Since there are thousands of websites that are still relying on Flash, Google leaves them a chance to move away until December 2020. In July 2019 Google released Chrome 76, which marked the block of Adobe Flash by default as the biggest change in the update. Later on, companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google officially announced the end of support for Adobe Flash in 2020.įix not working Flash Player on Chrome incognito by changing browser's settings Steve Jobs was the fist who disabled Adobe Flash Player in 2010. However, the cybersecurity news portal kept reporting about multiple Flash security vulnerabilities, which due to the easy exploitation of hackers, worked as a perfect medium to transmit viruses and malware.ĭespite Adobe’s security measures to strengthen Flash’s security, the number of its exploits was uncontrollably increasing. Several years ago we could still have landed on many web domains powered by Flash.
Adobe’s Flash Player is one of the most widely used web browser plug-ins allowing users to launch web games, animations, or even YouTube videos.