It's the last day of the year which means it's time to say goodbye to the much-maligned (some might say malignant) Adobe Flash which is officially obsolete on modern browsers. Adobe has finally ceased support for Flash and is informing users of the platform's demise.
Updated January 4th: Not everyone is happy that Adobe has killed off Flash, so for those that want to access their favorite Flash games there is a way to do so via emulation. The Internet Archives website is collecting Flash games, animations, and apps which you can access by clicking the link below:
Access Here: Internet Archives
Chromium-based browsers such as Chrome and Edge include native Flash support which requires Google and Microsoft to issue an update to remove it. If you are running a browser that required the installation of Flash via a plugin then you'll see a pop-up every week giving you the option of ‘remind me later' or to ‘uninstall' which will then begin the uninstall process.
Adobe has stated that it will begin blocking Flash content from running in Flash Player from January 12th, 2021 and has provided instructions for Windows and Mac users on how to manually uninstall Flash from your systems, just click the relevant link below:
Once a popular platform for creating games and presentations, Flash became better known for its insecurities and exploits in recent years which prompted Adobe to announce its slow, lingering death. Are you sad to see the end of Flash?
Yeah the issue for me is 90% of the shit I do on the internet involves flash so….until they can(or IF they ever do..) change to something else I’ve been screwed out of all of it. So..to me this is really shitty.
I’m saddened from a historical and archival point of view. It’s not good that a lot of our historical artefacts are now being made more difficult to access.
It’s dead, but it’s still accessible-ish. https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_flash
Still, it would have been better if Adobe had provided some sort of migration tool?
ByeBye Flash – you won’t be missed!
Half the posts I saw on Twitter today were mourning it’s loss. It’s a huge blow for the animation & gaming communities.
Thank you! this is so true..