provides access to the Apple "InApp Purchases"
Provides access to the Google Play "InApp Billing" V3
Get products, make purchases and restore previous purchases
Single API Your code will work across iOS and Android without modifications

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Local Auth

Device fingerprint authentication!

iOS Android

iOS Authenticate on iOS using Touch ID
Android Android Authentication using the Fingerprint Manager
Single API Your code will work on supported platforms without modifications
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Location

Simple and easy geographic location!

iOS Android

Geofences Get notified of region entry and exit events
Background location updates
Set location request settings, such as accuracy, and interval
Single API Identical cross-platform implementation

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Media Player

Simple media playback!

iOS Android

Allows control of a native media player
Controls Playback controls including: play, pause, stop and seek
Position Ability to position and size the player
Performance Native video playback performance

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Message

Send emails and SMS!

iOS Android

Email Provides ability to compose an email using the native UI
Multiple To, CC and BCC Addresses
Multiple Attachments using a file path reference
Default implementation using a "mailto" link

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Native Maps

Display native Google and Apple Maps!

iOS Android

Seamlessly integrate native OS maps in your app
Enable or disable normal user touch interaction
Controls Control map movement, panning and zooming via code
Layers Enable traffic overlays, indoor and 3D views, tilt and bearing on Android

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Native WebView

Fast and advanced WebView!

iOS Android

Communications Communicate with your web page using Javascript AS3->JS & JS->AS3
Capture BitmapData screenshot
HTML5 Video Support
Transparent background

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Network Info

Network connection information

iOS Android

Networks Determine network connectivity and type (wired, wifi, etc)
Familiar interface Uses the same syntax as the AIR NetworkInfo class
Single API Your code works across iOS, Android and Desktops
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Notifications

Powerful local notifications! One API!

iOS Android

Display local notifications with only a few lines of code
Local notification support for iOS devices
Local notification support for Android devices
Single API interface Your code works across iOS and Android with no modifications

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OCR

Image to text in a snap!

iOS Android

OCR Optical Character Recognition using the Tesseract framework
Recognise text from image BitmapData
Options Set languages, whitelists and blacklist characters
Single API Your code will work across supported platforms without modifications

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Parse

Integrate the powerful Parse platform!

iOS Android

Push Add Parse Push Notifications to your application
Subscribe and manage notification channels
Startup Notification Receive notifications on application start if the user started from a notification
Single API Your code will work across iOS and Android without modifications

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PayPal SDK

Mobile PayPal Payments made simple!

iOS Android

Single payments Your app can accept PayPal and credit-card payments
Future payments Customers can consent to making future PayPal payments
Profile Sharing Obtain authorised consent for profile sharing
Single API Identical cross-platform implementation

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PDF Reader

Display PDFs in your AIR application!

iOS Android

Display a PDF in a native viewer inside your application
User can email PDF
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Permissions

Access generic permissions on the user's device

Android

Check the current authorisation status
Request access to required permissions
Single API Your code works across supported platforms with no modifications
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Push Notifications

Powerful notifications! Multiple services! One API!

iOS Android

APNS Apple Push Notification Service support for iOS devices
GCM Google Cloud Messaging service support for Android devices
FCM Firebase Cloud Messaging service support for iOS and Android devices
Startup Notification Receive notifications on application start if the user started from a notification

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Scanner

Scan QR and bar codes!

iOS Android

Provides the ability to create a bar code scanning interface
Native Performance Uses the built in default camera for scanning
Single API Works across iOS and Android with the same code
Sample project code and ASDocs reference

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Share content to other applications!

iOS Android

Share Simple sharing of content (text/url/image/files) to other installed applications
Single API Your code will work across iOS and Android without modifications
Sample project code and ASDocs reference
Applications Launch an application with specific data

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