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January 31, 2021
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What to do with software that uses Flash after the end of the life of the flash?

  • January 31, 2021
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We work with this software, by removing the flash these programs have failed.


Autoplay Media Studio.

SwishMax

Story Line

and more....

 

      Correct answer _maria_

      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

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      _maria_
      Community Manager
      _maria_Community ManagerCorrect answer
      Community Manager
      February 1, 2021

      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
      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 1, 2021

      Uninstall and throw the disks into your recycle bin.  Flash is dead.  Nobody should be creating Flash content anymore.  

       

      SwishMax closed their doors in 2016 when it was crystal clear that Flash had no future on the web. I don't know about the others but I suspect the same is true for them, also. 

       

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      JavadstAuthor
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      February 1, 2021

      Flash should always survive.

      I found the way and fixed it.

      All my programs work well 🙂

      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 1, 2021

      "I found the way and fixed it. All my programs work well."

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      Flash Player is EOL.  Adobe removed all links to Flash Player and recommends removing Flash Player because it is no longer receiving security updates.  I hope for your sake you didn't download something infected from an untrusted website that could potentially put you and your computer at risk.  Good luck with that!

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

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      January 31, 2021

      You need to contact the makers of each of these apps and see if they have a solution to sell you or give you. They had 3 years warning of this, so many developers prepared upgrades to sell. If there is none, then these apps are dead for you.

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