As previously announced Adobe has discontinued Flash Player for Android removing it from the Google Play Store today.
-- Beginning August 15th we will use the configuration settings in the Google Play Store to limit continued access to Flash Player updates to only those devices that have Flash Player already installed. Devices that do not have Flash Player already installed are increasingly likely to be incompatible with Flash Player and will no longer be able to install it from the Google Play Store after August 15th.
The easiest way to ensure ongoing access to Flash Player on Android 4.0 or earlier devices is to use certified devices and ensure that the Flash Player is either pre-installed by the manufacturer or installed from Google Play Store before August 15th. If a device is upgraded from Android 4.0 to Android 4.1, the current version of Flash Player may exhibit unpredictable behavior, as it is not certified for use with Android 4.1. Future updates to Flash Player will not work. We recommend uninstalling Flash Player on devices which have been upgraded to Android 4.1. --
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Sharp - August 17, 2012 at 8:07am
Oh!!! Android is better then ios because it has flash !!!
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BFM1947 - August 16, 2012 at 6:12pm
Am I the only one who doesn't get why flash is a bad thing?
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matrixmaniac - August 16, 2012 at 8:45pm
yes
;;-)
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Watermalon - August 17, 2012 at 2:32am
No, flash is not a bad thing. Look how many websites nowadays with flash content. Its that some people don't like anything other than that fruit brand product that start with an "A".
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BFM1947 - August 16, 2012 at 6:12pm
Am I the only one who doesn't get why flash is such a bad thing?
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Kr00 - August 16, 2012 at 9:16am
Good. Forget Adobe, you and your antiquated piece of spywear. Now get rid of the desktop version and make this world a better place. A 20 year old wrapper dressed up like a 21st century. Nobody will miss the battery drain, or the CPU hogging or the massive security hole. We should hold a funeral. Ha Ha.
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Ftf - August 15, 2012 at 11:04pm
You can still download flash from many other unofficial app stores so it's not a big deal.
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Thunderbyte - August 15, 2012 at 9:14pm
Steve approves that.... ;-)
No, seriously, the world is better off without Flash on mobile devices.
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Watermalon - August 16, 2012 at 1:21am
It still true that iOS device don't have flash.
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Noman - August 16, 2012 at 4:31am
RIP Flash my ass - check Gaikai for example and come back to me how useless Flash is on real computers.
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