Installing a flash player on Android is not an easy task. "Why?" - you ask. First, Android and the Flash player have long been “not friends”, or rather, the software companies are not friends. And secondly, installing the player from the Google Market is also not an easy task. Therefore, you should first answer the question of whether you really need a flash player. On "Android" how to install it, we will tell in the article.
A few words about Flash Player
More recently, a flash player (on “Android” how to install it will be described below) was the most downloaded application for this platform, but everything has changed. Adobe has recently stopped supporting flash players for smartphones and other devices on the Android platform, and therefore, not all the latest devices with this operating system have Adobe Flash Player preinstalled. Typically, developers replace it with other applications for playing media files, videos, some games. For example, use HTML5. Installing the flash player on Android in the usual way (via the Google Market) will not work, because it is simply not there.
Almost all browsers on Android devices do not process Flash animation for security reasons, because the updates for the corresponding player stopped coming out, and, as you know, without the correct operation of such applications it is impossible to play either a video or even a simple splash screen. And if you can’t figure out how to install a flash player on Android (smartphone or tablet), then we know the answer. The tips below are designed specifically for you.
Flash player on "Android" how to install?
So, as you know, to play Flash, you first need to install a browser. Better to choose a Boat Browser, which can be easily downloaded from the Market. It is he who supports flash animation 100%. Of course, you can find other browsers that support Flash, but Boat Browser is perhaps the most successful of those with a flash player. On "Android" how to install the application itself? Very simple! Since we will download it from the Market, we need to allow the installation of applications from third-party developers. This is absolutely safe, since the program is downloaded from the official Macromedia website, and this company created a flash player running on Android. To allow downloading, go to the "Settings" menu, select the "Security" item, and then put a check mark next to the "Unknown sources" line.
After that, download the latest version of the flash player for your version of Android. You can find it in the Adobe archive. You just need to click on the appropriate link, for this you can use the previously downloaded browser. After that, run the downloaded file, the installation of Adobe Flash Player will start automatically. Immediately after completing this process, the flash player will be ready to go.
Enable Flash in Boat Browser
If you managed to install the flash player on Android, now all you have to do is activate it in your browser settings. To do this, we also want to go to the appropriate menu, select the "Web Content Settings" item, turn on the Flash plug-in and put a checkmark in front of the "Always turn on" line. After that, all flash content of sites will be displayed in the browser by default. You don’t have to turn it on again, but if you suddenly need to reduce the consumed traffic, you can turn it off in the same way. Also, sometimes it may be necessary to put all the necessary checkmarks back if you reinstall or update your browser.
Now it remains only to disable the ability to install applications from unknown sources in order to protect yourself from accidentally downloading malicious programs. To do this, go back to the settings and uncheck.
Conclusion
Although Flash Player, of course, can be installed on Android, it’s more convenient to just search for sites that use HTML5 to play animations and media files. It is much simpler. After all, HTML5 files are supported in almost every known browser; no additional applications are needed to play them. Moreover, since the official support for the flash player on Android was discontinued, then possibly compatibility errors will make your browser more vulnerable to viruses and network attacks.
It is also worth noting that all of the above applications are free. If you do not download them from the Market and you need to pay to gain access, stop! This is an ordinary online fraud. You can find all new and old versions of the flash player for Android on the official websites of developers, in the corresponding sections on torrents or in free access on other resources.