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Re: Is there a substitute for Flash?

  • February 4, 2021
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What can we use as a substitute now that Flash is gone?

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    Correct answer _maria_

    I moved your comment to a new discussion topic as the 6 year old topic you posted to is not relevant.


    There is no substitute plugin for Flash Player.  The solution is for content creators to migrate their content to a different technology.

     

    Adobe announced Flash Player's end-of-life in July 2017 giving content creators, programmers, developers, IT experts, etc over 3 years remove Flash Player dependencies from their products. All modern browsers provide the capabilities necessary to do this in JavaScript.  This is an investment and prioritization choice, not a technical limitation. 

      

    For reference:

     

    Major browser vendors are deprecating Flash Player support.  Details specific to each vendor:

    • Apple Safari - removed Flash Player support in Safari 14, released Sept 16, 2020
    • Google Chrome - removed Flash Player support in Chrome 88, released Jan 19, 2021
    • Firefox - removed Flash Player support in Firefox 85, released on Jan 26, 2021.
      • Firefox ESR 78 will support Flash Player for the time being, assuming the Flash Player NPAPI plugin is already installed as it’s no longer available for download.
    • Microsoft Edge - removed Flash Player support in Edge 88, released Jan 15, 2021
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer and legacy Edge

     

     

    For users attempting to view Flash content, contact the content creators and inquire about their plans to migrate their content to some other technology.

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    _maria_
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    _maria_Community ManagerCorrect answer
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    February 4, 2021

    I moved your comment to a new discussion topic as the 6 year old topic you posted to is not relevant.


    There is no substitute plugin for Flash Player.  The solution is for content creators to migrate their content to a different technology.

     

    Adobe announced Flash Player's end-of-life in July 2017 giving content creators, programmers, developers, IT experts, etc over 3 years remove Flash Player dependencies from their products. All modern browsers provide the capabilities necessary to do this in JavaScript.  This is an investment and prioritization choice, not a technical limitation. 

      

    For reference:

     

    Major browser vendors are deprecating Flash Player support.  Details specific to each vendor:

    • Apple Safari - removed Flash Player support in Safari 14, released Sept 16, 2020
    • Google Chrome - removed Flash Player support in Chrome 88, released Jan 19, 2021
    • Firefox - removed Flash Player support in Firefox 85, released on Jan 26, 2021.
      • Firefox ESR 78 will support Flash Player for the time being, assuming the Flash Player NPAPI plugin is already installed as it’s no longer available for download.
    • Microsoft Edge - removed Flash Player support in Edge 88, released Jan 15, 2021
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer and legacy Edge

     

     

    For users attempting to view Flash content, contact the content creators and inquire about their plans to migrate their content to some other technology.