The stable release of MS Edge (Chromium) v88.0.705.50 was released on 2 and the release notes at state “ Adobe Flash support will be removed. If this information is of any use, in Beta Chromium Edge | Settings | Cookies and Site Permissions, Adobe Flash Player is not in the list.

“But as open standards like HTML5, WebGL and WebAssembly have matured over the past several years, most now provide many of the capabilities and functionalities that plugins pioneered and have become a viable alternative for content on the web.”Īccording to the company, more than 1.3 billion people across web browsers and operating systems used Flash - 11 times more people than the bestselling hardware game console.Coupled with the question above is another one, having to do with Flash Player inside my browsers (Firefox, Legacy Edge, and Beta Edge): “Several industries and businesses have been built around Flash technology - including gaming, education and video,” Adobe said in 2017. Adobe announced the end of the platform in 2017. The tool would go on to deliver animations, videos and other new experiences to the World Wide Web. 12.įlash debuted in 1996 as Macromedia Flash. For that reason, Adobe will also block Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning Jan. 31, Adobe won’t be updating the security of it anymore. Part of the reason to get people to uninstall is that as of Dec. Apple got rid of supporting Flash on most platforms a decade ago. You may have noticed this Adobe Flash icon on sites.

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