Some technologies that were once developed for strictly specialized tasks have become common names over time. An example is xerox. However, few people now remember about copying machines, while flash is in the language of almost all users who regularly work on the Internet. By the way, what is it all about?
The meaning of a flash player
If you ever wandered around the expanses of the Web, you probably watched videos more than once. So, Flash Player is responsible for their playback, which must be installed on every computer.
This technology was once developed by the notorious Adobe company for creating, playing and editing Flash games. The creators of the sites quickly drew attention to it: for example, the Disney page was almost completely made on this engine.
What is the advantage of flash? In many ways, here you can draw parallels with PDF files. Their appearance was caused by the need to standardize office document formats, to bring the entire workflow to a “common denominator”.
Simply put, specialists needed a file format that would open exactly the same on any computer or laptop, regardless of which operating system is used on it. Flash is the same story.
Over the years, so much audiovisual information has appeared on the Internet that it has become necessary to somehow standardize it.
Why do I need to install a player?
So how to install a flash player in the system and why is it not there initially? Let's start with the second question. The fact is that this is a third-party development, and therefore the creators of the OS simply do not have the right to embed it there. In addition, many developers criticize the inadequacy of flash security, gradually trying to find alternative solutions.
Installation methods
Before you install the flash player, you need to visit the official site of Adobe. On its main page you will find a link to the installer file. Keep in mind that only the installer (!) Will be downloaded from there, and not the entire necessary package. Simply put, you can install the program only if you have an Internet connection, since most of the data will be received from the Adobe server.
After you download the file, you need to right-click on it, and then select the option “Run as administrator” in the context menu. The installation dialog box appears, even a beginner can figure out the menu.
Attention! At the end of the installation, you will need to check the box "Allow Adobe to install updates." In this case, all patches and new versions of the program will be automatically downloaded as they are released.
If you consider yourself an experienced user, it’s best to select the “Notify me before installing updates” item. Then the program will ask for permission to install whenever the next update comes out.
Offline installation
But how to install a flash player if you have so bad internet that online installation is impossible due to constant disconnection? On the same official site, you need to find the item "Download flash player for another computer", and then start downloading the already complete package. In this case, you can use the download manager, which doesn’t care about connection breaks.
Actually, further installation is no different from the process described above.
Important!
Why are we always talking about the official site? It's all about the security of your computer. We have already mentioned that computer security experts have long criticized Flash Player for the fact that more and more vulnerabilities are constantly being detected in the program.
More than 70% of computer defeats when malware penetrated the browser were possible because users either did not update the flash player, or downloaded it from the “left” sites.
If you downloaded the installation kit on some dubious portal, hung with banners and pop-ups, then you will almost certainly gain a lot of problems when installing it. Do not do that! Remember - you can only use Flash Player, obtained on the official site of Adobe!
Update Issues
Since installing a flash player is very simple, many users completely forget about it. Remember what we said about the "Allow Adobe to install updates" item, recommending experienced users set the value to "Notify me of updates"?
Unfortunately, not in all cases the player will actually be updated automatically. Antivirus, firewall, as well as hundreds of other unknown reasons can interfere. As a result, many "sit" on very old versions of the flash player. This is fraught with the fact that your computer will fall victim to infection on the first fraudulent site.
But how to install a new flash player if the old version is already in the system? Oh, there’s nothing complicated about it. Moreover, dealing with this is even easier than with the situation described above.
Before installing the flash player correctly, click on the "Start" button, go to the "Control Panel". A dialog box opens in which you need to click on Flash Player. In the dialog that opens, go to the "Advanced" tab. There is the item “Change update settings”, in which you still need to check the box next to the item “Allow Adobe to install updates”, or just make sure that it is already there.
After that, you can click on the "Check Now" button, after which you will be transferred to the same official Adobe portal. The software on the site will check the flash version installed on your computer, compare it with the number on the site, then give a warning about the need for an update or reassure you, assuring that your version is up to date.
Android
We conclude our review with a recommendation on how to install an Android flash player. To do this, go to the Google Play store (do not forget about a good Internet connection), type Flash Player in the search bar, agree to the license agreement and click on the "Install" button. All!
In no case do not put any "left" APKs downloaded on sites that are not related to either Google Play or Adobe!
Here's how to install the flash player plugin . It is not difficult.