Oscar Trelles

Flash 7 public beta

The so much rumored and awaited Flash Player X has just been released in public beta by Macromedia. Version 7 of the Flash Player is available in two packages, each of them specific to particular browser groups. Platforms supported at this moment are only Windows and Mac. Be ready to restart your computer…

From what I’ve read so far from the relase notes, the coolest thing in the new player is that it has finally been gifted with the ability to detect the availability of updated versions. So, the current built (7.0.0.249) will notify the user whenever the next public release can be installed. The catch: this mechanism will only work with the web players (players hosted by a web browser), and not with the standalone or debugging players.