Skyfire

Proxy mobile browser able to display Flash on 2000s phones.

Facts

Developer

Skyfire Labs (Opera)

Website

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Engines

Gecko (server)WebKit

Platforms

Windows MobileSymbianAndroidiOS

Popularity

66/100

Key versions

1. Jan. 28, 2008
   Beta privéeUnveiled at the Demo conference: private beta for Windows Mobile 5 and 6, pages rendered on a server.[1]
2. May 27, 2009
   1.0Leaves beta on Windows Mobile and Symbian.[2]
3. Apr. 29, 2010
   2.0 beta (Android)WebKitNew hybrid generation for Android, WebKit-based, with cloud conversion of Flash videos.[3]
4. Nov. 3, 2010
   iPhoneArrives on the App Store at $2.99; Flash videos transcoded to HTML5.[4]
5. Nov. 17, 2010
   Fin de la v1End of support announced for version 1 on Windows Mobile and Symbian after 2010.[5]
6. May 2014
   ArrêtBrowser discontinued as Skyfire (bought by Opera in 2013) focuses on mobile operators.[6]

Version sources: [1] infoworld.com, [2] gizmodo.com, [3] engadget.com, [4] engadget.com, [5] thefonecast.com, [6] Skyfire (company) (Wikipedia en)

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyfire_(company)