[Macworld]

Post your comments for iPhone 2.0 adds support for embedded YouTube here

[drimwit]

All these conspiracy theories about Flash are wrong. The problems isn't corporate, it's technical. Video playback is hardware based on the iPhone and supports MPEG standards. Flash video is not MPEG so it will be slow and/or will drain the battery, leading to a poor user experience, for which Adobe will not be blamed, but rather Apple's product.

[Flark]

Didn't YouTube transfer the majority of their contents to H.264, and is that not the reason why the iPhone is capable of playing most YouTube videos today? From how I read this article it seems to be the authors belief that YouTube is still solely flash-based and that Apple is just unwilling to let us watch any flash-content besides that available through the iPhone's YouTube app. I could be reading it wrong though.

[sheilanolan]

Well I've just tried this out and managed to watch Apple's iphone demo video on their site from my iphone it plays using quicktime). I've yet to try it on other sites but if it works elsewhere, it will be one of the gripes crossed off my list!

[warlock7]

Flash Video or FLV...

The most recent public release of Flash Player supports H.264 video and HE-AAC audio.

Flash Video is viewable on most operating systems, via the widely available Adobe Flash Player and web browser plugin, or one of several third-party programs such as MPlayer, VLC media player, Quicktime, or any player which uses DirectShow filters when the ffdshow filter is installed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flv

[RobK]

I believe the scripting language in Flash poses a security risk for the phone, that's the reason it's not yet supported. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[veggiedude]

Is this unique to iPhone, or do you mean iPhone/iPod Touch?

[sheilanolan]

Having tried to watch videos on other sites, my previous excitement has now gone. I guess video only works with quicktime videos and YouTube videos. I'm sure I've read or heard somewhere that the iphone gives you access to the "full internet" but as all videos are not included in this, this statement is false. It seems to be daft and a bit of a rip off that internet access is not quite 100% and that if I want to watch a demo online i have to wait until I get home to watch it on my laptop!

[doglesby]

Goodbye iTransmogrify! That downside isn't so bad. When you finish the video or tap done, it takes you back to Safari.

[Graeme_Smith]

@ veggiedude
This works on the iPod touch too (as long as you've upgraded to the 2.0 software).