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According to a report in Android Central, Adobe is starting to block downloads of the Flash Player app in the Google Play Store. Android owners who already have the plugin installed will continue to receive security fixes, but owners who don’t have it installed are out of luck. If you absolutely must have Flash, then you can always head to xda-developers and find the version that’s compatible with your device and version of Android.
This change by Adobe is part of a larger plan to phase out its mobile Flash player and focus on its desktop version. Now that Flash is on the outs, mobile device owners can look forward to HTML 5 formatted content.
[Via Android Central]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
