The AIR 2 public beta is now live! Below are all the links you’ll need to learn more and get started:
Adobe Labs
- AIR 2 Beta on Adobe Labs
- Download the AIR 2 Public Beta
- AIR 2 Beta Sample Applications
- AIR 2 Beta Release Notes
- AIR 2 Developer FAQ
Adobe Developer Center
- Introducing Adobe AIR 2 Beta
- Interacting with a Native Process
- Multi-touch and Gesture Support on the Flash Platform
- Exploring the New File Capabilities in Adobe AIR 2
- Drag-and-drop Support of Remote Files in Adobe AIR 2
- Creating a Socket Server in Adobe AIR 2
- Using the Microphone Capabilities in Adobe AIR 2
- Creating Accessible Applications in Adobe AIR and Flex
Adobe TV
- Desktop Integration in Adobe AIR 2 (video)
- Command Line Integration in Adobe AIR 2 (video)
- Kevin Lynch Demos AIR 2 Features at MAX (video)
- Multi-touch Demos in Adobe AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1 (video)
- What’s Coming in Adobe AIR 2 (MAX presentation video)
- Building Accessible Flex and Adobe AIR Applications (MAX presentation video)
This Blog
- Exhaustive List of Everything That’s New in AIR 2
- Global Error Handling in AIR 2.0 and Flash 10.1
- A Screencast Explaining and Demoing File Promises (video)
- A Demonstration of the ServerSocket API in AIR 2 (video)
- A Demonstration of the New Storage Volume APIs in AIR 2 (video)
- A Demonstration of the NativeProcess APIs in AIR 2 (video)
- A Demonstration of Encrypted Socket Support in AIR 2 (video)
- New AIR 2 API: URLRequest.idleTimeout

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