The tool would go on to deliver animations, videos and other new experiences to the World Wide Web. 12.įlash debuted in 1996 as Macromedia Flash.
For that reason, Adobe will also block Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning Jan. 31, Adobe won’t be updating the security of it anymore.
Part of the reason to get people to uninstall is that as of Dec. Apple got rid of supporting Flash on most platforms a decade ago. You may have noticed this Adobe Flash icon on sites.