Adobe Flash has been, for many years, one of the most used technologies on websites for viewing multimedia content on the internet, but due to the enormous security problems that it brings with it on PCs all over the world, it is increasingly in disuse, replaced by technologies such as HTML5, more secure and performing. However, there are still many sites that use the Flash Player plugin to show streaming videos and games, so Adobe has had to plan a slower full withdrawal of its plugin, which will be definitively finished in 2020.
Until then, browsers will continue to require Adobe Flash Player to view some websites and while Chrome and Microsoft Edge have Flash built in, Firefox users need to install Flash Player.
In Chrome, even if it is integrated, Flash remains disabled by default and user intervention is required to unlock and see the contents of the internet.
In Firefox, however, when the Flash plugin is absent and a website is opened, no warning appears and only a white space remains.
In this guide we see how to install Flash Player on Firefox and activate it on Chrome and how to unlock Flash content if Chrome or Firefox does not load them .
READ UPDATE: How to activate Flash on Chrome
Since compared to Chrome, Mozilla Firefox does not include the built-in Adobe Flash plugin, it is necessary to proceed with the download and manual installation.
To download Flash Player latest version for Firefox on a Windows PC, you just have to go to the official website page.
Before you hit the button to install, just be careful to remove the McAfee antivirus selection of the optional offer that is of no use to us.
Once the installation is complete, reopen Firefox and the flash content should already be unlocked by default.
In the event that the contents in Flash are not yet viewable with Firefox, you must unlock the plugin.
Open the Firefox settings by pressing the button at the top right and go to the add-ons section.
On the left side, click on the Plugins button and notice the appearance of the Shockwave Flash element, with two buttons on the right. One is that of options, the other is to activate Flash and you can choose to always activate it or to ask before activating which is the recommended option. The last option disables Flash Player and is like not having it installed.
At this point all flash content is unlocked and visible on each site.
In Chrome we said that Flash Player is a plugin integrated into the browser, so there is no need to install it.
In Chrome, however, by default the flash content can only be viewed on request and must be activated by clicking where it should appear. In theory, as happens in the Adobe Flash test page, when a content to activate is available, the image of a puzzle piece appears at the top right of the address bar to click on. In Chrome settings you can then activate Flash with the Ask first option.
At that point, reload the site and then press on the box where the content should appear to allow you to run Flash.
You can no longer automate the activation of content in Flash with Chrome
The confusion could be created when, in a site with Flash content open with Chrome, the puzzle icon does not appear, but a button with the words " Download Flash " or " Download Flash Player ", which however is already present on Chrome. By clicking the download button, you don't go to download anything, but simply activate the content.
In this regard it is important to be careful, both with Chrome and Firefox, never to click to download bogus additional plugins that could easily bring viruses.
READ ALSO: Puffin Browser to see flash sites on Android and iPhone
Until then, browsers will continue to require Adobe Flash Player to view some websites and while Chrome and Microsoft Edge have Flash built in, Firefox users need to install Flash Player.
In Chrome, even if it is integrated, Flash remains disabled by default and user intervention is required to unlock and see the contents of the internet.
In Firefox, however, when the Flash plugin is absent and a website is opened, no warning appears and only a white space remains.
In this guide we see how to install Flash Player on Firefox and activate it on Chrome and how to unlock Flash content if Chrome or Firefox does not load them .
READ UPDATE: How to activate Flash on Chrome
Since compared to Chrome, Mozilla Firefox does not include the built-in Adobe Flash plugin, it is necessary to proceed with the download and manual installation.
To download Flash Player latest version for Firefox on a Windows PC, you just have to go to the official website page.
Before you hit the button to install, just be careful to remove the McAfee antivirus selection of the optional offer that is of no use to us.
Once the installation is complete, reopen Firefox and the flash content should already be unlocked by default.
In the event that the contents in Flash are not yet viewable with Firefox, you must unlock the plugin.
Open the Firefox settings by pressing the button at the top right and go to the add-ons section.
On the left side, click on the Plugins button and notice the appearance of the Shockwave Flash element, with two buttons on the right. One is that of options, the other is to activate Flash and you can choose to always activate it or to ask before activating which is the recommended option. The last option disables Flash Player and is like not having it installed.
At this point all flash content is unlocked and visible on each site.
In Chrome we said that Flash Player is a plugin integrated into the browser, so there is no need to install it.
In Chrome, however, by default the flash content can only be viewed on request and must be activated by clicking where it should appear. In theory, as happens in the Adobe Flash test page, when a content to activate is available, the image of a puzzle piece appears at the top right of the address bar to click on. In Chrome settings you can then activate Flash with the Ask first option.
At that point, reload the site and then press on the box where the content should appear to allow you to run Flash.
You can no longer automate the activation of content in Flash with Chrome
The confusion could be created when, in a site with Flash content open with Chrome, the puzzle icon does not appear, but a button with the words " Download Flash " or " Download Flash Player ", which however is already present on Chrome. By clicking the download button, you don't go to download anything, but simply activate the content.
In this regard it is important to be careful, both with Chrome and Firefox, never to click to download bogus additional plugins that could easily bring viruses.
READ ALSO: Puffin Browser to see flash sites on Android and iPhone
