01-23-2020, 05:01 AM
Adobe Flash disabled in latest Safari Technology Preview
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<p class="gray small byline"> By <a href="https://appleinsider.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630e0a08061a00020e1301060f0f23040e020a0f4d000c0e">Mikey Campbell</a> <br /><span class="gray">Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 06:56 pm PT (09:56 pm ET)</span> </p>
<p> <span><span class="article-leader">Presaging what will be the final nail in the coffin for Adobe Flash on Safari, Apple on Wednesday disabled support for the much-maligned multimedia plug-in in the latest version of Safari Technology Preview.<br /></span></p>
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<p>Apple quietly announced the imminent demise of Flash on <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/safari">Safari</a> in a set of release notes accompanying <a href="https://webkit.org/blog/9992/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-99/">Safari Technology Preview 99</a>. Along with a number of enhancements to WebKit code and assets is mention of a single deprecation under “Legacy Plug-Ins,” which simply states, “Removed support for Adobe Flash.” </p>
<p><em>CNET</em> was first <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-says-goodbye-to-adobe-flash-in-safari-technology-preview/">to note the change</a> on Wednesday. </p>
<p>Introduced as a developer-focused <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/30/apple-launches-new-experimental-safari-technology-preview-browser-for-developers">experimental browser in 2016</a>, Safari Technology Preview provides an early look at upcoming Web technologies that will appear — or in the case of Flash, won’t appear — in both <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/ios">iOS</a> and <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/macos">macOS</a>. The browser is in many ways a standalone beta version of Safari. </p>
<p>The death of Flash is a long time coming. A once-pervasive standard for distributing rich media over the internet, the asset-hungry, proprietary software is now viewed as out-of-date and unsuitable for a mobile-first world. Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs said as much some 10 years ago in a widely circulated letter appropriately titled “<a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/29/apples_steve_jobs_publishes_public_thoughts_on_flash_letter">Thoughts on Flash</a>.”</p>
<p>Following increased competition and pushback from the likes of Apple, Google and other browser makers, Adobe in 2017 said it would <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/17/07/25/flash-is-dead-adobe-announces-end-of-life-plans-will-stop-distribution-in-2020">pull the plug on Flash</a> in 2020. Now, with five words, Apple is signaling that time is nigh for Safari.</p>
<p>For iOS device users, the end of Flash is a non-issue as the platform never integrated the web standard. Safari on Mac has shipped with Flash disabled since macOS Sierra, leaving users to manually activate the software on a case-by-case basis.</p>
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<p class="gray small byline"> By <a href="https://appleinsider.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630e0a08061a00020e1301060f0f23040e020a0f4d000c0e">Mikey Campbell</a> <br /><span class="gray">Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 06:56 pm PT (09:56 pm ET)</span> </p>
<p> <span><span class="article-leader">Presaging what will be the final nail in the coffin for Adobe Flash on Safari, Apple on Wednesday disabled support for the much-maligned multimedia plug-in in the latest version of Safari Technology Preview.<br /></span></p>
<div align="center">
<div class="article-img"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/adobe-flash-disabled-in-latest-safari-technology-preview.jpg" alt="Adobe Flash" height="389" class="lazy" data-original="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/adobe-flash-disabled-in-latest-safari-technology-preview-1.jpg"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/adobe-flash-disabled-in-latest-safari-technology-preview-1.jpg"></div>
<p><span class="minor2 small gray"></span></div>
<p>Apple quietly announced the imminent demise of Flash on <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/safari">Safari</a> in a set of release notes accompanying <a href="https://webkit.org/blog/9992/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-99/">Safari Technology Preview 99</a>. Along with a number of enhancements to WebKit code and assets is mention of a single deprecation under “Legacy Plug-Ins,” which simply states, “Removed support for Adobe Flash.” </p>
<p><em>CNET</em> was first <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-says-goodbye-to-adobe-flash-in-safari-technology-preview/">to note the change</a> on Wednesday. </p>
<p>Introduced as a developer-focused <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/30/apple-launches-new-experimental-safari-technology-preview-browser-for-developers">experimental browser in 2016</a>, Safari Technology Preview provides an early look at upcoming Web technologies that will appear — or in the case of Flash, won’t appear — in both <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/ios">iOS</a> and <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/macos">macOS</a>. The browser is in many ways a standalone beta version of Safari. </p>
<p>The death of Flash is a long time coming. A once-pervasive standard for distributing rich media over the internet, the asset-hungry, proprietary software is now viewed as out-of-date and unsuitable for a mobile-first world. Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs said as much some 10 years ago in a widely circulated letter appropriately titled “<a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/29/apples_steve_jobs_publishes_public_thoughts_on_flash_letter">Thoughts on Flash</a>.”</p>
<p>Following increased competition and pushback from the likes of Apple, Google and other browser makers, Adobe in 2017 said it would <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/17/07/25/flash-is-dead-adobe-announces-end-of-life-plans-will-stop-distribution-in-2020">pull the plug on Flash</a> in 2020. Now, with five words, Apple is signaling that time is nigh for Safari.</p>
<p>For iOS device users, the end of Flash is a non-issue as the platform never integrated the web standard. Safari on Mac has shipped with Flash disabled since macOS Sierra, leaving users to manually activate the software on a case-by-case basis.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/01/...y-preview/