NEW SDK for Harman AirAnswered

Background:

Since Oct 7 2024, We've jumped through all of the hoops trying to get Windows 11 & Windows 11 Pro to not require BIOS, PC configuration suggested for each and every user in order to use TURBO ACTIVATE, as we have in the past, but with NO SUCCESS.  Endless notes on your support side about how VM is not a secure option to protect software with authentication.  

PLEASE SHARE WITH ME WHEN NEW SDK will be available after 16 month, 18 days and still waiting since initial issue, and yet issue has been marked resolved multiple times. 

*Harman has written 65 New SDK since they Acquired Air from Adobe, must be close to the WORLD RECORD HOLDER FOR THE MOST ACTIVE EOL releasing new SDK's.   

https://airsdk.harman.com/release_notes

Respectfully, When will new sdk be written & made available? 

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Answer

As said in the other topics you opened:

  • An Adobe AIR example already exists for TurboActivate.
  • An Adobe AIR example does not yet exist for TurboFloat, but you can write it using the NodeJS TurboFloat example as a basis for it.
  • OR… since Adobe Air supports a JavaScript backend, just modify the NodeJS example to work directly with your Adobe AIR code.
  • Just because a language releases updates doesn't mean it's alive. COBOL is still cranking out releases. It's a very dead language (and I don't think you'll find anyone to argue otherwise).
  • We don't have hard date for the Adobe AIR for TurboFloat example (written by us). LicenseChest takes priority. You can write it yourself or use the NodeJS integration directly in your Adobe AIR code.
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I don't need to argue with anybody, it's clearly stated and I quote.  

“No, HARMAN AIR is not an end-of-life (EOL) technology. While Adobe ended its support for AIR in December 2020, HARMAN took over the development and maintenance of the SDK and runtime, transitioning it into a continuously updated commercial product.” 

"Current Development Status (2026)

  • Active Updates: HARMAN continues to release frequent updates to the AIR SDK. For example, version 51.2.2.7 was released in January 2026, with a subsequent version (51.3) already planned to introduce new features.
  • Modern Compatibility: The SDK is actively maintained to support the latest OS requirements, including 64-bit Android (ARMv8), Android App Bundles (AAB), and the latest iOS and macOS standards.

  • Platform Expansion: HARMAN has expanded the technology's reach by adding support for Linux (x86_64 and ARM64), which was not a primary focus during Adobe's tenure."

    "Commercial Model

  • To fund ongoing development, HARMAN moved AIR to a subscription-based licensing model. It includes:
  • Free Tier: Available for hobbyists and companies with low annual revenue.
  • Commercial Tiers: Required for larger enterprises, providing access to professional support and features like Linux support." 

"What are HARMAN’s long term plans?

The long term goal will be to expand the usage of AIR, to allow this to be used by more developers. To achieve this HARMAN will initially focus on ensuring that the runtimes are maintained with the necessary OS updates and with bug-fixes as well as adding in new features to make this platform more attractive to new developers. The expectation is that the changes to be made - in terms of the priorities for bug fixes and new features - will be driven by the AIR developer community, thus improving the functionality and maturity of the runtime and SDK; each release should therefore deliver real benefits to the community in terms of an application's stability, performance or functionality. HARMAN - and the AIR community, notably Distriqt - have also set up a developer portal at https://airsdk.dev that provides information and tutorials about AIR and can be maintained independently of HARMAN, providing a forum for the ecosystem to add their own content and promote their applications and games."

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I'm looking for TURBO ACTIVATE sdk, not float for Air.”  16 Months, 19 Days…., waiting….. 

Wyatt, Are you saying you have an inside track that goes against this listed from their own guidance?

 I can setup that call with the Harman Air international director, we're in constant contact.

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Maybe the real issue is,  *It was free for you to use under Adobe Air and Harman Air is requiring you to spend money to use as a corporation, based on your revenue.  

Regardless, we can lay the discussion of EOL Down with absolute confidence as misinformed. 

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ago, edited ago

I'm looking for TURBO ACTIVATE sdk, not float for Air.”



What are you talking about? It exists. I linked it above. Here it is again.

ago

VM error, thought you were aware after all of my post.  What are you talking about? Why do you think I've went to the trouble to educate you first it's not an EOL, when you insisted, argued and refused to write new sdk that addresses the new windows 11 operation that makes it show a false VM and will not authenticate software that it had for years previous. Without changing bios, hyper visor for every single end user or selecting to accept VM's in licensing.  

Just in case you want to send me down paths I've Already traveled with you. Node js, Java script but not a priority to write new script because it was 100%, without fail and EOL.  Even suggested we scrap out code base and write out program in different code, which was now clearly misguided & misinformed.  So now that we're on the same page that Harman Air is here to stay, expand & grow at what point does your support kick in?

https://wyday.com/forum/user/TUNEBOX/

ago, edited ago

If a customer is in a VM then TurboActivate will correctly identify it as a VM.

We err on the side of false negatives. (That is, we'd rather not detect a VM than to incorrectly classify a real computer as a VM).

Hypervisors (both at the OS level like Hyper-V and the BIOS level like whatever Intel calls their VM) are virtual machines.

Whether you're using Adobe AIR or any other language TurboActivate will correctly mark VMs as VMs.

The integration components don't make a difference (so asking us to use the latest Harman SDK or whatever won't make a difference). The TurboActivate library itself is what does the detection.


Does that make sense?

This is all covered in our FAQ:

https://wyday.com/limelm/help/faq/#in-vm

https://wyday.com/limelm/help/vm-hypervisor-licensing/

So, after updating TurboActivate to the latest version (as of writing this it's 26.0.2, released 2 months ago), you have the following options (again, I've said this all before multiple times):

  • Have them disable the VMs and continue to use TA.
  • Don't force them to disable the VMs and continue to use TA (but have allow activations in VMs checked in LimeLM).
  • Use TurboFloat on VMs.
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