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Asked: 2026-06-13T10:17:33+00:00

On iOS, Adobe AIR’s Capabilities.os may be something like iPhone OS 5.1.1 iPad3,1 –

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On iOS, Adobe AIR’s Capabilities.os may be something like "iPhone OS 5.1.1 iPad3,1” – very clearly identifying the OS version as well as the device model. On Android, it looks more like “Linux 2.6.35.7-59465-g42bad32“. Wikipedia lists the following Linux kernels for android versions:

  • 2.6.29: 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
  • 2.6.32: 2.2x
  • 2.6.35: 2.3x
  • 2.6.36: 3.x
  • 3.0.1: 4.0x

Are these set in stone or will some systems report different Linux versions?

Is there a better way to determine Android OS version using AIR and ActionScript?

For my purposes I need to differentiate 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) from 4.1 (Jelly Bean). I think 4.1 uses Linux kernel 3.1.10 – can anyone confirm?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Well, I have another solution. I’ve found this AS3 class which determines Android’s version by grabbing an Android system file named “/system/build.prop”.

    You can also get additional info such as Model, Brand, SDK Version and CPU

    Take a look: https://github.com/funky-monkey/Android-Native-Device-Info

    See also this for informations regarding iOS:

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