kit Kat users, Flash is back!

[Hayabusa Rider]

Some clever boy got it going over at xda. Works for Dolphin browser on my nexus 7 2013


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47958533&nocache=1

 

[poofyhairguy]

Thank God!!! Now I can update my phone!!!!

 

[lopri]

Definitely checking it out. Thank you, H-Rider.

 

[s44]

Hah, I was *just* going to post this to the KitKat thread.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Thank you so much for this. This is why I love Android!!!!

Works great on my N7!!!!

 

[zerogear]

I'm going to try and live without Flash for a while. Don't really want to install Dolphin

 

[ponyo]

Awesome. But I'm going to wait a bit before upgrading my Nexus 7s. I'm don't have a reason to upgrade to KitKat yet except to get rid of that annoying system upgrade notification message.

 

[imported_brandon]

Works on Firefox Mobile too. Though it can be slightly finicky.

 

[Radeon962]

What are you using that requires flash? I don't believe I have had a need to use it on my last three phones (Nexus 4, HTC One and Nexus 5). I use Chrome exclusively.

 

[jacktesterson]

Streaming services like cbcsports.ca

Tablets

 

[Chocu1a]

What are you using that requires flash? I don't believe I have had a need to use it on my last three phones (Nexus 4, HTC One and Nexus 5). I use Chrome exclusively.

amazon prime streaming video

 

[Conscript]

amazon prime streaming video

This very much

 

[Eug]

Streaming services like cbcsports.ca

Tablets

Don't they have an app for that?

EDIT:

Yes, for iOS. For Android the CBC TV app is not available.

http://www.cbc.ca/mobile/iOS/
http://www.cbc.ca/mobile/android/

 

[lopri]

Awesome. But I'm going to wait a bit before upgrading my Nexus 7s. I'm don't have a reason to upgrade to KitKat yet except to get rid of that annoying system upgrade notification message.

You can start then cancel it immediately. Then it goes away.

Disclaimer: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR.. blah blah.

 

[lopri]

Many local news channels without apps still rely on Flash.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

This very much

Also NBC, CBS, etc.

The death of Flash has been predicted for years and wrongly so. All disabling flash support means is diminishing the utility of what is largely a media and Internet consumption device.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Flash is useful until content makers stop trying to treat desktops differently from mobile devices.

 

[Commodus]

Also NBC, CBS, etc.

The death of Flash has been predicted for years and wrongly so. All disabling flash support means is diminishing the utility of what is largely a media and Internet consumption device.

It's dying on mobile. How could you even dispute that?

Adobe has officially dropped Flash. It's not available on iOS or Windows Phone. The one company that built a tablet around Flash, BlackBerry, is dying (and has killed off the tablet in question). I would rather push site owners to join the modern era than drag down software quality in the name of legacy support.

 

[lothar]

Also NBC, CBS, etc.

The death of Flash has been predicted for years and wrongly so. All disabling flash support means is diminishing the utility of what is largely a media and Internet consumption device.

Tell that to Adobe.
Adobe has ended development/support of mobile Flash. If anything, Adobe was the one that killed it themselves, and not anyone else.

 

[gorcorps]

Also NBC, CBS, etc.

The death of Flash has been predicted for years and wrongly so. All disabling flash support means is diminishing the utility of what is largely a media and Internet consumption device.

Both NBC and CBS have mobile HTML5 versions that seem to work just fine.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Both NBC and CBS have mobile HTML5 versions that seem to work just fine.

Then maybe I'm missing something. I tried to watch NCIS and got nowhere without flash.

 

[alangrift]

You don't need Flash that much anymore. A lot of major sites have upgraded to HTML5 now.

 

[s44]

You don't need Flash that much anymore. A lot of major sites have upgraded to HTML5 now.

Have you not read this thread?

Just because you won't use Flash that often doesn't mean it's not important to have as a fallback. And if you're a Prime member, it's near-essential.

 

[alangrift]

Have you not read this thread?

Just because you won't use Flash that often doesn't mean it's not important to have as a fallback. And if you're a Prime member, it's near-essential.

What is Prime? I did read the thread. I have Flash on my Nexus 7 4.2 with Firefox Beta and the flash plugin. I rarely use it.

 

[poofyhairguy]

You don't need Flash that much anymore. A lot of major sites have upgraded to HTML5 now.

I use Flash a lot during the football season.