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It’s important to maintain the certificate that you created when you built the release application, as the two

certificates will need to be identical for the update process to work. In case you run into issues when trying

to update, check that the update air file can update the installed version manually by trying to install the

new version. Additionally, you can enable AIR Installer logging and check the logs. To find out more visit:

http://blogs.adobe.com/simplicity/2007/10/air_installer_logging.html.

Summary

You have just been shown the tip of the iceberg in this chapter when it comes to what can be done with

AIR. With local file system access, you can get directly to the data from popular applications such as

Excel, Word, iPhoto, or iTunes. You can provide local storage of media elements like movies or audio for

offline access. The only limit is your own creativity. In the next chapter, we will give you a comprehensive

overview of AIR 2.0. We will show you the new functionality in AIR 2.0 such as the new Networking class,

launching and interacting with Native Processes, screen reader support, and many others.