Adobe now taking beta testers for Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0 for Android

Even if Apple CEO Steve Jobs says nobody will be using Adobe Flash in the future, and that the world is moving to HTML5, there's still a place for Adobe's browser plug-in on Android, the fastest growing mobile platform out there.

After putting Flash 10 on the HTC Hero last year, Adobe is ready to test the next iteration of Flash on all Android devices. Over the weekend, the company began accepting beta testers for the Android versions of Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0.

"There are going to be so many interesting things that you will be able to do on Android and there are also going to be many new skills that you will need to learn, especially if you are new to mobile design." Flash Evangelist Lee Brimelow wrote in the Flash Blog over the weekend.

To have access to Adobe Labs and participate in the betas, you must first sign up to be an Adobe.com user (The signup pages are located here and here,) and you will be notified when the betas will be available.

The actual date that the beta will begin has not yet been specified.