In 2021 there are many things we hope to leave behind, most of them related to the bad omens of COVID-19. However, there are other things that we have left behind and that surely many do not even know. Adobe announced in 2017 that it would stop supporting the popular Adobe Flash Player and has finally delivered on its promise. But what does it affect your Apple devices? We analyze it.
No support for Adobe Flash Player anymore?
No. As we mentioned at the beginning, it has been almost four years since the San José-based company announced the definitive goodbye to Adobe Flash Player. By the month of September it became known that December was already the month marked in red for this and it has finally been like that. To this day there is no longer support for this standard and even some Windows computers have begun to send pop-up messages recommending its uninstallation.
What does this mean for users?
This decision by Adobe should not really affect users since the most popular browsers have already moved away from this format definitively. For iOS, iPadOS, and macOS users, this is even more apparent. One of the obsessions of the iconic Steve Jobs was that his mobile devices were never compatible with Flash and in fact during the first years of the iPhone and iPad there were many jokes that emerged about it, more in a critical tone of Apple than another thing. The tables have now completely turned.
In the case of Macs, they have accepted this software for years, although it must be said that it is not without controversy. There have been many vulnerabilities caused by Adobe Flash Player on Apple computers, although they have also spread to Windows computers. Therefore, Apple and Microsoft breathe easy after the final goodbye of this support.
Therefore, if you have an iPhone or iPad, don’t worry about anything. If you have a Mac you shouldn’t either because Flash has not been required for years, but if you want to be calm, examine the files of the programs you have installed in order to eliminate it if it were there. If you want not to, nothing will happen either, but you should know that you will not receive a single update of the program. If you have a video game that still requires this player, the ball is really in the developers’ court, who will have to adapt to the times and allow their game to be compatible with other more current programs that pose less risk to the developer. device.