See also: " How do I manually install Flash Player on my Android device?" There are older versions of Flash Player (for Android) at that link, but there are no guarantees any of them will work. Check Amazon Appstore, accessible through the Apps or Games library on your Kindle Fire, for availability." Some popular websites may also have an app available. We recommend switching to mobile view when browsing a website with Flash content to see if that solves your problem: Some sites use alternative web technologies to Flash in their mobile versions. The Amazon Silk web browser on Kindle Fire 2nd Generation, Kindle Fire HD 7", and Kindle Fire HD 8.9" doesn't support Flash. Check Amazon Appstore, accessible through the Apps library on your Kindle Fire, for availability.
If a web page suffers from slow performance due to Flash, or you're unable to view a web page with Flash enabled, we recommend switching to mobile view when browsing a Flash-heavy website to see if that solves your problem: If you want to view the content, you'll need to enable Flash through the Silk settings menu.
If you see a message to install Flash while using your Kindle Fire, this means that the content you're attempting to view uses Flash. Adobe Flash is pre-installed on a 1st Generation Kindle Fire and is disabled by default. "The Amazon Silk web browser on Kindle Fire 1st Generation supports some, but not all, versions of Flash. Devices that do not have Flash Player already installed are increasingly likely to be incompatible with Flash Player and will no longer be able to install it from the Google Play Store after August 15th, 2012." "Beginning Augwe will use the configuration settings in the Google Play Store to limit continued access to Flash Player updates to only those devices that have Flash Player already installed. The following is from Samsung Support (): Additionally, Samsung and Amazon have ended support for Flash in ALL of their newest tablet models. (July 2012) That includes Kindle as well as Samsung Tablets.
Due to its history of security and stability problems, users on the desktop are still encouraged to always update to the latest version.If your Tablet is newer than May 2012 Flash Player isn't supported by Android.Īdobe stopped ALL development of Flash for Android last year. Adobe announced the end of Flash for mobile devices in late 2011. However, with the advent of HTML5, Adobe Flash is in decline. Without it, many videos and games cannot be displayed in the browser. No additional installation is necessary for Google Chrome which includes its own edition maintained by Google.Īdobe Flash player is still an essential part of today's web browsing experience. One, called Adobe Flash Player ActiveX, is only for the use within Microsoft Internet Explorer, while the other, Adobe Flash Player Plugin, is for the use in other browsers such as Mozilla Firefox. On Windows, there are two separately available editions of Adobe Flash Player. It is not available within the browser on Apple's iOS mobile devices (iPhone, iPad), where Apple disallows it citing security and stability reasons. Flash Player is often used to display videos, games, and advertisements.Īdobe Flash Player is available for many platforms and browsers, including Windows, MacOS X, Linux, and several mobile device operating systems such as Android. It was initially developed by Macromedia, which was purchased by Adobe in 2005.
Since its inception in 1996, Adobe Flash Player has become a quasi-standard for the display of video content on the web.