Adobe will end support of Flash Player on December 31, 2020. Here's what you can expect in the meantime for each Microsoft browser: In the next version of Microsoft Edge (built on Chromium), Flash will be disabled by default. However, users may re-enable it on a site-by-site basis. The timeline for Chromium-based browsers can be found here. For instructions on uninstalling Flash, see Adobe's help page, Uninstall Flash Player - Windows Uninstall Flash Player - Mac OS. Note: Running Adobe's uninstaller will remove Flash from all browsers where it is not built-in. If you want Flash to work in Firefox you must install the plugin version, as explained above. Adobe® Flash® Player is a lightweight browser plug-in and rich Internet application runtime that delivers consistent and engaging user experiences, stunning audio/video playback, and exciting gameplay. Installed on more than 1.3 billion systems, Flash Player is. Firefox Lockwise. Take the passwords you’ve saved in Firefox with you everywhere. Download for iOS; Download for Android; Support; Firefox Monitor. See if your personal info has been leaked online, and sign up for future breach alerts.
Starting with Firefox version 62 for Mac, Adobe Flash applets will be run in a more secure mode using process sandboxing.
The sandbox is known to prevent the following features from working:
- Print to PDF from the Flash print dialog
- Print to Open in Preview from the Flash print dialog
- Quicklook in the File -> Open menu
- Saving files from a Flash applet
- Flash applets downloading and running the Adobe Air installer
- Flash triggering Adobe Air applications to run
To disable the Flash sandbox in Firefox, follow these steps:
- Type about:config in the address bar and press EnterReturn.
A warning page may appear. Click to continue to the about:config page. - Find the preference dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.flash and double-click itclick the Edit button.
- Enter an integer value of 0 (zero) and click on the checkmark to save the change.
- Quit and reopen Firefox so that the change will take effect.
The Flash plugin can cause security, speed and stability problems on some sites. In order to give you a safe, fast and stable browsing experience, Firefox automatically blocks Flash on some websites that potentially cause problems.
Firefox blocks Flash on the following sites:
- Websites that are embedded in other websites.
- Sites that use plugins unnecessarily. If a popular website does not need Flash to work properly, Flash will be automatically blocked in order to give you a faster and better browsing experience.
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For more information about domain blocking, see Blocking by Domain on Mozilla Developer Network.
Some websites require Flash in order to display properly. Here's how to enable Flash.
This is not recommended as it may cause security and stability issues.
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- Click the menu button , click Add-ons and select Plugins.
- Click the button next to the Flash entry.Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon next to the Flash entry and select OptionsPreferences from the drop-down menu.
- Remove the checkmark next to Block dangerous and intrusive Flash content.