Despite the continual reiteration by the Apple CEO Steve Jobs that the company’s “i” devices will not support Abode Flash, users of the iOS-based iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G, and iPad can now run Flash from within the Safari browser, thanks to the Monday release of the “Frash” application by the well-known developer/hacker Comex!

According to Comex, the man behind the earlier-this-month created Web-based iPhone jailbreaking site, the new Frash app - which is still in beta at version 0.02 – can enable the working of Flash inside of Mobile Safari if users have jailbroken any of the above-mentioned compatible devices.

Going by the step-by-step Frash-installation instructions forwarded by Gadgets DNA, owners of Apple’s “i” devices need to add a custom repository into Cydia; after which they have to install Frash; and then reboot their devices.

Even though the Frash app is a great start, Comex has clearly noted that since the app is still in the beta, it can currently support only simple Flash animations; thus offering extremely limited use.

Meanwhile, Abode Flash, which triggered a long-running controversy between Apple and Adobe and Apple, as well as among smartphone users, has been given a miss in Apple’s “i” devices because, as per an earlier-this-year statement by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the software is not only vulnerable to exploits, but is also generally incompatible with touchscreens, and has a deleterious impact on battery life.