Flash Player downloads from Play Store to cease starting August 15

29 June, 2012
Adobe has also announced that Flash Player won't be supported in devices running Android 4.1.

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  • Anonymous
  • H4t
  • 29 Jun 2012

i am using iphone and i don't find any disadvantages of not having flash in it, i think android will be fine without flash

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    • AnonD-24171
    • fqe
    • 29 Jun 2012

    AnonD-26870, 29 Jun 2012So afterall, Google is going Apple's way, sooner than Andro... moreWe don't care if Google or Adobe stopped Flash because we still have APK of Flash and it will be ported to Jelly Bean!
    Long Live Flash

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      • dav
      • MIJ
      • 29 Jun 2012

      damn Adobe! They should remain in developing Flash for Android and Linux becouse a lot of web sites still uses Flash!

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        • Anonymous
        • Rbq
        • 29 Jun 2012

        I hope you all realize that html5 is MORE of a resource hog than flash.

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          • all are liers.
          • KID
          • 29 Jun 2012

          wtf is going on?? apple is limited and overpriced. android without flash makes me pee on android's green robot. symbian is outdated and counting his last breathes. blackberry is useless. windows phone 8 even contracts with his mom to come out of her after her pregnancy ends.!! then wtf where should we go?? i condemn all !!!

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            • Anonymous
            • JiL
            • 29 Jun 2012

            Just make sure you back up the APK, should work on 4.1.

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              • mehrzad
              • pqk
              • 29 Jun 2012

              Apple can't make HTML5 popular alone n without google's help...they need google

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                • AnonD-51507
                • th6
                • 29 Jun 2012

                are you reading what you're writing 'dude'? you're probably kinda high when you wrote your comment, first,

                how does android die because web surfing on small screens is not good? if that's the case, shouldn't all OS and phones die as well?

                also, Android has more than "web surfing" in it's arsenal, aside from the apps(which is a given) it is nearly desktop quality in experience, you could pretty much do anything that you can milk off the hardware, and i mean everything, (iOS users are limited to what Apple decides) with Android, you're pretty much the boss of your phone/tablet, and not you having to please/trick your phone so it could give your opinion a chance to probably work(iphones)

                lastly, as much as i respect Nokia, since all my phones before were Nokia, but they could be really pricey also, Nokia's 'smartphones' with Symbian OS aren't really that smart, i mean, they still have a folder named "apps" for your 'apps' which are basically Java games(yes games, i can't really create a proper word document with Java)

                now, i don't know with Windows 8, but i believe Android will still be the best smartphone OS for everyone --with or without flash (iOS is for everyone WHO COULD AFFORD it)

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                  • Anonymous
                  • dU2
                  • 29 Jun 2012

                  This is not the right time to do it completely.

                  HTML5 is still not ready to give the full internet so we may have apple style limited devices for years before it is fully implemented.

                  We all knew and wanted the end of the resource hog but even a final version that wont be updated in the play store so we at least have the option would be better.

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                    • AnonD-26870
                    • 3RQ
                    • 29 Jun 2012

                    So afterall, Google is going Apple's way, sooner than Android trolls thinked. Panic, panic, panic ...

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                      • 49x
                      • 29 Jun 2012

                      Don't worry guys, you can hack your phone. If they removing adobe flash player from play store, you can find adobe flash player apk file online. its not big deal. STAYCOOL :)

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                        • AnonD-61075
                        • Hkq
                        • 29 Jun 2012

                        androids only speciality is availability of the adobe flash ...and without it android will vanish...hope it happens soon...then people go for nokia windows phone..not for apple..because apple products are gud but overpriced..where as nokia also makes gud products(from budget products to higher end products) but they are not overpriced. so people will prefer nokia over apple...... CONCLUSION - NOKIA WILL RULE THE WORLD AGAIN.

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                          • 3RM
                          • 29 Jun 2012

                          HTML5 is 'Interrupted' acsi while actionscript is compiled into binary. Anyone who took basic intro to operating systems in college knows the inherited evil of html/Javascript is slow like chirstmas because each line is read as acsi, converted to binary, then displayed. A .swf is already in binary therefore skips the process each time it is called. HTML 5 is a downgrade.

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                            • John
                            • iEQ
                            • 29 Jun 2012

                            3310, 29 Jun 2012Why? We r going back to the era of nokia 3310? If adobe fla... moreFlash will have native support in the Chrome browser for 4.1 devices.

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                              • AnonD-9023
                              • 2T7
                              • 29 Jun 2012

                              What wow, 29 Jun 2012I overcome roll overs using a bluetooth mouse ..oh no ..the... moreLike i said , stick with your android and ICS which suits you better until html5 gets better till 2022.

                              I will use apps and html5 versions (least advaned in ur opinion) whereas it is superior in adobe's opinion.

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                                • What wow
                                • 3RM
                                • 29 Jun 2012

                                AnonD-9023, 29 Jun 2012Until 2022 , stay on icecream sandwich and stick with andro... moreI overcome roll overs using a bluetooth mouse ..oh no ..the shock ..right ?
                                A mouse on a phone ?
                                Yes, android supports mouse AND keyboard at the same time AND a full size hdd at the same time via usb hub.
                                Also i can connect a bluetooth ps3 controller.
                                Any more trick questions ?

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3AX
                                  • 29 Jun 2012

                                  AnonD-58527, 29 Jun 2012This is Why Windows Phone will Crush Android. Can a quad... morewill I have smoother and more helpfull capable and unlocked tablet, more porefull than any atom or core2duo laptop and with the half price compared to your dad's gifts?Yes, ow go spend the double money on a corp...

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                                    • 3RM
                                    • 29 Jun 2012

                                    3310, 29 Jun 2012Why? We r going back to the era of nokia 3310? If adobe fla... moreNobody said it doesnt work anymore. It works with the version you have today right this moment. It might not get any updates in the future. But since right now its workign perfectly , theres no need to ever update it.

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                                      • what wow
                                      • 3RM
                                      • 29 Jun 2012

                                      Flash Killed, 29 Jun 2012Good justification till now. But can you also defend Adobe'... moreI'm not justifiing anything. Those are facts from wikiipedia with quotes and refferences from industry seminars and industry leading individuals.
                                      NUmbers from adobe itself on market coverage, and all the technicalities as perceived by devs working for various companies.
                                      I didn't make any of it up and post it here, it's all from theyr mouths.
                                      As of now Adobe's logic is secodn only to Elop's and Nokia's logic...aka shooting oneself in the foot.

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                                        • AnonD-9023
                                        • 2T7
                                        • 29 Jun 2012

                                        what wow, 29 Jun 2012All you say is mumbo jumbo and wet dreams. I speak the t... moreUntil 2022 , stay on icecream sandwich and stick with android.

                                        Good luck with that.

                                        But remember u didnt explain how u can overcome roll overs which are designed for mouse input.