Adobe argued that ending Flash was triggered by the evolution and maturation of open standards - like HTML5, WebGL and WebAssembly - that 'provide many of the capabilities and functionalities that plugins pioneered' and thus were 'a viable alternative for content on the web.' In mid-2017, Adobe announced it would retire Flash from support and halt distribution of the application by the end of 2020. 'Adobe will no longer support Flash Player after December 31, 2020, and Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning January 12, 2021.'Īdobe's good-bye marked the end of 24 years for Flash Player, the once-ubiquitous utility that fueled the Internet's transformation from text-only to a multimedia bonanza.
'Today marks the final scheduled release of Flash Player for all regions outside of Mainland China,' Adobe wrote in a release note for the Dec. Adobe this week issued its last Flash Player update and told users that the app would refuse to run content starting Jan.
