[INFO] Flash support for Android 4.0 ICS will be out before end of 2011

[-BoneZ-]

** EDIT for new info **:

Flash for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be out before the end of 2011. There will be no Flash support for Android 5.0:

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/43152/flash-for-android-4-end-2011-no-flash-for-android-5





The main reason why I switched to Android was it's Flash support. Finding out recently that ICS did not support Flash and that Adobe was discontinuing Flash development was very discouraging.

Google has confirmed that Flash is not yet operational in ICS, but Google is also confirming that Adobe will support Flash in ICS.

“Flash hasn’t been released for ICS yet. So as far as we know, Adobe will support Flash for ICS.” – Google

http://www.slashgear.com/google-con...e-cream-sandwich-for-the-time-being-19196702/


Although discouraging and disappointing at first, there is now hope.

 

[samizad]

So Flash Player doesn't even show up in the Android Market on the Galaxy Nexus but I thought that one can install the apk on the phone. It seems that this doesn't work either, according to other users who've already got theirs. e.g. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351167

Half the bloody web uses Flash. How are we supposed to view those sites?

 

[uvarvu]

To be honest I'm glad there is no support at the moment and wish that it wouldn't come. I haven't missed it since upgrading to the Nexus and if anything browsing is faster!

 

[kms108]

has anyone tried side loading it

 

[beekay201]

Flash is going to die in mobile platforms, and we should be pressing video stream websites to use html5, instead of crying about flash's death. Damn memory/cpu hog.

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[tvp2411]

i dont know about you guys, but for me, more then half the web uses flash. The only reason im not getting iphone because of flash. The stream i always go to, uses flash. gonna wait a month, if they dont support flash on nexus, im getting sgs2

 

[omrij]

SGS2 will eventually get ICS and will have similar "problem"

 

[Nebucatnetzer]

To be honest I'm glad there is no support at the moment and wish that it wouldn't come. I haven't missed it since upgrading to the Nexus and if anything browsing is faster!

It's no problem at all to set the flash settings to "on demand " so you have the fast browsing experience and flash if you need it.

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[BiGMERF]

i her simple apps like tweecaster and facebook do not work! is this true? wtf is going on?. not having flash is a bummer. at least we should have the option. volume issues, no flash, simple apps not working.. this is getting really discouraging

 

[Nebucatnetzer]

Because they aren't updated for ics I would say. And because the Nexus is the only ics device at the moment they are probably to lazy to do so.

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[BiGMERF]

Because they aren't updated for ics I would say. And because the Nexus is the only ics device at the moment they are probably to lazy to do so.

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yea the apps issue i expected..same happened with nex 1 and nex s.. but the no flash and volume issue are real bummers

 

[bmstrong]

Who gives a s$&@ about Flash? DOA.

 

[crazy talk]

Who gives a s$&@ about Flash? DOA.

you keep running the Apple party line. the rest of us would prefer to have the option for when we need it.

Adobe Flash is currently #24 in the top (free) apps for Android. and the majority of the low reviews are from idiots using 50 dollar Cricket android phones.

don't like it? don't use it. no reason to come in here and spout nonsense.

 

[Chrono_Tata]

Hopefully this will shut up the people who keep going on about no Flash support on the GN. It's a brand new hardware running a brand new software; of course there are going to be compatibility issues for early adopters.

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[philosopher09]

There are allways apps that don't work with newer OS versions. Happens with iOs, too.

 

[Clancy_s]

has anyone tried side loading it

Several people have reported trying to sideload the latest flash apk for Honeycomb - it didn't work.

 

[Faz20]

About the apps issue, how long is it before they usually get sorted out and ready for the latest OS (right now ICS). I know that the main reason I use my phone for is Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Browsing.

I'm not guessing too long right?

 

[kms108]

Several people have reported trying to sideload the latest flash apk for Honeycomb - it didn't work.

has anyone tried it on ICS, honycomb is for tablets, whiles ICS is for both tablets and smartphones, hopefully it works.

 

[Chrono_Tata]

About the apps issue, how long is it before they usually get sorted out and ready for the latest OS (right now ICS). I know that the main reason I use my phone for is Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Browsing.

I'm not guessing too long right?

If those 4 things are your main concerns it shouldn't be a problem. As far as I know Twitter works fine. Official Facebook app has always been pretty ass on the Android so if you can live with it before you can probably live with it now. YouTube is natively supported and apart from not having Flash the browser is blazing fast.

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[matt2053]

yea the apps issue i expected..same happened with nex 1 and nex s.. but the no flash and volume issue are real bummers

Lack of flash is Adobe's fault, not Google's.