Published 18:19 IST, June 18th 2020

Adobe Flash shut down date announced; Why and when is Adobe shutting down Flash?

Adobe Flash is finally going to be shut down after announcing it back in 2017. Here are the details as of why, how and when is Adobe closing off Flash.

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year 2017 brought s news for many obe Flash users when obe announced that it is going to shut down Flash for good soon. It has been more than 2 years now and official date of removing its Flash player has finally out for users. obe Flash Player played an essential role in shaping and increasing usage of internet in 2000s, especially in late 90s. re was a time when, without this software, one could not watch many videos on ir desktop as it assisted interactivity in websites by offering animations, games, and sometimes videos.

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Why is obe killing Flash?

Now, it is a lesser-known fact that back in day, YouTube relied on obe Flash to help millions of users stream its videos across globe. However, as time passed, in late 2000s, obe Flash lost popularity that it once used to own. This was due to or apps flourishing in open-source platforms such as HTML 5 and CSS 3. This ded to  fall of software. main reason that could be cited is that users demanded a more efficient standard to run on smartphones which obe Flash somehow failed to present.

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In 2010, obe Flash reportedly a large number of its users to rising competitors. re was a time when founder of Apple Inc, Steve Jobs wrote a letter in which he explained why future products of tech organisation as iP, iPhone, and any future devices, would not support Flash. This also presents how obe Flash lost a lot of user base as popularity and demand for Apple products around world kept on increasing. Noways, when any portal or an app requires a user to access obe Flash, eir it is skipped or it reminds m of simpler internet time.

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When does obe kill Flash?

obe Flash is going to be shut down by end of year 2020 i.e. December 31. However, organisation revealed that it will not reveal any obe Flash Player latest version after shutting it down. This means re won't be any furr security or privacy patches or obe Flash update. Still, users can choose to use stey version for as long as it suits m. obe Flash downlo would be available on all platforms as per usual.

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18:18 IST, June 18th 2020