Adobe Flash Player

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Is Adobe Flash Player ended now?

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Flash Player reached end-of-life at the end of 2020.  This was announced in July 2017 by Adobe and browser vendors.  Several browser vendors have already removed support for Flash Player plugin.

For completeness:

• https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-flash-update/
• https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html

Browser vendor support:

• 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  - Has information on options for continued support for enterprise customers

For enterprises dependent on Flash Player, please refer to the Enterprise end-of-life FAQ: 

• https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/enterprise-end-of-life.html

Enterprise Enablement feature (only allow trusted content to load) may be an option until such time all browser’s remove support for Flash.  Technical details can be found in the Flash Player Admin Guide, pages 28-35:

• https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/flash_player_admin_guide.html