
The computationally lightweight JPEG-XR format provides more efficient compression than JPEG, enables both lossy and lossless compression support, and adds support for alpha channel transparency.īitmapData objects are no longer limited to a maximum resolution of 16 megapixels (16,777,215 pixels), and maximum bitmap width/height is no longer limited to 8,191 pixels, enabling the development of apps that utilize very large bitmaps.įlash Access Content Protection Support for Mobileįlash Access content protection support is now available on mobile devices including Android powered smartphones and tablets. Stream high-quality video from your computer's camera with higher compression efficiency and industry standard support, enabling both immersive real-time communications such as video chat/conferencing and live video broadcasts.įlash Player and AIR include support for the JPEG-XR advanced image compression standard (International Standard ISO/IEC 29199-2).

H.264/AVC Software Encoding for Cameras (desktop) More than 2,000 pieces of Flash media have been added to the archive. Fortunately, the Internet Archive is working to preserve some of the best Flash content so it won’t be lost to Father Time. The software platform started to fall out of favor in the mid-2000s and has been on a downward trajectory ever since as alternatives like HTML5 gained support. As such, the company “strongly recommends” that all users immediately uninstall Flash Player to help protect their systems.Īdobe has been planning to sunset Flash for a few years now and arguably could have done so even sooner. Please see our blog for more information.Adobe will stop supporting Flash Player after December 31, 2020, and will actively start blocking content from running in Flash Player from January 12, 2021.

Group policies are available for enterprise admins and IT pros to change the Flash behavior prior to that date.Ĭompanies reliant on Flash for development and playback of content are encouraged to remove the dependency on Adobe Flash prior to December 2020. The timeline for Chromium-based browsers can be found here.įlash will not be disabled by default from Microsoft Edge (built on EdgeHTML) or Internet Explorer 11 prior to its removal by December of 2020.įlash will be completely removed from all browsers by December 31, 2020, via Windows Update. However, users may re-enable it on a site-by-site basis. In the next version of Microsoft Edge (built on Chromium), Flash will be disabled by default. Here's what you can expect in the meantime for each Microsoft browser:


Please go here for the latest.Īdobe will end support of Flash Player on December 31, 2020. Please go here to search for your product's lifecycle.
