![]() ![]() To start, the company is planning to block a select few types of Flash, mostly SWF files.įlash content that can be blocked without being noticeable to Firefox users, and Flash content where it’s possible to replace the functionality with HTML will come next and are candidates for a blocklist on Github Mozilla is maintaining. “These and future changes will bring Firefox users enhanced security, improved battery life, faster page load, and better browser responsiveness,” Smedberg said before acknowledging that the proliferation of sites running HTML5 for video has led to a gradual decline in Firefox crashes over the last year and a half.īy blocking specific Flash files, particularly invisible ones, Smedberg, claims Firefox should be able to reduce Flash crashes and hangs further – by up to 10 percent. The move, long expected, comes as developers seek to curb usage of Flash in everyday web browsing.īenjamin Smedberg, Manager of Firefox Quality Engineering at Mozilla, confirmed in a blog post on Wednesday that the browser will also begin blocking non-essential Flash content next month, as another step to making the browser run more efficiently. ![]() (No, there’s no way to have Chrome automatically play Flash anymore.Starting next year, Firefox users who navigate to pages that contain Flash will be asked for their consent before activating the plugin. ![]() Rather than Chrome automatically blocking Flash on all websites, you can set Chrome to ask before displaying Flash content. Google seriously wants Chrome users to stop using Flash, so it’s making the Flash process annoying on purpose. If you use Flash frequently on a particular website, you’ll have to do this repeatedly. Here’s the bad news: whenever you restart your browser, Chrome erases this list. Alternatively, you can head to chrome://settings/content/flash to view it. Whenever you allow Flash for a website, it’s added to the allow list-click the blocked plugin icon and click “Manage” to see it. To run all Flash objects on the page-including any hidden Flash objects running in the background-click the blocked plugin icon at the right side of the Omnibox and click “Run Flash this time.” To run an individual Flash object, click its Play button. Even after you reload the page, any Flash content won’t be loaded-you have to click it to load it. ![]()
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