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rich2626

rich2626

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Why can I not watch flash content on the tablet?? I mean whats the point of buying a tablet,that cannot do everything a netbook can do? I also have a netbook,and I bought the nexus too replace it,but it seems too be limited too what it can do...
 
rich2626 said:
Why can I not watch flash content on the tablet?? I mean whats the point of buying a tablet,that cannot do everything a netbook can do? I also have a netbook,and I bought the nexus too replace it,but it seems too be limited too what it can do...
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Adobe flash player is not installed on the Nexus 7. P.S. Chrome does not support flash
 
rich2626 said:
Why can I not watch flash content on the tablet?? I mean whats the point of buying a tablet,that cannot do everything a netbook can do? I also have a netbook,and I bought the nexus too replace it,but it seems too be limited too what it can do...
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Well there is a reason netbooks and tablets aren't the same things... Because they have different uses. Shocker.

As for flash, pretty sure once Jelly Bean came along, flash went buh-bye
 
Flash is still easily side loaded, but it is a dying technology that hopefully will not be around much longer
 
In 5 years you'll be glad that it's being weeded out. It's almost dun dead anywho so it's a pointless ability to have. If you really want it you can root and install flash but it'll be quite the buggy affair. When/If you get it too work it'll be very fussy and not worth tinkering with. Just wait another 12 months and everything will almost be using HTML5; you won't need flash.
 
You don't need to root to install Flash.

All that's needed is the most recent .apk from the Adobe archives and make sure that you have enabled the option to install non-Google Market apps.

All you need to know is here.
 
Some browsers that support flash once it's installed include Firefox, Opera, Dolphin, and Boat Browser. It might be disabled by default, but can usually be enabled in the settings.
 
Also on another note, you can blame Adobe on this one. They decided roughly a year or so ago that they will stop developing Flash for Android.

So while you can sideload the latest version for now, it is the last version. Progressively over time, bugs and exploits will show up, as well as new features that won't work in the Android one. So basically, use at your own risk. Fortunately by then, HTML5 will have mostly taken over.
 
Same applies to Linux versions, it's not just an Android thing. Development for Linux stopped at version 11.2, and for Android at 11.1.

I think Google did the sensible thing by choosing not to use obsolete third-party closed-source code by default in Android, leaving it up to users to do their own risk assessment before choosing to use Flash, just as Linux users do.

It would be nice if there was an open-source Flash substitute for Android as there is for Linux; I use Gnash (in Chromium) which while not perfect does most of what I need far more safely than the orphaned Adobe original. Open source is Good :-)
 
Android is going in the direction without Flash. Many android 4.2+ devices will not have Flash or will not support it. Versions like the 3.1 - will support flash. It's just the way the world is hearing now.
Flash is really annoying, until you run into that thing you need that only supports it. Happened to me once with the Nexus. Too bad it didn't work.
 
If you must have flash, I'd suggest getting a Windows x86 tablet. They're going to be bigger, weigh more, cost more and have less battery life but you'll be able to do what you can do on your netbook in a tablet form-factor. They are supposed to have 8-inch models out later this year.
 
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