iOS & Android/Adobe: No Flash means No Fun!

[Melbosa]

So I know we have talked about it before in other threads, but last night playing with my new Android Tablet, I was frustrated without Flash support.  I know it's Adobe's fault for pulling the development plug, but so much of my streaming websites still use Flash Player, including NHL.com.  And that was the one I was trying to use last night.

I know some of have developed apps for their sites on these platforms to bypass the Flash stuff (even NHL has - although it does suffer from bypassing VPNs for local blackouts on the Android and iOS).  But I think that is a cop-out really.  Too much content on the web is still Flash, not HTML5.

So what are your thoughts?  Also, do you know how I can get Flash back on the Android?

[Tom]

It's not entirely Adobe's fault. Apple refused to include or support or allow flash on iOS devices.

There is no support for flash on new versions of android. as far as I know, there is no plugin that works with the new chrome based browser.

[Lazybones]

The only thing holding many sites back from html5 video is DRM available in flash and Silverlight.

You might want to try the Skyfire browser, it is Available on android and was a good workaround on iOS for a while.

In my own personal use I rarely run into sites that don't work with my iOS devices anymore.

For non live content you can also send video to your Plex queue and your Plex sever should transcode it.

[Melbosa]

I tried Photon Flash Player and Browser, but all that does is proxy through another website with some type of frame.  It didn't actually let me surf from my own IP...

[Darren Dirt]

The only thing holding many sites back from html5 video is DRM available in flash and Silverlight.

You might want to try the Skyfire browser, it is Available on android and was a good workaround on iOS for a while.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skyfire.consumer.browser&hl=en
http://www.skyfire.com/en/for-consumers

[Melbosa]

The only thing holding many sites back from html5 video is DRM available in flash and Silverlight.

You might want to try the Skyfire browser, it is Available on android and was a good workaround on iOS for a while.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skyfire.consumer.browser&hl=en
http://www.skyfire.com/en/for-consumers

From the Google Play link:

Note: Skyfire Web Browser 5.0 does not support tablet devices due to screen size. This new version of Skyfire also does not support an in-app upgrade to Flash video capabilities. We have decided to move away from support of Flash, a format that is in decreasing use, in favor of making the best browser and browser extensions in the world.

[Lazybones]

Lol well there goes that option.