14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 for phones is already in development right now, and some people hope that, with the new release, Flash Player would finally work on Microsoft's smartphones.
But are there any chances to see Flash Player arrive on Windows for phones? The short answer is no. The long answer is detailed below.
Flash Player is not supported on mobile devices, so no other platform natively works with it. There are some ways to access Flash content on a phone, such as browsers that emulate the desktop version of Flash Player (on rival OSes users can choose between Dolphin and Puffin browsers), but no other mobile device comes with built-in support.
There are several reasons for keeping Flash Player away from mobile devices, including stability, reliability, performance on a phone, and the impact the app would have on battery life. Not to mention security, as Flash Player has always been one of the apps with the biggest number of security vulnerabilities.
No chance to get it on Windows Phone
Lately, we've seen quite a lot of users who wanted to access Flash content on their phones, no matter if they were looking for videos, games, or maybe ads.
And yet, Microsoft has no intention to add support for Flash Player in its mobile platforms, and most of the web-based services, including YouTube, now default to HTML5.
Microsoft hasn't talked too much about the possibility of bringing Flash support on Windows Phone or Windows 10 for phones, but the company did offer the following statement, which clearly shows that there's no chance to get such capabilities on its very own mobile platform.
“Adobe has decided not to support Flash for mobile devices, so Flash will not be an option on mobile devices,” a company spokesperson said.
At the same time, the rest of the world is also stepping away from Flash Player, mostly because it's no longer secure and reliable, and some are developing alternative solutions to help them access Flash-based content.
Mozilla, for instance, has developed Project Shumway, which allows Firefox users to load Flash content without actually using Flash Player, making browsing safer and faster at the same time.