Adobe Flash Player 10.2 for Android Available on March 18

Adobe Flash Player 10.2 for Android will become available in the Android Market for free on March 18 of this year, which is next Friday. Luckily, several Android-powered smartphones and tablets from various OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] will support the new plugin.

According to Adobe, Flash Player 10.2 will offer the following features:

• Hardware accelerated video presentation for H.264 [Android 3.0.1+ only]
• Deeper integration with the Android browser rendering engine [Android 3.0.1+ only]
• Enhanced performance for the latest smartphones and tablets
• Automatic soft keyboard support
  

To see a full list of supported devices, visit www.adobe.com/flashplatform/certified_devices. We’ll be sure to report when Flash Player 10.2  goes live. Stay tuned.