Android Flash Player RIP: How to

Get it Now That it's Gone

By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld Aug 15, 2012 7:53 AM
HM!5 "as #on $"e #ar #i$"
Ado%e &las" 'or (o%ile de)ices* As o' $oday, &las" 'or Android de)ices #on+$
a)aila%le $o do#nload any(ore 'ro( $"e ,oogle Play s$ore and $"e co(-any said i$
"as s$o--ed de)elo-(en$ o' &las" 'or (o%ile de)ices*
Ado%e delis$ed &las" Player 'ro( ,oogle Play, and you #on+$ %e a%le $o ge$ any
u-da$es $"a$ 'i. %ugs unless you "a)e a de)ice #i$" &las" already ins$alled or -re/
ins$alled %y $"e (anu'ac$urer 0"ere+s a lis$ o' $"e &las"/cer$i'ied Android de)ices1* In
o$"er #ords, Ado%e is $elling e)eryone $o (o)e on 'ro( &las" on $"eir -"ones*
I' you "a)e an Android 2*1 3elly Bean -"one, $"en Ado%e says &las" Player is no$
su--or$ed* I' you "ad &las" -reins$alled and u-da$ed $o 2*1, $"e co(-any
reco((ends you unins$all &las", as i$ is no$ cer$i'ied and could 4e."i%i$ un-redic$a%le
%e"a)ior*5 I' you "a)e a 6e.us 7, $"en $"e $a%le$ does no$ co(e #i$" &las" -re/
ins$alled, and $"e ne# C"ro(e %ro#ser does no$ su--or$ &las" any#ay*
Still Want Flash?
7o(e -o-ular )ideo -ro)iders "a)e no$ $ransi$ioned $o
HM!5, so i' you s$ill #an$ &las" on your -"one, $"ere are #ays around i$ // 8us$ 9ee-
in (ind $"a$ $"is is no$ reco((ended %y Ado%e and $"a$ $"e e.-erience #i$" $"e
-lugin can %e )ery -oor* Also no$e $"a$ do#nloading $"e &las" Player a-9 'ile 'ro(
uno''icial sources could o-en $"e ga$es $o (al#are on your -"one or $a%le$, so i$+s
no$ reco((ended $o ge$ $"e 'ile 'ro( $"ird/-ar$y sources*
"e %es$ source $o do#nload a #or9ing o''icial )ersion o' &las" -layer is 'ro(
Ado%e+s o#n si$e* :nce you do#nloaded $"e a-9 'ile, you can 8us$ sideload i$ $o your
de)ice #i$" a ser)ice suc" as AP;ins$all* Ho#e)er, $"ese 'iles are ai(ed a$
de)elo-ers, so ins$alla$ions (ade 'ro( $"e arc"i)e #ill no$ recei)e u-da$es $"roug"
$"e ,oogle Play 7$ore 0un$il 7e-$e(%er 2013, Ado%e says1*
Dreaming of a Flash-Free World
Des-i$e i$s %es$ e''or$s, &las" 'or Android de)ices ne)er
deli)ered a sea(less user e.-erience* Many users e.-erienced c"o--y -lay%ac9
and in so(e cases i$ suc9ed %a$$ery li'e do#n* Ho#e)er, $"e -lugin is ins$alled on
(ore $"an 100 (illion Android de)ices, according $o ,oogle Play 7$a$s, and i$ "as
2*3 s$ars as an a)erage ra$ing*
Wi$" &las" 'or Android+s de(ise, $"ere+s no e.cuse le'$ 'or con$en$ -ro)iders $"a$
didn+$ ado-$ HM! 5 )ideo ye$ 0yes, $"a$+s you 4"e Daily 7"o#51* i:7 no$oriously did
no$ su--or$ &las" 'ro( day one, nei$"er did Windo#s P"one, and de)elo-(en$ 'or
Blac9Berry and 7y(%ian )ersions is also ceasing* 7oon, %esides PCs, $"ere+s #on+$
%e any roo( le'$ 'or &las" // %u$ e)en $"ere, Windo#s < #ill "a)e li(i$ed &las"
su--or$* 7o sooner or la$er, e)eryone #ill "a)e $o (o)e on*
Will you (iss &las" 'or Android= 7ound o'' in $"e co((en$s*