Since Chrome is used by about 50% of the internet, this is a big deal. Recently, Google announced that Chrome will not be supporting Flash by the end of 2016.
You may have gotten some kind of popup at some point, and of course you said, “Yes! Use Flash. The reason is that they “disabled” it, but not really. But, as you may have noticed if you use Firefox, it still works.
About a year ago, Mozilla announced that they would no longer “support” Flash player in Firefox.
So, do you really still need Flash? And if not, how do you remove it? Starting next month, Chrome will no longer support Flash by default. Adobe’s website also lists steps for removing Flash files from your system.Five months ago, I answered the question Is the Adobe Flash Player really dead?įast forward to today, and I’m afraid it’s time to part ways, especially if you’re using Firefox.Īnd if you’re using Chrome, you have a bit less choice in the matter, anyway. Further, when the process is done, the uninstaller will ask you to restart your PC. Run the program on your PC - it will check for and remove Flash.Īdobe recommends closing all browsers and apps that use Flash before running the uninstaller. Just head to Adobe’s website and download the Flash Player uninstaller. If you have a Windows PC, uninstalling Adobe Flash should be fairly straightforward. Android stopped supporting Flash back in 2012 with version 4.1, while iOS never supported Flash. Don’t worry about removing Flash from your phone - chances are you aren’t using a device that still supports the software. Those who leave Adobe installed could make themselves vulnerable to security exploits.Īs such, we’ve included some details on how to uninstall Adobe Flash from your Windows or Mac computer. Plus, Adobe advises users to remove Flash Player since it will no longer update the software. In about two weeks’ time, the company will block all Flash content from working in the player. With the official death of Adobe Flash on January 1st, you’ll likely want to remove the software from your computer if you’ve still got it installed.Īdobe officially dropped support for the ageing multimedia software after a long-running shutdown period.
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