While sites and services continually adopt newer technologies such as HTML5 in the place of Flash and other older plug-ins, in your internet activity you'll likely find that Flash is still a major component of a number of sites. Some browsers still treat these plug-ins the same as they always have, but Safari has a different way of interacting with Flash than it has in the past.
For one thing, Flash is off by default. How Flash works in Safari on macOS High Sierra Since macOS Sierra, Adobe's Flash plug-in has been turned off in Safari by default to encourage users — and websites — to use HTML5 for features like video, and this remains true in macOS. This is because Flash is easily exploitable, and if someone with nefarious intentions hacks the plug-in or the site, Apple previously couldn't prevent users from being exposed. However, there are some sites and services, such as Hulu, Spotify, and Pandora, that require the use of Flash for video playback, music streaming, and more. When you visit one of these sites in Safari, by default you'll see either a black screen with a button saying Click to use Flash or the website will encourage you to download Flash. If Flash is installed, when you click the link to download, you'll be presented with a dialogue box asking if you want to use Flash on the current site just once, or every time you visit. Clicking either will allow you to watch the video as you normally would.
How to uninstall Adobe Flash Player on Mac computer? This video clip shows the streamlined process to get rid of Adobe Flash Player for Mac. If you want to remove Adobe Flash Player from Mac.
In addition to these new Flash permissions, you can also control these settings on a more granular basis in Safari's settings. How to manage Adobe Flash in Safari.
Open Safari. Click on Safari in the Menu bar.
Click on Preferences. Click the Websites tab. Click on Adobe Flash Player under Plug-ins. Click on the drop-down menus next to the names of currently-open sites in Safari. Use the menus to decide if Flash will run, stay off, or ask to be run on the sites in questions.
Click the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page to determine the same thing for all other sites. Want to know more about how Flash and Safari operate in macOS High Sierra? Let us know below.
Are you tired of seeing an update like this on your Mac? Adobe asks you to download and install an update to Flash Player because they have made some significant improvements in the new version? Years ago, Adobe confirmed that they have a major security vulnerability related to Flash Player, as discovered by and reported. There doesn't seem to be signs that those vulnerabilities are completely fixed as Adobe keeps releasing new versions for their Flash Player app. While updating Flash on Mac is just a few clicks away, I found the process tedious and most of the time — unnecessary. Because unlike the old days we had to use Adobe Flash Player to view web videos as they were mostly encoded in Adobe’s proprietary Flash format. These days modern web browsers (i.e.
Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc.) all work seamlessly to YouTube, Vimeo, and many other live streaming web services — leaving Flash Player off the table. So, it makes sense to uninstall Adobe Flash Player from your Mac so you won't be bothered by the annoying updates and potential security issues. In this article, I'm going to show you how to do that step by step. Note: two methods are introduced in case the first one doesn't work out. Method 1: Remove It with Adobe Flash Player Install Manager Please note that the screenshots below are taken from Flash version 29, based on macOS High Sierra.
If your Mac is running an earlier macOS or an older version of Adobe Flash, minor user interface differences may apply. Step 1: On your Mac, go to Applications Utilities, find this app 'Adobe Flash Player Install Manager'. Click to run it. This is the recommended yet standard method for deleting Flash Player from a Mac. It should take you less than a minute to complete. The only downside of this method is that once you uninstall Flash Player, you end up with installing another Adobe app — the Helper tool. Some Mac fellows reported that they encountered issues using the Adobe Flash Uninstaller app on their Macs, it's unclear what caused that.
But if Method 1 didn't work out for you, turn to the second method — it's even quicker. Method 2: Uninstall Flash Player with CleanMyMac, is an app developed by that aims to make Mac cleanup and maintenance easy. While its core features are related to cleaning, the app also allows you to quickly uninstall third-party apps or extensions in batch, and removing Adobe Flash Player can be achieved easily as well. Here's how:.
and install the app on your Mac. On the left part of the main panel, find Extensions Preference Panes, there you should be able to find 'Flash Player'. Select it and click the 'Remove' button.
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Pretty easy, right? It's worth noting though, CleanMyMac isn't freeware (it has a free trial). We use the app quite often on our Macs and it works amazingly well and has saved us tons of time handling complex/techy tasks such as freeing up disk space, cleaning third-party apps or launch agents, finding large old items, and more. The app is definitely a productivity booster for most Mac users, especially if you are not a computer person. Additional tip: Adobe actually has in case you failed to install or uninstall Flash on your Mac. For example, an error message appears. There you'll find detailed troubleshooting guide.
Alright, now that we've shown two ways to get rid of Adobe Flash Player from your Mac. Are they helpful? Or do you have another 'secret' way to help get the job done? Either way, leave a comment below and let us know.