Google Chrome will block Flash content starting next month

[Jack]

Chrome 53, which is on track for a September release, will be the first web browser from Google to block Flash content by default. Google has decided to make this change to create a faster and more responsive browser that saves you battery life in the process.

In a blog post on the matter, the Chrome team says that most Flash content on the web these days is loaded "behind the scenes to support things like page analytics". This is exactly the sort of content that slows down the web browsing experience, and is the primary focus of Google's Flash-blocking efforts in Chrome 53.

Google will be making further changes in December, as Chrome 55 will make HTML5 the default over Flash for all websites that support both technologies. If a site is Flash-only, Chrome will prompt you to enable Flash for that website when you first visit it.

These changes are all part of Google's effort to "de-emphasise" Flash in favor of HTML5 across the web. These efforts began last year when Chrome 42 made some Flash content click-to-play, which Google claims improved battery life. Blocking Flash outright in Chrome 53 is a more aggressive move, but it will lead to a better internet experience for all users.

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[_CyberGhosT_]

Nice share Jack
The changes are great, both for proformance and Security alike.
What bothers me is not all sites offer HTML5 so it forces you to re-enable flash.
I can't tell you how many times I have removed Flash only to have to re-install it again
due to a lack of HTML5 on some sites. Until it becomes uniform for sites to have HTML5
Chrome users here soon may have some issues, Google has to know this.

 

[seanss]

THE DEATH OF FLASH IS NEAR !
I remember when everyone was mad because Apple didn't put flash in its Safari browser on mobile, but that's not even a problem anymore, flash is almost completely dead We'll just have problems with those (mainly education) websites whose content is mainly written in flash from the early 2000s *cough cough Pearson*.