Adobe stops updating and distributing Flash by end 2020
Posted: 26 Jul 2017, 20:01
Read full article at source (techspot.com)Adobe suggests migrating all Flash content to any combinations of HTML5, WebGL, or WebAssembly before end-of-life status is reached. Microsoft is also on board with this move and has announced plans to phase out Flash for Internet Explorer and Edge browsers by 2019, although end users will still have to option to re-enable Flash.
Both Google and Mozilla have shared similar plans for Chrome and Firefox that slowly work towards complete the removal of Flash before the end of 2020 is reached. Apple made a statement explaining that its mobile devices never supported Flash in the first place, and their computers have only allowed Flash to run with expressed permission since 2010.