Since you have blocked Adobe Flash and I have uninstalled it as suggested by many commentators what are my options for seeing the content I wish to view??
Again, now that the Adobe Flash problems are all over the news what are my options for viewing content on those sites which were previously used by Adobe Flash? I have uninstalled Adobe Flash but need an alternative. Thanks!!!
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Mozilla had "soft-blocked" version 18.0.0.203 and earlier, which still allowed you to activate Flash on sites you trust.
If you are not accustomed to using the "Ask to Activate" feature with any of your plugins, here's what to expect:
When you visit a site that wants to use Flash, you should see a notification icon in the address bar and one of the following: a link in a black rectangle in the page or an infobar sliding down between the toolbar area and the page.
If you see a good reason to use Flash, and the site looks trustworthy, you can go ahead and click the Lego-like icon in the address bar to allow Flash.
But some pages use Flash only for tracking or playing ads, so if you don't see an immediate need for Flash, feel free to ignore the notification. It will just sit there in case you want it later.
Until this ordeal of previously unknown security flaws shakes out, you might want to try this on and see how it fits. To set Flash to "Ask to Activate", after you reinstall it, open the Add-ons page using either:
- Ctrl+Shift+a
- "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Plugins. Look for "Shockwave Flash" and change "Always Activate" to "Ask to Activate".
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Hi pnewman, the Flash Player was disabled in Firefox because of Adobe’s advisory for a critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2015-5122 and CVE-2015-5123) in Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.203 and earlier versions (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html)
Today Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player, please try to update again : https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html
thank you
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Mozilla had "soft-blocked" version 18.0.0.203 and earlier, which still allowed you to activate Flash on sites you trust.
If you are not accustomed to using the "Ask to Activate" feature with any of your plugins, here's what to expect:
When you visit a site that wants to use Flash, you should see a notification icon in the address bar and one of the following: a link in a black rectangle in the page or an infobar sliding down between the toolbar area and the page.
If you see a good reason to use Flash, and the site looks trustworthy, you can go ahead and click the Lego-like icon in the address bar to allow Flash.
But some pages use Flash only for tracking or playing ads, so if you don't see an immediate need for Flash, feel free to ignore the notification. It will just sit there in case you want it later.
Until this ordeal of previously unknown security flaws shakes out, you might want to try this on and see how it fits. To set Flash to "Ask to Activate", after you reinstall it, open the Add-ons page using either:
- Ctrl+Shift+a
- "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Plugins. Look for "Shockwave Flash" and change "Always Activate" to "Ask to Activate".
As for whether there is an effective alternative to Flash, I think the best answer is "not yet." Apple banning Flash from the iPhone has done a lot to move sites away from Flash for mobile viewing, but for desktop viewing, it's still common.
Thanks to you both. Very much appreciate your time and comments. I shall do the update and then click to activate with it asks for the sites I want. Again thanks!!