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Pottermore no fun on Apple iDevices thanks to Adobe Flash

by Steven Williamson on 5 October 2011, 11:36

Tags: Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

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One million users currently enrolled in the beta phase of Pottermore, J.K. Rowling’s interactive experience of everything Harry Potter related, have already chalked up 550 million page views as creators struggle to keep up with demand, but owners of Apple iDevices aren’t happy.

Those hoping to enjoy a touchscreen Pottermore experience on iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch have been frozen out of the fun thanks to the decision of the developers to use Adobe Flash Player 10+, which is unsupported by Apple iDevices, but is needed to take part in Wizard’s Duel activities and to make potions - two major features that Harry Potter fans will be keen to get involved in. Indeed Duel activities have already been taken offline temporarily due to unexpected high demand from users.



Cries can be heard across the Internet from bemused Potter fans who are wondering why their Apple products can’t cope with the full experience.

On Twitter some users have vented their frustrations:

knotunravelling - dear @pottermore: fix the flash programming! can't brew a potion if the "grab" doesn't work! #frustration

gavreads - @pottermore bad flash! HTML 5 please!

Shooshtastic - Pottermore via iPad #Sucks

Quiara - DEAR ADOBE FLASH PLAYER! GET LOST! I'M TRYING TO PLAY #POTTERMORE!

With no sign of the creators making a u-turn on the use of Adobe Flash it appears that those with Apple iDevices are simply going to have to get their Pottermore thrills elsewhere.

Registration to Pottermore has currently been postponed to those outside of the beta phase while the creators iron out a few technical problems. The Pottermore interactive experience is set to be followed by the sale of Harry Potter e-Books, which have now been delayed until 2012, while the developers concentrate on opening the new site to the millions of Potter fans around the world.

Pottermore Insider will be the first to deliver news of the new registration process.


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And people are surprised? Just one reason I'm not interested in iDevices…
lol, I will crease if Apple back-peddles on flash over a harry potter app…
shaithis
lol, I will crease if Apple back-peddles on flash over a harry potter app…

Apple's name was mud in our house last night. My wife nearly threw the iPad 2 through the window. She's recently got into the beta and thought she'd be enjoying it around the house at her leisure - think again!
why are they blaming the developers for using a platform suitable for their software… surely people should be blaming apple for refusing to support said platform.

iMorons.
Ha! I'm glad people are blaming Apple and not the web-developers; while I'm not exactly enamoured with Flash it's a problem with the iPad not the website. Stop being stubborn idiots Apple and let people run Flash if they want to: it's their battery life to use!