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Air 3.3 with iOS 6 cannot render anything at all

Jun 13, 2012 5:33 AM

Tags: #air #app #adobe #flash_builder #iphone #mobile #ios #display #3.3 #flash_builder_4.6 #air3.3

Hi there,

I've just tried to run an air app on iOS 6 but all the vistual elements doesn't render properly, e.g. the tab view cannot render tab icons/tab bar, the action bar cannot render anything at all plus all other components...

Please let me know if you have any idea about that.

Many thanks.

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1. Summon.mobi,

Jun 13, 2012 5:34 AM in reply to Summon.mobi

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Not just Air 3.3 SDK, also Air 3.2 SDK with both 5.11 and 6.0 iOS SDK.

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2. Zhenya1919,

Jun 13, 2012 9:14 AM in reply to Summon.mobi

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Didn't try iOS 6.0 + AIR 3.3 yet but iOS 5.1.1 + Air 3.2 SDK work quite well across my Flex applications.

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3. phonefusionryan,

Jun 13, 2012 2:06 PM in reply to Zhenya1919

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yes I can also confirm iOS 5.1.1 + AIR 3.2 SDK are working correctly for my Flex and non-flex actionscript appliations.

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4. Summon.mobi,

Jun 13, 2012 4:42 PM in reply to Summon.mobi

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iOS 5.1.1 SDK + Air 3.2 SDK on iOS 5.1.1 (System) or iOS 6?

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5. rcarhart,

Jun 14, 2012 6:06 AM in reply to Summon.mobi

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I'm seeing this same issue.

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6. iFlashAppsToo,

Jun 15, 2012 12:57 PM in reply to Summon.mobi

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i developed apps with flash cs5.5 and air3.2 and they run as expected on ipad2 and ipad3 with ios4.3.3 - ios5.x. the company's ipad3 was upgraded to ios6 and the apps do not function correctly, even the graphics are jacked up.

adobe, please help.

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7. Pahup,

Jun 17, 2012 7:35 AM in reply to iFlashAppsToo

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Thanks for reporting the issue. What render mode you're trying on? It's a known issue with gpu render mode and we're investigating it.

-Pahup

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8. iFlashAppsToo,

Jun 17, 2012 12:12 PM in reply to Pahup

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we use stageVideo so we are in gpu mode. thanks.

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9. Colin Holgate,

Jun 17, 2012 12:55 PM in reply to iFlashAppsToo

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StageVideo requires that you use Direct, not GPU, doesn't it?

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10. iFlashAppsToo,

Jun 29, 2012 7:24 PM in reply to Summon.mobi

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update:

- i'm still using cs5.5, but now have air3.3 overlayed
- i changed the render mode in the app.xml file to "direct" instead of "gpu" and republished

the app seems to display the graphics and dynamic text ok, but the stageVideos are not showing up.

suggestions greatly appreciated, thanks...

//--

note to colin,
stageVideo using gpu has worked for me since air3.0... i didn't try direct mode until recently

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11. iFlashAppsToo,

Jul 5, 2012 2:37 PM in reply to iFlashAppsToo

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update:

today i used cs6.0 with air3.3 and "direct" render mode... stageVideos seem to be working.

have not tried to go back to "gpu" to test that render mode since it's apparently better to be using "direct" anyway

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12. Pahup,

Jul 11, 2012 10:27 PM in reply to iFlashAppsToo

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Hello Everyone,

We just released 3.3.0.3690 which has the fix for GPU rendering issue on iOS 6 devices.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/air-sdk-download.html
Release Notes - http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/developer-release-not es-11_3.html

Please try this out and share your feedback.

-Pahup
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13. Mark.fromOP,

Jul 11, 2012 11:29 PM in reply to Pahup

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Just installed it, yet to test on iOS 6.

Here is a great tutorial for anyone looking to install the SDK.
http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/workflow/enable-the-latest-air-sd k-in-flash-professional-cs5-5/#cs6

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14. boat5,

Jul 12, 2012 10:13 AM in reply to Summon.mobi

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Hi,
I have not tried iOS6 myself, but release notes for yesterday show:
(7/11/12) Air SDK 3.3.0.3690

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/developer-release-not es-11_3.html#main_Fixed_Issues
FIXED ISSUES:
AIR on iOS apps using GPU render mode crash on iOS 6 devices. (3211902)

I don't know if this crash fix relates to the same rendering bug..

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/air-sdk-download.html

[edit]
oh sorry, i had not noticed Pahup already posted this...

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15. Mark.fromOP,

Jul 14, 2012 5:23 PM in reply to boat5

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Have you tested it yet boat? Success? Anyone? Hesitant to flip my iPhone to iOS 6 but it needs to be done.

BTW does this mean that iOS6 will break all previous apps ever, like apps built with 2.6. 2.7, 3.0...do we need to go back and update all our old apps?

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16. Colin Holgate,

Jul 14, 2012 7:57 PM in reply to Mark.fromOP

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I have apps made with AIR 2.0 that are working fine in iOS 6. I have non-AIR apps that do crash in iOS 6, and those apps will need to be republished with those tools, put for AIR, everything seems to be ok.

The AIR 2/0 app I tried does use GPU, but I gather that some AIR 3.3 apps had problems in GPU. There is the new update to take care of those.

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17. ClaudioNW,

Jul 15, 2012 12:58 PM in reply to Colin Holgate

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Hi
It seems that the GPU rendering mode prevents Stagevideo to work properly. (Android device)
The screen just appears flickering but no video in sight.
I have had to set the Direct rendering to make video playing.
The problem I have is that play video is just a part of what my app has to do. I really need GPU acceleration for the next...
Any idea?

Android 4.0
Adobe Air 3.3
Video encoding H264+

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18. Neverbirth,

Jul 27, 2012 10:02 AM in reply to Pahup

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What happened with Air SDK 3.3.0.3690? Learnt about this bug, and saw this post, however when I try to download the SDK and check the release notes page, I only get the old version...

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19. Colin Holgate,

Jul 27, 2012 10:06 AM in reply to Neverbirth

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AIR 3.3 is released, and the one on the release page:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/air-sdk-download.html

should be 3.3.0.3690. At least it was the other day when I downloaded it! If you're looking in Labs, then you would be finding the last prerelease version.

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20. Neverbirth,

Jul 27, 2012 10:10 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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Of course I'm downloading from that address. Also, when I check the release notes page, I only get the info regarding the old version, however if I browse the cached Google version, I can see the new one.
Did the new version have some bug that made it to be removed? Is it because of my location?

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21. Colin Holgate,

Jul 27, 2012 10:24 AM in reply to Neverbirth

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I see that the release notes only mention the 3650 version, but I used the SDK Manager to add the SDK, and in there it seems to think that it's 3690.

There were issues in 3650 that were fixed in 3690. I haven't heard about 3690 being removed.

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22. Neverbirth,

Jul 27, 2012 10:31 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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Checked CS6 SDK manager, and it show 3690 there as well. The problem with the release notes site, and seeing the files being more than 20 days old fooled me I guess. Thanks.

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23. kudosss,

Aug 1, 2012 11:20 PM in reply to Summon.mobi

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Because this wasn't clear enough for me before actual testing:
I can confirm that the latest release of AIR 3.3 fixes the GPU rendering bug. (Beta 3, iPad 3)

If you are still wondering should you update your device to iOS6 beta...

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24. Mark.fromOP,

Aug 1, 2012 11:27 PM in reply to kudosss

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Thanks for confirming, going to update to iOS6 tonight!

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25. felix.n,

Aug 10, 2012 1:50 AM in reply to Pahup

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http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/air3-4.html#sdk_ios6 fixes my iOS 6.0 GPU render bug on several apps. Only thing is that it says "Adobe AIR 3 (3.4.3010) (Beta Build)" in the top right corner of the app.

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26. neh@adobe,

Aug 10, 2012 2:23 AM in reply to felix.n

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Hi,

Its so because its just a beta build, and you are not allowed to puclish apps using the Beta build.
With the final AIR 3.4 build, the watermark will be gone.

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27. felix.n,

Aug 10, 2012 2:38 AM in reply to neh@adobe

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Right on, I should have included a smiley in the end thanks for the feedback, glad the update resolves the bugs.

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28. Daevid66,

Sep 24, 2012 12:23 AM in reply to Pahup

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Hi is release 3.3.0.3690 available for download anywhere? I'm having problem packaging my app with 3.4 and it is already on the app store so I need to create an update before a possible 3.4 fix.

Thanks,

David

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29. jbdeborman1234,

Oct 16, 2012 8:10 AM in reply to Pahup

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Graphics still disappear from the screen once Imodify their z-ccordinates ! Please help ! Perhaps the problem is solved with 3.4 but I can't use it with my Flash CS-6 because AIR3.4 wont publish for IOS or Android (I get error messages saying there are missiong files, the Android message mentions an "aapt.exe"-file missing).

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