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Help No Adobe Flash 10.1 for Optimus M?

did some research and checked out the actual processor specs in the phone with the SetCPU app.

Flash only runs on ARMv7 devices and the Optimus M has an ARMv6 Processor.


Adobe dropped support for ARMv6 processors before ever releasing flash on android, so there really isnt even an older version floating around that we can use. Maybe someone else knows more info about this and will let us know what the deal is.
 
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Rooting, doesnt make a differance, I rooted mine and it still wont work.

The issue is that adobe seems to only be supporting the high end processors because flash is such a resource hog and they are leaving the rest of the droid devices out.

Adobe likes to talk a big game about them being able to run flash on anything. They even made a video a while back saying that they could get it running on most phones and that they dont have it on the iphone simply because apple wont let them.

When facts are that flash is a big bugy, resource hog, that is filled with security flaws and does not actualy perform well. Apple did tell adobe they would allow flash if adobe could make a stable version that was not a hug resource hog, adobe never made that happen and instead just complained.

They make a big deal about Droid getting flash but then only support ARMv7 devices, thats just messed up.


iEverything adobe seems to do just makes me hate them more and more.
 
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Adobe should really be saying... " Adobe Flash 10.1 for Android ARMv7+ processors"
Not technically for all 2.2 Froyo.:thinking:

And it seems LG has a mistake on there data sheet or lied...


Well, regardless, the phone is great even with out Flash. It would have really put it over the top, but still worth having.
 
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WOW great find.

I'm talking with LG right now and confronting them with this data sheet, lets see what they say.

while you are on the phone with them, get them to confirm officially how much RAM this baby has. 3rd party websites say 512MB, and that seems right, but OFFICIALLY neither LG nor Metro will put that in writing. I check spec sheet and user manual and websites.
 
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I didn't find it on the market either, and worse off, I downloaded the flash 10.1 apk from the net and manually tried to install it and got a crappy "Application not installed" message. No shit sherlock... lol..

This really sucks.
Anyways, I ran hardware info and I see 433868kb memory, ARM V6 processor.

Also, I got usb tethering to work but only in linux. In windows, even with the dev-kit drivers I couldn't get it to detect my phone at all.

Does anyone's mass storage device mode work when plugged into usb? I can't seem to get a new drive letter or detect a new storage device. Only linux displays the filesystem no problem via usb.
 
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I didn't find it on the market either, and worse off, I downloaded the flash 10.1 apk from the net and manually tried to install it and got a crappy "Application not installed" message. No shit sherlock... lol..

This really sucks.
Anyways, I ran hardware info and I see 433868kb memory, ARM V6 processor.

Also, I got usb tethering to work but only in linux. In windows, even with the dev-kit drivers I couldn't get it to detect my phone at all.

Does anyone's mass storage device mode work when plugged into usb? I can't seem to get a new drive letter or detect a new storage device. Only linux displays the filesystem no problem via usb.

Works from MAC as well.

LG has windows drivers on their website.
 
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I was thinking, since the specs were out, pre-release stating there is flahs, isn't that like false advertising? Wether LG wants to take responsibility or not, their name is plastered all over the phone, i think that ship has sailed. What i think it will take is the majority of new Optimus members to form a swift complaint mob. This way, LG or Metro PCS will be forced to react with A: refunds for store credit to upgrade:( or B: a brand new release of Flash Lite for LG ARMV6 android phones :D. im hoping for "B" cause i Love this new droid, it plays my emus pretty damn good for a 600 mhz processor.
 
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