Not the usual Flash Thread

[DonDuke]

So listen, all I want to know is why we have to use work-arounds or other means to be able to have flash work in Chrome on the Nexus tablet. Is it because there is some problem between Google & Adobe? Hard to believe Google can't get it to work.... disappointing too. Everyone else seems to be able to get it to work.

 

[Unicorn Rancher]

Adobe doesn't support it and removed it from the Play store. Please contact them to ask why. Adobe - Contact Adobe

 

[DonDuke]

Good to know. Thanks. Obviously some sort of "pissing contest" between the two companies.

 

[dextorboot]

I believe it's because Adobe is phasing out Flash. Although why it's an issue for them to leave the last version on the Play Store without providing additional updates is beyond me.

 

[2defmouze]

I believe it's because Adobe is phasing out Flash. Although why it's an issue for them to leave the last version on the Play Store without providing additional updates is beyond me.

This. There is no animosity anywhere.. Flash is dated tech that is being phased out. This is just part of the process

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[DonDuke]

This. There is no animosity anywhere.. Flash is dated tech that is being phased out. This is just part of the process

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This may very well be true, and I have no reason to doubt what you say, but I stumble on many sites everyday that require Flash, so, as of now, it sure isn't outdated IMHO.

 

[2defmouze]

This may very well be true, and I have no reason to doubt what you say, but I stumble on many sites everyday that require Flash, so, as of now, it sure isn't outdated IMHO.

Of course.. It was used for many years and it will take some sites forever to update. But as support for it continues to drop there will be more pressure on sites to upgrade to HTML5.

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[MJKearney]

This. There is no animosity anywhere.. Flash is dated tech that is being phased out. This is just part of the process

Absolutely correct! In fact, it's not Google or Adobe that I get frustrated with when some flash content appears that I can't play, it's the company whose website I'm viewing. Haven't they gotten the memo yet about the death of flash on mobile? (Yeah, I know, it takes awhile to convert from legacy technology, but get on with it already!)

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[DonDuke]

Of course.. It was used for many years and it will take some sites forever to update. But as support for it continues to drop there will be more pressure on sites to upgrade to HTML5.

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Well thanks for the education. I look forward to not being hamstrung with this issue in the future. Thanks for your time to address this.

 

[2defmouze]

Absolutely correct! In fact, it's not Google or Adobe that I get frustrated with when some flash content appears that I can't play, it's the company whose website I'm viewing. Haven't they gotten the memo yet about the death of flash on mobile? (Yeah, I know, it takes awhile to convert from legacy technology, but get on with it already!)

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Well put

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[YAYTech]

This may very well be true, and I have no reason to doubt what you say, but I stumble on many sites everyday that require Flash, so, as of now, it sure isn't outdated IMHO.

I'm sure many people said the same thing about carburetors in cars when fuel injection started being phased in. Just because something works doesn't mean it's not old tech that has reason to be phased out.

 

[Unicorn Rancher]

Absolutely correct! In fact, it's not Google or Adobe that I get frustrated with when some flash content appears that I can't play, it's the company whose website I'm viewing. Haven't they gotten the memo yet about the death of flash on mobile?

Some websites like Hulu and cbs.com don't want mobile browser traffic. For them, the unpublishing of flash may actually be a reason to invest more heavily in flash for their content.

 

[natehoy]

Some websites like Hulu and cbs.com don't want mobile browser traffic. For them, the unpublishing of flash may actually be a reason to invest more heavily in flash for their content.

Which is fine, until Adobe decides to stop supporting flash for other platforms. Then again, this is an issue the Linux users have been putting up with for a while, since Adobe frequently releases the Linux client very late. A lot of sites start requiring "version X or higher" long before "version x" hits the Linux repos.

 

[cyanogen-man]

Actually adobe is still releasing flash development kits adobe went ape BC apple refuses flash if you recall the official statement went that other mobile is wouldn't support it and for that they pulled the plug

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[NickFromHouston]

So to be clear, Adobe's replacement for Flash is AIR? Do we have that already on Android? Is that backwards compatible with Flash somehow? And regarding HTML5 and Android - are browsers like Chrome, Firefox, etc all working with that now for mobile devices?

 

[cyanogen-man]

I have no idea Firefox never supported it on mobile to my knowledge but sky fire dose and dolphin I haven't found a plug in section for Chrome but some not all flash content works
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