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No Flash support from Adobe!?!?

homegeek

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I know Adobe mentioned they were done with Flash but to not support it for 4.1 and to actually take it off the Android Market is incredible. A lot of sites have not switched from Flash to HTML 5 yet. What are we supposed to do?

Adobe confirms it won't support Flash on Android 4.1, stops new Flash installs from Google Play on August 15th -- Engadget

Adobe confirms it won't support Flash on Android 4.1, stops new Flash installs from Google Play on August 15th

By Jon Fingas posted Jun 28th 2012 11:55PM



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Adobe was very public about dropping mobile Flash last fall. In case that wasn't clear enough, the developer just drew a line in the sand: Android 4.1 doesn't, and won't ever, get certification for Flash. The company is stopping short of saying that Flash won't run, but it's evident that Adobe won't help you if the web browser plugin doesn't install (or breaks in spectacular fashion) on that Nexus 7. Just to underscore the point, the firm is also halting new installations of Flash from Google Play as of August 15th. Security updates and other vital patches will continue on for existing users. Any fresh downloads after that fateful day, however, will have to come from Adobe's mausoleum for old versions. The company had already said that HTML5 was the way forward on phones and tablets -- now we know just how quickly it's backing up that claim.
 
It still works on 4.1 , at least on my Galaxy Nexus. Back up the apk on whatever device you have now and sideload it if you need it, after Aug 15 you'll be out of luck unless you can find a download
 

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HTML 5 needs to hurry up to replace it, which is what's supposed to happen and why Apple have ignored Flash.

It's a shame because having Flash support is incredibly useful for video playback on all websites, not just those that offer an app, etc.

I guess we'll just have to get used to it, thankfully I'm on ICS so it's not a prob but it does make me think twice about this tablet.
 
Firefox now supports Flash, I'm curious if it requires the actual flash plugin to operate...
There are other browsers that do support Flash built-in (skyfire?), but primarily for video playback, not so much for interactive media, which is a bummer.
 
I don't quite understand why this is getting so much coverage! Flash videos within the stock browser look ugly as hell. My phone does not register that I am watching a video almost 100% of the time and dims the backlight and even activates the lock screen. Also playing with the settings of the video are annoying as hell not talk about resizing it. I have no problem with flash going away. HTML5 most likely will use the default video viewing app to take advantage of the videos. I would like to have it as an option but it is not a necessity.

It is true that there are more flash websites than HTML5 but that will slowly change as flash is inaccessible. I also hope that the websites are reworked so that HiDef becomes the mark instead of being able to see the pixels on 360p.
 
c4v3man said:
Firefox now supports Flash, I'm curious if it requires the actual flash plugin to operate...
There are other browsers that do support Flash built-in (skyfire?), but primarily for video playback, not so much for interactive media, which is a bummer.
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FireFox seems to need the Flash plugin to work.
 
Help I have my lovely nexus 7 but I come to get to instal google flash pLayer. I get a message which says that the flash player is not compatible with the version of android software installed on this tablet. can anyone help
:-) I want to be able to watch bbc on the tablet.
 
i got my nexus 7 on friday only to find out that there was no flash player for it in
Android Market no games work even iplayer ect don't work so i have ended up with a tablet that 90% of it won't work until when ever and not a peep from goggle as to what there doing about it should have saved up a bit longer and got an iPad
 
William T Riker said:
It still works on 4.1 , at least on my Galaxy Nexus. Back up the apk on whatever device you have now and sideload it if you need it, after Aug 15 you'll be out of luck unless you can find a download
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Installed it via TIBU and it say's it's not supported in Play Store and flash doesn't work in Chrome (stock browser).

Most Flash content is ads so NBD, but I just like the idea that I could use it if necessary.
 
Head over to XDA Nexus 7 forum. Download flash player apk from there. Head over to mozilla website. Download firefox from there. Install both and enjoy flash content on your Nexus 7.
 
You can squirm and try to resist it, but Flash is going away and it won't be returning.

The time you spend digging in your heels and fighting it is probably better spent finding alternatives that don't set you up in a losing battle that leaves you having to find alternatives later.
 
zc1 said:
Head over to XDA Nexus 7 forum. Download flash player apk from there. Head over to mozilla website. Download firefox from there. Install both and enjoy flash content on your Nexus 7.
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I've installed the Flash apk directly from the Adobe site and then the Firefox apk from their site but loading a page with Flash on it causes Firefox to crash and send a bug report. I just can't seem to get it to work.

I do hope Flash dies a death but at the moment I find the web to be pretty rubbish without the plugin installed.
 
I installed flash from an apk I found on the internet, then installed xscope from the play store ( important to do it in this order) and it seems to work fine so far, doesn't force close and videos are smooth.
 
There are still a lot of Flash sites and work great with Tegra 3. Seems some people are spinning a bad thing. Losing functionality that still exists is not good. Android is getting more and more like Apple everyday. No micro sd, cloud push and now no Flash. They could have easily twi$ted Adobe's arm to cover a smoother transition.

Flash still has about two more years of prolific life. Two years for electronics is a long time and far beyond JB and the N7. Android could have been a lot more graceful in their transition effort.

Still, if it works for Dolphin and other browsers, no real problem.
 
Hmmm. I haven't been watching videos, but flash has been working for me with books in firefox and old dolphin. Xscope kind of worked, but navigation wasn't correct. Opera force closed a lot and maxthon was like Xscope.
 
zc1 said:
Head over to XDA Nexus 7 forum. Download flash player apk from there. Head over to mozilla website. Download firefox from there. Install both and enjoy flash content on your Nexus 7.
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Could you post a link to the APK you used and was it the nightly beta that you downloaded from Mozilla? I have not rooted my Nexus 7 tablet as I have only had it for about a day.

Thanks for your help and support.
 
rushmore said:
There are still a lot of Flash sites and work great with Tegra 3. Seems some people are spinning a bad thing. Losing functionality that still exists is not good. Android is getting more and more like Apple everyday. No micro sd, cloud push and now no Flash. They could have easily twi$ted Adobe's arm to cover a smoother transition.

Flash still has about two more years of prolific life. Two years for electronics is a long time and far beyond JB and the N7. Android could have been a lot more graceful in their transition effort.
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I think you have a pretty out-there illusion of the amount of control Google can and should exert on its partners and competitors in the software industry. Not to mention, you know, that it's illegal.

This is not an Android thing. This is not a Google thing. This is an Adobe thing. Period.
 
Checked it out. Firefox works fine for me with video, even full-screen. Dolphin browser works fine with small and medium video sizes, but crashes if I try to view video full-screen. Also, interestingly, the video that does work is actually better quality with Dolphin than with Firefox.
 
lehat said:
i got my nexus 7 on friday only to find out that there was no flash player for it in
Android Market no games work even iplayer ect don't work so i have ended up with a tablet that 90% of it won't work until when ever and not a peep from goggle as to what there doing about it should have saved up a bit longer and got an iPad
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I don't know what you'r doing wrong, but you seem to be alone in the issues you're posting here. I have flash working in dolphin and ff beta, and have yet to run into a game or app that won't work...

Flash was a hack job, but the games I play worked out of the box: Shadow gun, Final Fantasy III, Dead Space, Angry Birds, Plants vs Zombies, Mass Effect, Where's My Perry, and many more run better on my n7 than I ever could have dreamed on my gtab 10.1... PS Touch, PhotoEdit Pro, OfficeSuite 6, and every other app I've used has performed as well as my games have. I even play Cargo Bridge through SWF Player and it works fine...

In fact, the ONLY issue I've had with my tablet I consider a non-issue for now.. I have the slightest bit of screen separation on the left side.. I'll RMA it in a couple of months after they've had time to address it....

This is, hands down, the best Android device I've yet to own, and I've had some nice ones (galaxy s 4g, g2x, lg marquee, GTab 10.1 16gb WiFi, GTab 2 7.0).

Sounds to me like you might have a defective unit and should call Google..

As for the iPad comment.. If you're comfortable spending considerably more for considerably less hardware and don't mind lining the pockets of the Adolph Hitler of the computing world, knock yourself out.... iOS forums can be reached from the top of every page on this site.

P.S. Google didn't yank Flash from us, Adobe is finally deprecating it, so if yo want to be mad at someone, please direct your anger in a more appropriate direction: towards Adobe...
 
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