If Flash is still installed on your device, you will likely be prompted to uninstall. 31, according to Web Technology Surveys, a site that tracks the top 10 million websites in the world. “But as open standards like HTML5, WebGL and WebAssembly have matured over the past several years, most now provide many of the capabilities and functionalities that plugins pioneered and have become a viable alternative for content on the web.”Īccording to the company, more than 1.3 billion people across web browsers and operating systems used Flash - 11 times more people than the bestselling hardware game console.Ģ.2% or 220,000 of the top 10 million websites are using Flash, as of Dec. “Several industries and businesses have been built around Flash technology - including gaming, education and video,” Adobe said in 2017. Adobe announced the end of the platform in 2017. The tool would go on to deliver animations, videos and other new experiences to the World Wide Web. 12.įlash debuted in 1996 as Macromedia Flash. For that reason, Adobe will also block Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning Jan. 31, Adobe won’t be updating the security of it anymore.
Part of the reason to get people to uninstall is that as of Dec. Apple got rid of supporting Flash on most platforms a decade ago. You may have noticed this Adobe Flash icon on sites.
