

However, this doesn’t mean that the **no-install, browser-independent, standalone** Adobe Flash Player Projector would suddenly stop playing SWF Flash content from onwards, especially if you do it offline.

Yes, further development of the entire Adobe Flash Player family will be discontinued, & the binaries will no longer be offered for public download. > “if the Flash Player projector is also being abandoned” Now You: are you affected by the EOL of Flash Player? Some sites will stop functioning partly or completely once Flash is no longer available though and some content will be lost forever despite the best effort of the preservation and archiving projects. Most Internet users may not notice a difference between now and Januconsidering that Flash is not as widely used anymore as it once was. A Flash Player emulator such as ruffle, used by the Internet Archive, may be used to emulate Flash content. Preservation projects such as the Flash Games preservation project or Internet Archive's Flash emulation archive will continue to work after January 12, 2021. We are excited to help lead the next era of digital experiences.Īdobe will no longer support Flash Player after December 31 2020, and Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning JanuAdobe strongly recommends all users immediately uninstall Flash Player to help protect their systems. We are proud that Flash had a crucial role in evolving web content across animation, interactivity, audio, and video. We want to take a moment to thank all of our customers and developers who have used and created amazing Flash Player content over the last two decades.

Today marks the final scheduled release of Flash Player for all regions outside of Mainland China.

The release notes for Flash Player 32 contain a goodbye message and confirm Adobe's timeline: Tip: here are instructions on disabling Adobe Flash in Edge and Internet Explorer. Mozilla plans to remove support for Adobe Flash as well so that an installed version of Flash is no longer picked up by the browser and integrated. Just select "check now" to run a quick test. You can open this Adobe support site to test if Flash Player is enabled in a web browser. The browsers will be updated and Flash will be removed as part of a regular update in that case. Flash Player downloads will no longer be provided by Adobe after support end either.Īdministrators need to uninstall Flash Player if the product is installed on a system this is not necessary if Flash is used as part of a Chromium-based browser such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Adobe won't release updates for Flash after Flash Player reaches end of life and the company plans to block Flash content from running in Flash Player from Januonward.
