Factory Data Reset, Cleared Cache and still no flash

**tonofmort** · 07-15-2012, 11:55 AM

Since the ICS update, I haven't been able to play any embedded flash videos using the stock browser, Dolphin HD, Opera, or any other browser I've tried.

I have done a factory data reset and cleared the phone's cache. Nothing has changed. Is this something that everyone with ICS is experiencing? For example, go to the desktop youtube site and try to play a video in Dolphin. You will see the video load in the progress bar, but it will never begin to play and the browser will lock so that you can't navigate to anything else until you force close it.

Is there a solution to this besides waiting for an OTA update?

**Diordna11** · 07-15-2012, 12:14 PM

I lost Flash Player when I updated and it took me awhile before I realized why I couldn't play embedded videos. Once I reinstalled it everything was fine.

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**tonofmort** · 07-15-2012, 12:17 PM

Which browser do you use?

**44pirate** · 07-15-2012, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Diordna11

I lost Flash Player when I updated and it took me awhile before I realized why I couldn't play embedded videos. Once I reinstalled it everything was fine.

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Reinstalled it. What is it that you reinstalled and how did you do it?

**Diordna11** · 07-15-2012, 12:30 PM

Chrome

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**tonofmort** · 07-15-2012, 12:32 PM

Hmm? Chrome doesn't support Flash.

**Diordna11** · 07-15-2012, 12:32 PM

Go to your apps and see if you have Flash Player 11 installed. If not, go to the Play Store and install it. That's all you have to do.

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**tonofmort** · 07-15-2012, 12:35 PM

I have done that.

**Diordna11** · 07-15-2012, 12:45 PM

I actually use the stock browser and Chrome. Can you play flash videos on the stock browser now?

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**sj993** · 07-15-2012, 10:09 PM

The reason it doesn't work is because flash is not supported in ICS, now it is HTML5.

I have flash installed, doesn't work on either. Using Dolphin.

**leroybrute** · 07-15-2012, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by sj993

The reason it doesn't work is because flash is not supported in ICS, now it is HTML5.

I have flash installed, doesn't work on either. Using Dolphin.

Flash is supported in ICS. Flash is not supported in chrome nor jellybean. Flash works fine on my Maxx, Rezound, and Asus tablets. All have ICS on them.

Delete chrome then go into settings, apps, all apps, then clean data in browser. Reboot phone see what happens. Do not reload chrome.

**leroybrute** · 07-15-2012, 10:44 PM

Also wouldn't hurt to do a partition cache wipe again.

**afranko22** · 07-15-2012, 10:47 PM

Go to the play store and download adobe flash player. I didn't have to reset our anything, flash has worked since in stock browser

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**leroybrute** · 07-15-2012, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by afranko22

Go to the play store and download adobe flash player. I didn't have to reset our anything, flash has worked since in stock browser

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He said he already did.

**Deron Baker** · 07-16-2012, 09:06 AM

I've had a few examples where the imbedded YouTube video would not play in my stock browser. Also, this seemed to lock up my browser and required me to Force Close it in my Manage Apps settings.

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**x1sspic** · 07-16-2012, 01:31 PM

This is a known issue with ICS on Droid Razr. There are several threads over at the Motorola Owner's Forum. Buried within the ICS prerelease information from Motorola there was a warning about this:

"Due to Adobe's discontinuation of Flash development, Flash Player is no longer preloaded and is not available for download from Google Play to this device. Existing installations of Flash Player may or may not play Flash video properly. Alternatively, the new HTML5 standard is supported for Web video."

GB on the Droid Razr was certified by Adobe and embedded videos work. ICS on Droid Razr is not supported, and flash content is affected - in my experience mainly the embedded videos not working.

**tonofmort** · 07-16-2012, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by leroybrute

Flash is supported in ICS. Flash is not supported in chrome nor jellybean. Flash works fine on my Maxx, Rezound, and Asus tablets. All have ICS on them.

Delete chrome then go into settings, apps, all apps, then clean data in browser. Reboot phone see what happens. Do not reload chrome.

Thanks for the suggestion. Tried this out, and here's the update:

If I go to a page with multiple flash videos on it and try to play one, I get nothing and I can't navigate away from the page. Have to restart the browser to do anything else. This is using Dolphin HD.

BUT, if I try to play one video, then try to play another while that one is failing to play, the second video will play but with sound that lags the video by about a second and a half.

It's something, but definitely not the experience I enjoyed so much with Gingerbread. Sigh. Hopefully there's some fix to this or maybe it's just time for me to get over the capability.

I did wipe the system cache after uninstalling chrome, too.

**maynardjames** · 07-19-2012, 11:53 PM

Here is what worked for me uninstall flash reboot reinstall flash reboot install adobe air reboot. I got flash to start working again on my maxx

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**Sparticus013** · 07-20-2012, 12:23 AM

I haven't had any issues except for having to install it after updating to ICS.

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**44pirate** · 07-20-2012, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by maynardjames

Here is what worked for me uninstall flash reboot reinstall flash reboot install adobe air reboot. I got flash to start working again on my maxx

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When you say reboot, that means power off and power on?? It didn't work for me.

**LeoBloom.** · 08-11-2012, 11:34 PM

Any update on this?

**RHChan84** · 08-11-2012, 11:47 PM

I have tried and nothing works for me. I do not have chrome and I uninstalled flash then reboot and cleared cache then install flash and no go for me.

**carmen_612** · 08-12-2012, 08:14 AM

I read that flash is no longer supported in our devices... flash web site itself said supports android 4.0.x but when you look at supported devices web site it has droid razr maxx 2.3. I was wondering what was going on as well. I have a transformer tab and the maxx and cant view videos online now. Is there a replacement for flash or a work around?

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**44pirate** · 08-13-2012, 09:01 AM

Finally after multiple uninstall and reinstalls,power off power on, flash is working again.

**PeninaD** · 08-15-2012, 04:19 AM

If you want FLASH, you had better get yourself over to Google Play TODAY and install it....after today, it will be removed from the market.

Just sayin'.....