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Reinstalling Flashįor users who need to use Adobe Flash Player after receiving the update on their device, they may reset their device to an earlier system, which would explicitly enable the app. Adobe will also end its support for Flash on December 31. "Flash, you inspired the web," said Lee adding that the web already has standards such as HTML5, which would continue its legacy.Īdobe has already stopped developing Flash as it now focus on creating new web technologies and standards, particularly with HTML5.

More than 3 million developers also use Flash technology in creating interactive and animated online content. It has also been installed 500 million times in the second half of 2013. Lee also noted that Google Search has already stopped indexing Flash.Īdobe reported that the Adobe Flash Player runtime, which allows users to access over 1 billion desktops across different operating systems and browsers without other software needed.

He said the app has been disabled already by default since Chrome version 76, Firefox 69, and Microsoft Edge. In a blog post, Google's engineering manager Dong-Hwi Lee bid goodbye to Flash exactly a year ago on October 28, 2019. In 2019, Google also announced it would end its support for Flash in Chrome since the app will end by December 2020. Read also: Windows 10 Update Faced Severe Crashes and Errors that Microsoft Instructed Users to Uninstall It Google Chrome also ends Flash supportīack in 2017, Adobe declared its plans to drop its support for Flash by end of 2020. These updates pave the way for the eventual death of Flash player in 2021. Microsoft noted in a statement that this optional catalog update is released before the end of support to aid customers test their environments and confirm any impact, which "might occur by the removal of Adobe Flash Player."
