It took time for Adobe to define the date on which Flash will bow out. The American company had announced the death of its software in July 2017. It now invites content creators and other developers to turn to other more modern solutions.
As of January 1, 2020, "Adobe will no longer provide Flash Player security updates and fixes after the end of product life." Later this year, Adobe will invite users to uninstall Flash Player from their computers, and after the end-of-life date, Flash-based content will no longer be able to run in Adobe Flash Player, "said the company. American on his site. She also advises against downloading versions of Flash offered on other sites starting in the new year.
Exceeded
Launched in 1996, Flash quickly became essential software on the web. It was used by many sites to display dynamic content, including media players. Flash struggled to adapt to new web technologies that emerged in the mid-2020s, including changes to the HTML language.
Already in 2010, the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, had cracked an incendiary letter on Flash, indicating that the software had had its day; “Flash was created in the PC era - for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to go beyond PCs. But the mobile age is about low-power devices, touch interfaces, and open web standards - all areas where Flash doesn't work. ”
Adobe recognizes that its reader is no longer up to what it is currently doing on the web. “Open standards such as HTML5, WebGL and WebAssembly have grown steadily over the years and now serve as viable alternatives to Flash content. In addition, the main browser publishers integrate these open standards into their products, which devalues most other plug-ins (including Adobe Flash Player), "said the American company. This is why the software will definitively stop working from December 31, 2020. For Internet users, this should not change much since most of the sites had already given up on it.
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