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Mozilla has published a [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Plugins/Roadmap roadmap] for the gradual removal of Flash from Firefox. | Mozilla has published a [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Plugins/Roadmap roadmap] for the gradual removal of Flash from Firefox. | ||
* In September 2019, Firefox 69 will remove the "always activate" option for Flash, making regular usage of the Flash plugin | * In September 2019, Firefox 69 will remove the "always activate" option for Flash, making regular usage of the Flash plugin cumbersome. | ||
* Starting in early 2020, only Firefox ESR will support Flash. | * Starting in early 2020, only Firefox ESR will support Flash. | ||
* Once Adobe ceases to support Flash, Firefox will refuse to load it. The roadmap does not clarify whether old versions of Firefox will be able to load the plugin, or whether it will be added to Mozilla's plugin blocklist. | * Once Adobe ceases to support Flash, Firefox will refuse to load it. The roadmap does not clarify whether old versions of Firefox will be able to load the plugin, or whether it will be added to Mozilla's plugin blocklist. | ||
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The Chromium project has published a Flash [https://www.chromium.org/flash-roadmap#TOC-Upcoming-Changes roadmap] as well. | The Chromium project has published a Flash [https://www.chromium.org/flash-roadmap#TOC-Upcoming-Changes roadmap] as well. | ||
* An infobar announces that Chrome will no longer support Flash. | * An infobar announces that Chrome will no longer support Flash. | ||
* In July 2019, Chrome 76 will disable Flash, which the user will need to re-enable through the browser settings. Then, the user will be required to add an exception for each site in order to run Flash, and these site settings will be cleared every time the browser exits. | * In July 2019, Chrome 76 will disable Flash, which the user will need to re-enable through the browser settings. Then, the user will be required to add an exception for each site in order to run Flash, and these site settings will be cleared every time the browser exits. In short, running Flash will become very difficult. | ||
* In December 2020, Chrome 87 will remove Flash support. | * In December 2020, Chrome 87 will remove Flash support. | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 7 July 2019
This page describes the roadmap for the end of support for Flash Player.
Adobe
Adobe announced that it will cease to support Flash Player at the end of 2020.
Adobe also announced that it will transfer development responsibility for Adobe AIR to HARMAN, a subsidiary of Samsung. HARMAN will also provide extended support for Adobe Flash to enterprise customers. Adobe will cease to support AIR at the end of 2020.
Mozilla
Mozilla has published a roadmap for the gradual removal of Flash from Firefox.
- In September 2019, Firefox 69 will remove the "always activate" option for Flash, making regular usage of the Flash plugin cumbersome.
- Starting in early 2020, only Firefox ESR will support Flash.
- Once Adobe ceases to support Flash, Firefox will refuse to load it. The roadmap does not clarify whether old versions of Firefox will be able to load the plugin, or whether it will be added to Mozilla's plugin blocklist.
The Chromium project has published a Flash roadmap as well.
- An infobar announces that Chrome will no longer support Flash.
- In July 2019, Chrome 76 will disable Flash, which the user will need to re-enable through the browser settings. Then, the user will be required to add an exception for each site in order to run Flash, and these site settings will be cleared every time the browser exits. In short, running Flash will become very difficult.
- In December 2020, Chrome 87 will remove Flash support.
Microsoft
- In mid to late 2019, Flash will be disabled in both Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. Users will need to re-enable Flash in each browser. When re-enabled, Microsoft Edge will continue to require approval for Flash on a site-by-site basis.
- By the end of 2020, Microsoft will remove the ability to run Flash in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in supported versions of Windows (meaning Windows 8 and 10).