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re: dropping [flash] from Chrome - NOOOOO this is what Chrome is for! The only flash I have is the built in to chrome flash.

sparky_ 11y ago
I also do this. Firefox is my primary browser but I have Chrome installed solely to view flash-based video sites.
- Sophira 11y ago
  I think I'm missing something. Why not just install the Flash player from Adobe?
  - phpsupport 11y ago
    don't need to install. Now its default in browser
    - Sophira 11y ago
      Not in Firefox, and the GP said they're only keeping Chrome around for Flash.
  - nicky0 11y ago
    Then you enter the toxic hellstew of Flash Player updates.
  - Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 11y ago
    I'm not the person you asked, but here's my reasons. I'm on Linux and there no longer is a supported version of Flash by Adobe. (Apparently there is some NPAPI to Pepper bridge though, to get Chrome's Flash working in other browsers.) I already uninstalled before that, because I wanted to force HTML5 for sites that dynamically switch between Flash and HTML5 and because I wanted to nudge more sites to support HTML5 by boosting the stats of people who don't have Flash installed.
    - jhasse 11y ago
      > I'm on Linux and there no longer is a supported version of Flash by Adobe I'm using Firefox on Ubuntu with Flash (flashplugin-installer) and it's still receiving updates. It's an older version, but it has been working fine with every Flash site I've visited so far.
      - creshal 11y ago
        Not from my experience. There's quite a few sites that require a newer flash player, so it's either Google's PPAPI Flash or Windows.
      - Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 11y ago
        Yes, looks like I was misinformed there. While there are no more feature updates, security issues will continue to be released for about another year. (If I'm piecing the information here together correctly https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplatform/whitepapers/roadmap.html https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplatform/whitepapers/roadm... https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/release-notes-developer-flash-player.html https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/release-no...)
  - stephen_g 11y ago
    Historically, it's tended to have had far more zero day exploits than the web browsers themselves. removing Flash removes a huge attack surface, and 95% of the time you don't need it. I don't have flash installed (usually using Safari and Firefox) and have to jump over to Chrome to use a site maybe once or twice a week, which is more than acceptable given the insecurity of Flash.
  - jpwgarrison 11y ago
    I think everyone got most of my reasons covered below, but here they are: no need to manage updates, smaller security surface, battery life, fan noise. I typically browse with Firefox Nightly, and without flash installed globally I get HTML5 or whatever a site wants to offer me if I don't advertise flash compatibility. If I hit some must-have flash I have a key combo that opens the current tab in Chrome.
  - sparky_ 11y ago
    I really don't like flash. It's full of security holes and its primary uses annoy the living hell out of me. So I only use a browser that has it when it's on my terms.
josteink 11y ago
I'm not going to cry rivers over this, but yeah, the only reason I have Chrome installed is for sites insisting on running flash stuff. If Chrome stops supporting Flash I honestly have no need for it.
- rplnt 11y ago
  > I have Chrome installed is for sites insisting on running flash stuff Same here, I use it for Facebook. But Facebook servers HTML5 video instead of Flash to Chrome. What a world!

sparky_ 11y ago

I also do this. Firefox is my primary browser but I have Chrome installed solely to view flash-based video sites.

Sophira 11y ago
I think I'm missing something. Why not just install the Flash player from Adobe?
- phpsupport 11y ago
  don't need to install. Now its default in browser
  - Sophira 11y ago
    Not in Firefox, and the GP said they're only keeping Chrome around for Flash.
- nicky0 11y ago
  Then you enter the toxic hellstew of Flash Player updates.
- Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 11y ago
  I'm not the person you asked, but here's my reasons. I'm on Linux and there no longer is a supported version of Flash by Adobe. (Apparently there is some NPAPI to Pepper bridge though, to get Chrome's Flash working in other browsers.) I already uninstalled before that, because I wanted to force HTML5 for sites that dynamically switch between Flash and HTML5 and because I wanted to nudge more sites to support HTML5 by boosting the stats of people who don't have Flash installed.
  - jhasse 11y ago
    > I'm on Linux and there no longer is a supported version of Flash by Adobe I'm using Firefox on Ubuntu with Flash (flashplugin-installer) and it's still receiving updates. It's an older version, but it has been working fine with every Flash site I've visited so far.
    - creshal 11y ago
      Not from my experience. There's quite a few sites that require a newer flash player, so it's either Google's PPAPI Flash or Windows.
    - Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 11y ago
      Yes, looks like I was misinformed there. While there are no more feature updates, security issues will continue to be released for about another year. (If I'm piecing the information here together correctly https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplatform/whitepapers/roadmap.html https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplatform/whitepapers/roadm... https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/release-notes-developer-flash-player.html https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/release-no...)
- stephen_g 11y ago
  Historically, it's tended to have had far more zero day exploits than the web browsers themselves. removing Flash removes a huge attack surface, and 95% of the time you don't need it. I don't have flash installed (usually using Safari and Firefox) and have to jump over to Chrome to use a site maybe once or twice a week, which is more than acceptable given the insecurity of Flash.
- jpwgarrison 11y ago
  I think everyone got most of my reasons covered below, but here they are: no need to manage updates, smaller security surface, battery life, fan noise. I typically browse with Firefox Nightly, and without flash installed globally I get HTML5 or whatever a site wants to offer me if I don't advertise flash compatibility. If I hit some must-have flash I have a key combo that opens the current tab in Chrome.
- sparky_ 11y ago
  I really don't like flash. It's full of security holes and its primary uses annoy the living hell out of me. So I only use a browser that has it when it's on my terms.

josteink 11y ago

I'm not going to cry rivers over this, but yeah, the only reason I have Chrome installed is for sites insisting on running flash stuff. If Chrome stops supporting Flash I honestly have no need for it.

rplnt 11y ago
> I have Chrome installed is for sites insisting on running flash stuff Same here, I use it for Facebook. But Facebook servers HTML5 video instead of Flash to Chrome. What a world!