Kit Kat No Longer Supports Flash in Browsers

[buryman]

Trouble is, the update happens whether you want it or not. I can no longer play vids using firefox. FF tell me there is no longer support and don't explain if that means for now or ever. Chrome has the usual flash not compatible bs they always come out with. Dolphin now seems to have joined Chrome. Puffin just shows blank screens.
If this isn't temporary then android tablets are merely web browsers.
WTF Android?

 

[Haalcyon]

Well, as I like to say, "That's certainly one perspective." Funny thing is, I rarely desire to watch vids on my tablet outside of Youtube, CNN, and Play store movies. So, as you can see the issue doesn't affect everyone's usage and my tablet remains far more than a web browser.
Regardless, I empathize with your frustration and hope they get this fixed for you.

 

[patruns]

Don't blame Android. Adobe stopped supporting Flash in mobile devices. There were some workarounds but they are getting fewer and fewer and websites are getting rid of it as well.

 

[NoraMelua]

The sooner Flash dies, the better. Most websites have an HTML5 fallback anyway, at least sites with video content. And the HTML player usually performs much better than its Flash pendant.

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[Golfdriver97]

It is because Flash is dying. I agree with the above post in the sooner the better. The fact that some site/companies still hold on to flash only add to the confusion.

 

[Haalcyon]

Is HTML5 so troublesome (or inferior in its capability) that some just want to hold on to Flash, or is it that its just too much of a pain to convert to HTML5? Why is Flash still so prevalent?

 

[Golfdriver97]

Is HTML5 so troublesome (or inferior in its capability) that some just want to hold on to Flash, or is it that its just too much of a pain to convert to HTML5? Why is Flash still so prevalent?

I honestly think it is laziness and simpler than HTML.

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[Rule9]

Flash can RIP as far as I'm concerned. I'm tired of Adobe security issues

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z1

 

[patruns]

Is HTML5 so troublesome (or inferior in its capability) that some just want to hold on to Flash, or is it that its just too much of a pain to convert to HTML5? Why is Flash still so prevalent?

It is because companies would have to update their entire site to HTML5 and many are just too lazy, cheap or don't have the time and all browsers can still read the old format. When they start losing revenue they will update. As soon as browser developers start eliminating backward compatibility everyone will update their site.

 

[Ry]

Flash on mobile needs to go away.

Oh and my tablet is not useless.

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[Ry]

Don't blame Android. Adobe stopped supporting Flash in mobile devices. There were some workarounds but they are getting fewer and fewer and websites are getting rid of it as well.

This right here.

It's not Google's fault.
It's not Android's fault.

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[someguy01234]

My Nexus useless because no flash?

More like better and more secure without flash.

 

[sting7k]

Flash player and Java are plagues upon computers that must go. The sooner you stop using websites that cling to these early 2000's tech the sooner they will move to modern technology and we will all be better off for it.

You don't need flash. My tablet is working just fine without it.

 

[Haalcyon]

Flash player and Java are plagues upon computers that must go. The sooner you stop using websites that cling to these early 2000's tech the sooner they will move to modern technology and we will all be better off for it.

You don't need flash. My tablet is working just fine without it.

You might find your web browsing surprisingly gimpled altered and limited should you decide to boycott Flash-employing websites.

 

[yfan]

Trouble is, the update happens whether you want it or not. I can no longer play vids using firefox. FF tell me there is no longer support and don't explain if that means for now or ever. Chrome has the usual flash not compatible bs they always come out with. Dolphin now seems to have joined Chrome. Puffin just shows blank screens.
If this isn't temporary then android tablets are merely web browsers.
WTF Android?

So what you're saying is playing flash videos within a browser is the ONLY use of an Android tablet? It's either that, or your use of the word 'useless' is itself useless.

 

[guitarizt]

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[itic]

Yup its a pisser and its becoming more widespread as more applications rely on flash. I was on a flight with free wifi and movies but couldnt take advantage of it b/c i was using a android phone

 

[Haalcyon]

My experiences with free WiFi have been iffy at best. It's always too slow for my tastes, and then there's any security concerns that there may be.

G Pad 8.3

 

[bbqkid8]

All I know is that I need flash to watch my sports!!

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[TechTinker]

4 tablets in our house from windows, ios, to android. The lack of flash hurts the browsing a lot. We just have to go to the desktop again because tech is so arrogant trying to push everyone into a new format and breaking 80% of the web.