Jul 08

Video: Flash Running on the iPad

Posted in: flash, ipad, tablets, Today's Chili

IOS hacker Comex has managed to get Flash up and running on the iPad. That’s right, now you can watch YouTube, Hulu and all the adult video you want. What? You can do that already?

The hack is called Frash, and in its current form won’t play video. What it will do is let you play games and view Flash advertisements in all their annoying, animated glory.

To use Frash, you’ll need to have a jailbroken iPad (that is, an iPad hacked to give you file-system access). Once done, you should navigate to the Cydia app (the jailbreak community’s App Store) and add the insanelyi repository to the list. From there you can install Frash.

If you have ever used a Flash blocker in your browser, you already know how to use Frash. Instead of loading Flash content, Frash presents a big “F” in place of the animation. Click to load.

I haven’t tested this (because I like not having to tolerate Flash on my iPad), but the video of Frash in action shows it running at pretty much full speed. I have no idea if this hacked version of Flash will drain the iPad’s battery as fast as real Flash drains my MacBook’s battery, but it’s a pretty safe bet that it might. Also, beware of browser plugins: there’s no guarantee that Frash doesn’t contain the same security holes as its official brother.

Frash beta : Flash for iPad! [OSx86]

‘Frash’ Brings Adobe Flash to Apple iPad [PC World]

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