Flash for Android 'dies' today

[garyopa]

Long live the 'full web experience'?



Adobe has halted new installs of Flash on Android.
Any downloads after now will be limited to updates for existing installations...

In November last year, Adobe made a 'surprising' announcement about its popular Flash plugin, saying that it would stop development of it for mobile devices.

And yes, it's already time to say 'goodbye' as Adobe will disable new installs of Flash on Android, effectively cutting it off from the future of the mobile web.

As Adobe warned earlier in the year, new installations from Google Play won't be an option from August 15th onwards. Any downloads after that point will be limited to updates for existing installations or to those willing to raid Adobe's archives -- assuming would-be users aren't already running Android 4.1, that is.

And while alternatives like Skyfire still persist (and, of course, the "unofficial installs"), perhaps the best bet would be to get comfortable with HTML5 and native apps from now on.

NEWS SOURCE #1: PSA Adobe halts new installs of flash on Android as of tomorrow (via) EnGadget
NEWS SOURCE #2: Flash for Android dies (via) TheVerge

Our thanks to 'Gauss' for this news item!

[tech3475]

Must say, having flash on my siii has been surprisingly useful so it is a shame that they're pulling it.

[wewii]

Why Why WHY? OH WHY? are they removing flash.

There are so many things on the internet that just need flash. I use flash on android almost everyday, when using a web browser.

And don't give me the HTML5 excuse. Although its the future, its very far from being implemented on most websites.

This sounds like a stupid decision at this point in time.

[wewii]

Just make sure you have a APK backup on hand... version 11.1.115.12 is the latest.