New Firefox Beta for Android with Flash support

Re:New Firefox Beta for Android with Flash support by ryandvm on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @01:11PM (#3977525)

Ugh. As an Android owner that hates watching his browser shit itself due to a buggy Flash embed - I must say, Steve Jobs was right. Flash has no place on a mobile device.

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Re:New Firefox Beta for Android with Flash support by mbrubeck on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @01:13PM (#3977536)

Flash is click-to-play by default in Firefox for Android, using the same code that is now an option in Firefox Nightly on desktop [1]. Flash actually performs quite well on Android 4.0, but it can definitely cause problems on all earlier versions.

[1] https://msujaws.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/opting-in-to-plugin...

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Re:New Firefox Beta for Android with Flash support by pasbesoin on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @12:53PM (#3982844)

Given the touch interface (and observing my father's shaky hands when using one), I think "click to play" needs to be more than just "click", on such platforms. (If I'm understanding how it works currently on same.)

I'd be tempted to use additional extension(s) to ensure no false Flash triggering, if/when I start using this environment -- if I leave Flash active, at all.

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Re:New Firefox Beta for Android with Flash support by gcp on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @01:14PM (#3977544)

Note that Firefox for Android has the same level of HTML5 support as the desktop version, so there's no excuse to use Flash indeed.

...but for "legacy" sites with Flash, this new version will help you out.

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