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Adobe Flash Player, 1996-2020
Released in 1996, Flash is one of the most popular ways to stream video, and it also plays an important role in online games. However, security issues have seriously affected Adobe Flash Player, which has failed to enter the era of smartphone supremacy.
Adobe will no longer provide security updates for Flash and advises people to uninstall it, writes BBC. Also, starting on January 12, we can say “Goodbye” to videos and animations running in Flash Player.
Short story. Adobe Flash Player highlights
When Flash was first released, most Internet users were using dial-up connections, which were extremely slow compared to today’s standards. But at the time, Adobe Flash Player was an invaluable treasure for both web content creators and online gamers.
Sites like Newgrounds, described by animator David Firth as a “Flash YouTube,” have sprung up to meet the growing demand for cartoons and interactive games.
“There were no shortcuts to viral content. There were no corporate gimmicks blowing up algorithms. It was just good-looking, good-looking stuff,” recalls David Firth.
But Adobe Flash Player means much more than animations. Among other things, it allowed websites like YouTube to stream high-quality videos.
According to Adobe, by 2009 Flash had been installed on 99% of computers connected to the Internet. However, the world was heading for a tipping point beyond which technology has definitely changed its face. Smartphone-like mobile devices have gradually conquered the scene.
“We optimized Flash Lite for low-end phones,” said David Mendels, former executive vice president of Adobe. “It was incredibly successful in places like Japan, but it wasn’t the same as desktop Flash. It wasn’t fully supported.”
In April 2010, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs published an open letter, entitled “Thoughts on Flash,” explaining why Apple does not allow Adobe to run on the iPhone and iPad. It invokes issues like security or battery consumption. However, Mendels told the BBC that one factor could have been the company’s desire to build an ecosystem unique to Apple.
Finally, Adobe has released a working version of Flash Player for smartphones. But the Internet didn’t stop either. The surprising evolution of the online environment has been too fast for Flash to cope with massive changes. In November 2011, Adobe stopped developing Flash for mobile devices. However, it continued to produce Flash for the desktop.
In 2015, Apple disabled the Safari web browser plug-in and Google Chrome began blocking some segments of Flash content. In July 2017, Adobe announced that it would retire Flash in 2020, while other technologies, such as HTML5, have developed enough to provide a “viable alternative” without the need for users to install and update a plug-in. dedicated.
Adobe has provided instructions on the official website to remove Flash from Windows and Mac computers.
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