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"the 3 browser players on Android seem to think Flash support is quite important. Surprising if it is something nobody wants." I'm sure there are folks who wan
by Samuel_Michon 15y ago
"the 3 browser players on Android seem to think Flash support is quite important. Surprising if it is something nobody wants."
I'm sure there are folks who want it. It just doesn't work. And Adobe has acknowledged that by axing the project, after promising to get it right for 6 years straight.
Let's disregard that mobile Flash is limited, buggy, CPU intensive, and battery draining. Most Flash content just doesn't work on small screens that are meant to be manipulated with fingers. The 'hover' action alone is causing web standards programmers head aches -- preparing Flash interfaces for mobile requires > ten times as much work, which the vast majority of Flash creators will never do.