So long, and thanks for all the Flash

KIA · 25 Jul 2017 at 18:46

This morning, Adobe announced their plans to end support for Flash in late 2020. For Flash developers this will mean transitioning to HTML, as Chrome will increasingly require explicit permission from users to run Flash content until support is removed completely at the end of 2020.

HTML is faster, safer, and more power efficient than Flash and works across desktop and mobile. Three years ago, over 80% of Chrome daily desktop users visited sites with Flash. Today only 17% of users visit sites with Flash and we’re continuing to see a downward trend as sites move to HTML.

https://blog.chromium.org/2017/07/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-flash.html
https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2017/07/adobe-flash-update.html

UnworthyBean · 25 Jul 2017 at 18:49

Didn't they say they were killing it off a while back? Or was that just ending support for it.

I've had chrome on click to run for flash and can't remember the last time I visited a site where it actually needed flash to run.

Steampunk · 25 Jul 2017 at 22:15

About time. I wonder what will happen to all the content out there when the browsers stop supporting Flash?

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Jul 2017 at 22:25

About time, they should have been killed off in 2001 along with Java!

weyland yutani · 25 Jul 2017 at 23:57

On the subject of flash player, why is in the (old style) control panel of Windows 10? New install and no flash installed :confused:

bledd · 26 Jul 2017 at 10:44

Thanks to the browsers for helping kill it off

Java, you're next buddy.

NeverWinter · 26 Jul 2017 at 13:02

bledd said:
Thanks to the browsers for helping kill it off

Surely Apple are to thank for getting the ball rolling?

bledd · 26 Jul 2017 at 13:43

NeverWinter said:
Surely Apple are to thank for getting the ball rolling?

Not sure about, nothing works on Apple

smogsy · 26 Jul 2017 at 18:15

bledd said:
Not sure about, nothing works on Apple

you could argue that because apple didnt support flash (a big part of the mobile market dev requirements dropped). but i would like not to think that

KIA · 26 Jul 2017 at 20:38

bledd said:
Java, you're next buddy.

21st September.

https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/moving-to-a-plugin-free-web
http://www.techworld.com/news/developers/java-9-release-date-new-features-3660988/

unwashed potato! · 2 Aug 2017 at 23:30

NeverWinter said:
Surely Apple are to thank for getting the ball rolling?

what's replaced it, is to thank for getting the ball rolling.

As mentioned in the OP, HTML is faster, safer, and more power efficient than Flash and works across desktop and mobile

jpaul · 3 Aug 2017 at 12:21

UnworthyBean said:
I've had chrome on click to run for flash

first world problem - post-flash, I had not yet investigated a (click to run) replacement for html5,
noscript seems to already fixit in firefox (main browser) and according to
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3119...refox-opera-but-not-edge-explorer-safari.html
I will neuter chrome (currently secondary browser) with an add-on.

But for Edge (use it rarely), appears no silver bullet, any suggestions. ?
following adblock comments in reddit may try hostman, which would make control of hosts file a bit easier and benefit other browsers. (although win10 side-steps hosts file for some sites)

For youtube videos, although these are already on click to play, would like video references to be replaced by just the title of the video (eg. OC youtube thread), without even getting any frames from the video, thus minimising network traffic.