Adobe today rolled out an updated beta build of its software

May 22, 2014 07:23 GMT  ·  By

Adobe has completed development of another beta build of Flash Player, so everyone running the app right now should make sure that they already deployed the latest available version.

The parent company hasn't provided too many details on what has been changed in this build, but expect the application to come with several bug fixes and performance improvements that shall resolve the previously-found bugs and, at the same time, to make Flash Player run smoother on all supported platforms.

Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.111 is still in development stage at this point, which means that work on the product continues and a number of bugs could still exist, meaning that users aren't recommended to install it on production machines where a much more stable experience is needed.

Of course, developers and power users are the ones who should actually deploy this build, as Adobe is clearly looking for feedback in order to be able to fix bugs and address any performance issues that might occur for improved stability and reliability in future builds.

Adobe itself points out that receiving feedback for those testing the app is critical for the future builds of the app and said on its Labs page that everyone who installs the preview versions of Flash Player should use one of the available channels to submit the bug reports to the parent company.

“Your feedback is a critical component for a successful and stable release. We encourage you to let us know if you encounter any problems with this beta release or have suggestions on how we can improve Flash Player. Feedback can be provided to us via our public bug database and our Flash Player beta forum,” Adobe says.

“The Flash Player 14 beta is designed for evaluation purposes only. We do not recommended that this release be used on production systems or for any mission-critical work.”

Adobe has also moved to a monthly security update cycle that matches Microsoft's well-known Patch Tuesday, which brings fixes for most of the flaws found in its software on the second Tuesday of each month. At the same time, Adobe is also working with Microsoft on patching the Flash Player versions bundled into Internet Explorer, as the application is pre-installed on all modern OS versions released by the software giant, including Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

As a conclusion, this new update should only be installed by advanced users and developers, so if you're a member of these two categories, go ahead and download Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.111 Beta right now.