How do you get flash video streams to work? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I had an older adobe flash 11 version apk i installed and that didnt work. It only showed the blue cube symbol. Any way to make it work?

I use Dolphin Browser HD 8.5.1 and Flash 11.1.115.17 and get no problems other than full screen not working.

Another one of these...
Boat browser + latest Flash *.apk (here on xda). No problems at all, even full screen works properly.

Or Firefox + flash 11.1.115.17.

Sliderman said:
I use Dolphin Browser HD 8.5.1 and Flash 11.1.115.17 and get no problems other than full screen not working.
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Kueber said:
Another one of these...
Boat browser + latest Flash *.apk (here on xda). No problems at all, even full screen works properly.
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Thanks, was worried because on the sgn didnt have this issue with an older version of flash and on the nexus 7 it didnt work. Also, when I went into playstore to get the adobe flash it said was compatible with my device which sucked.

1. Flash: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html (scroll down to Flash for Android 4.0)
2. Browser:
Firefox: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm9yZy5tb3ppbGxhLmZpcmVmb3giXQ..
Boat: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...r.free&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
3. ....
4. profit.

Kueber said:
Another one of these...
Boat browser + latest Flash *.apk (here on xda). No problems at all, even full screen works properly.
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Boat doesn't work for me with .17 Flash. I get the blue cube symbol as well so I'm sticking with Firefox which plays 90% of the videos I've tried at least.
I must have something wrong in the settings for the Boat Browser is all I can think of.
When I go to the Flash Application Settings the only choices there are Peer Networking or Local Storage. Whatever the heck I'm suppose to choose outta the two there baffled me so I just left it on local storage and it doesn't let me go any further than that but at least Firefox works set that way.

Never mind. I didn't have .17 after all.
Got 11.1.115.17 for ICS from the Adobe dev site and both Boat and Firefox beta play Amazon Prime video with sound full screen now.
Guess I don't need to sell my N7 and get a Fire HD after all.
I am having the same problem with Boat and the last couple of versions of Dolphin will not let you enable Flash.
I tried Firefox and can get the video but no sound.
I am using the latest Flash apk from the Adobe dev site, do I need to use the modified apk from xda instead?
Where can I get an older version of the Dolphin apk, before they blocked Flash?
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Adobe Flash 10.1

Does anyone know where to get a working copy of adobe flash 10.1 for the aria. I remember hear before they got it to work but am not sure of where to get it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
here you go- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6569529&postcount=16
jasonyump said:
here you go- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6569529&postcount=16
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awesome i can now stream free movies thanks
panda703 said:
awesome i can now stream free movies thanks
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How? lol
I installed it and so far no difference. I believe its installed as I see it under Manage Applications. Well wait, in the native browser when I click on video content it shows up with a play button, when I hit play it plays right in the browser really choppy though. Does this confirm its installed correctly? If so, why so choppy? Is it because the Aria has a processor under 1ghz?
No, the file posted above is NOT working for anyone running 2.1. What you guys are seeing in the browser is Flash Lite, which was ALREADY present and working on the Aria before you installed the above apk.
Again, do not install the apk posted above. It's just wasting space on your phone and not actually being used by the browser.
I installed the Flash 10.1 for Android 2.1 w/ sense. My understanding is that the flash 10.1 was altered to replace flash Lite. According to the Adobe website my flash version is 10.1.123.425. So I think one of them works.
See your flash version at http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
That is what it says I have and I didn't install anything.
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Yea it doesn't do anything. I can tell it loaded a page and quickly said htc flash or something.
I removed the 10.1 install and went to the page, no change.
So yea, don't bother with it. Useless.
But you can install Adobe Air!
http://phandroid.com/2010/07/02/install-adobe-air-for-android-now/
How do you remove the 10.1 install? I am not sure where it got installed :\
You just goto Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications
D'oh! I had gone in there previously but for some reason, I missed it.
Thanks!
is there a test site
I installed this right away before it was said it wouldnt work but whats the difference between the lite and the full i didnt do any testingbefore i installed it but all the sites i have tried work fine, im using stock rom i installed it using sdk but i play games on miniclip.com and i went to a flash test site and tried all the videos and and samples they had and all worked fine. i did not do any tests before.
is there a site i can go to that will show me its not working before i remove it thanks. also one thing i did notice is that before i installed i saw something somewhere i think it was in applications and i think it was com.htc-flashlite or htcflashlite something like that and i dotn see it anymore but i do see htc flash player and adobe flash 10 before i installed it i did do a clear cach on the htc flashlite whatever that was(prolly just a flash lite bright screen) but i cant find it now not sure where i saw it.

Can I get Flash working?

Hi all,
As per the thread title, is there any known way to get flash working with any browser on the Nexus 7?
You can install a separate APK from online, as in the Play Store flash is listed as incompatible. It should work fairly well with most browsers, however Chrome does not support Flash at all.
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So how is web browsing on the 7? Any lag in browsing or typing ...loading pages..etc?
Arun01 said:
So how is web browsing on the 7? Any lag in browsing or typing ...loading pages..etc?
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Browsing with Chrome is super smooth. There was some noticeable lag at first, but after the OTA update, everything ran a lot smoother, and haven't noticed any lag since. Typing is just as smooth too. For some graphic-intensive pages, the whole site doesn't show-up while you're scrolling until you stop scrolling, but it's a very minor issue.
Browsing is really nice in Chrome. Better than Dolphin HD in fact. I'd like to know how to get flash to install though to use with Dolphin HD. I have Flash 11 .apk but it will not install and noting else is showing up in GP. Anyone?
150pilot said:
Browsing is really nice in Chrome. Better than Dolphin HD in fact. I'd like to know how to get flash to install though to use with Dolphin HD. I have Flash 11 .apk but it will not install and noting else is showing up in GP. Anyone?
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I'm having the same problem. I heard that is has to do with the OTA update messing with the ability to install Flash. Other APK's installed fine, so I can't think of why else.
i installed flash player from an APK & it works for me.
you can download the apk from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28734102&postcount=5
if its not working then use TiBU to restore it.
RMXO said:
i installed flash player from an APK & it works for me.
you can download the apk from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28734102&postcount=5
if its not working then use TiBU to restore it.
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Well, right now I'm not rooted, and it's just popping up an alert saying "Can't open file", which is what the other APK I downloaded said. Have you done the OTA update?
WindyCityRockr said:
Well, right now I'm not rooted, and it's just popping up an alert saying "Can't open file", which is what the other APK I downloaded said. Have you done the OTA update?
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I'm rooted & running a custom Modaco ROM. You you need to unrar the file & install the apk.
RMXO said:
I'm rooted & running a custom Modaco ROM. You you need to unrar the file & install the apk.
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Right, duh. Thanks, installed fine, working good in Dolphin Browser HD so far. ^.^
WindyCityRockr said:
Right, duh. Thanks, installed fine, working good in Dolphin Browser HD so far. ^.^
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hit thanks & glad to help!
Does flash work after ota update do you need to instal custom ROM
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RMXO said:
i installed flash player from an APK & it works for me.
you can download the apk from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28734102&postcount=5
if its not working then use TiBU to restore it.
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Thank you, now works for me also. I'm not sure why the .apk I had didn't work but your link worked like a charm.
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Does flash work after ota update do you need to instal custom ROM
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it shouldn't matter & make sure you turn on "install from other source" in Setting > Security
RMXO said:
it shouldn't matter & make sure you turn on "install from other source" in Setting > Security
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Thanks, i haven't actually got my tablet shipped yet but just wondering for when it does come. Can't believe adobe killed off flash since most of websites websites require flash. Html5 is at least 2, 3 years away
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desiresiscool said:
Thanks, i haven't actually got my tablet shipped yet but just wondering for when it does come. Can't believe adobe killed off flash since most of websites websites require flash. Html5 is at least 2, 3 years away
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It's pretty much dead for every system but windows anyway. Linux flash support has always been crap and they gave up on that too.
I thought it was bad when they didn't support PPC Linux. For being an internet standard they surely are limited.
Download Fails
Hi,
Just wondering of there is a mirror for this file,
I'm receiving a download error for the link/apk provided.
Thanks.
fmf.post said:
Hi,
Just wondering of there is a mirror for this file,
I'm receiving a download error for the link/apk provided.
Thanks.
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I just downloaded it so it seems fine from my end?
I mirrored it to MediaFire if you're still having problems: http://www.mediafire.com/?96zwseh98c11hh1
I've tried every flash apk I can find and all of them crash dolphin browser when ihit full screen. Some of them also won't let me pause and resume video. Can anyone else confirm this issue? Downloading another browser to test now...
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wtfmate913 said:
I've tried every flash apk I can find and all of them crash dolphin browser when ihit full screen. Some of them also won't let me pause and resume video. Can anyone else confirm this issue? Downloading another browser to test now...
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I can confirm that I have the same issue (crashing when going full screen). I haven't found a solution yet.
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[Q] What are you doing about flash?

I likebto watch the colbert report and the daily show buti cant bc they are coded in flash and as we all know flash support is a thing of the past.
jbag said:
I likebto watch the colbert report and the daily show buti cant bc they are coded in flash and as we all know flash support is a thing of the past.
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There's plenty of ways to get Flash working
As for me, I do absolutely nothing on my Nexus 10 that requires flash.
jbag said:
I likebto watch the colbert report and the daily show buti cant bc they are coded in flash and as we all know flash support is a thing of the past.
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http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
and the default android browser that comes with gomez's ROM
Nothing. I hope the developers are using HTML5.
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I installed the newest/last flash apk and load whatever sites in firefox that require flash I've found it to work the best so far.
A few sites I visit still refuse to move over to html5 and a few want you to purchase their app/subscribe to the site for mobile. This works as a good enough solution in the meantime.
Backup the apk from my Bionic still on 4.0.4, upload to Drive, install on N10. Then I use Firefox when need to watch flash vids.
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Avoiding flash all together.
I have other computers for that.
This is how you get it to work. You just need a browser that supports flash. I use Boat Browser whenever I load a site with Flash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gunFYgj-au8
there are so many ways to get flash working on nexus 10...boat, ocean browsers r good but for me Aosp browser is the fastest and the smoothest... Never had any problems with Aosp... just use search to get Aosp browser working on nexus 10 stock rom... all AosP roms comes with Aosp. browser hope it helps.
I did nothing.. Never needed flash on my mobile devices.. Ever
Good riddance to that horrible piece of code
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You guys clearly don't want as much porn as I do. :laugh:
AOSP browser with the latest flash apk (available from the "archived versions" section of the adobe flash website) is my solution. :good:
Puffin browser works for me well, but its 3 bucks. I didn't mind paying for it because its works great. You get a free 14 day trial
Latest version of Flash downloaded from the Adobe site, and Dolphin Browser.. I have both frozen via Titanium unless I need them.. I'm all for not using Flash, but I don't want to not be able to access a site just because it uses flash.

[Q] Amazon video

I am trying to get amazon videos to work on my nexus 7. I have an otherwise stock 4.2.2. I found a post on this forum that had a link to download the kindle fire rom and I extracted the apk files and installed the ones mentioned in the post. All of them install except account and sync settings. i created the amazon account in the settings menu and tried to open the video app but it keeps crashing. Has anyone been able to get this working on a nexus 7?
I use firefox and flash. It freezes up every once in a while bit for the most part it works.
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I tried Firefox and dolphin browser but neither would recognize that flash was installed. Dolphin browser flat says they won't support flash in 4.2.
zeos386sx said:
I am trying to get amazon videos to work on my nexus 7. I have an otherwise stock 4.2.2. I found a post on this forum that had a link to download the kindle fire rom and I extracted the apk files and installed the ones mentioned in the post. All of them install except account and sync settings. i created the amazon account in the settings menu and tried to open the video app but it keeps crashing. Has anyone been able to get this working on a nexus 7?
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It will not work. It is dependent on the KF's framework files and OS verification. The post you followed is extremely outdated.
Until Amazon chooses to provide support, the only workaround is to use a compatible web browser and Flash.
zeos386sx said:
I tried Firefox and dolphin browser but neither would recognize that flash was installed. Dolphin browser flat says they won't support flash in 4.2.
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Dolphin will run flash just fine.....look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2123707
The latest update of dolphin doesn't support flash. Boat browser works for me. Only enable flash when you want to watch amazon videos. Since the last jb update having flash enabled will cause the browser to lock up on websites that have embedded video.
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Dancershrink said:
The latest update of dolphin doesn't support flash. Boat browser works for me. Only enable flash when you want to watch amazon videos. Since the last jb update having flash enabled will cause the browser to lock up on websites that have embedded video.
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Haven't seen that myself. On latest dolphin with flash set to always on.
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Adobe Flash for galaxy s4.

Does anyone know how to get flash to install on galaxy s4 device?
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They took it out from the play store. Google the
apk
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sgs2_1.6 said:
Does anyone know how to get flash to install on galaxy s4 device?
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They took it out from the play store. Google the
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It won't matter, 4.2.2 doesn't have the native ability to use flash. There are a couple of threads floating around with people claiming different browsers will work with flash on 4.2.2, but I have only tried "Boat" browser and could not get it to work. I also remember seeing a thread that has a mod in it that that uses a different build prop and modified APK to make flash work with 4.2.2 but I haven't tried it either. You can use the search function to try to find the thread I am talking about and maybe it will help you. Good luck.
scott14719 said:
It won't matter, 4.2.2 doesn't have the native ability to use flash. There are a couple of threads floating around with people claiming different browsers will work with flash on 4.2.2, but I have only tried "Boat" browser and could not get it to work. I also remember seeing a thread that has a mod in it that that uses a different build prop and modified APK to make flash work with 4.2.2 but I haven't tried it either. You can use the search function to try to find the thread I am talking about and maybe it will help you. Good luck.
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working great here with the aosp browser
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262556
sulpher said:
working great here with the aosp browser
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262556
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Works like gangbusters with dolphin and jetpack installed
i tried the aosp browser approach, boat, and several other browsers with the latest adobe flash from their website. works sometimes.. wish google would realize that flash is still subsists today around the web. dont know why they got rid of it in the first place...
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i tried the aosp browsed severar browsers with the latest adobe flash from their website. works sometimes.. wish google would realize that flash is still subsists today around the web. dont know why they got rid of it in the first place...
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I'm telling you guys, I've tried all the browsers with flash- aosp, boat, naked browser, the only one which works consistently and absolutely flawlessly is dolphin with the latest flash from Adobe's website and dolphin jetpack installed and active. I've never encountered flash that wouldn't play properly, and it is always fully functional (unlike the next best browsers like boat and aosp, which for whatever reason seem to have difficulty using flash navigation/seek bars/play/pause, etc, which works great in dolphin). Give it a shot. You might have to do the dolphin trick to enable flash to "always on" (either by restoring a titanium setting for a previous dolphin install or by deleting a particular dolphin settings file in your phone, I forget which, but I can look it up if anyone's curious), but I'm telling you, flash works beautifully on this phone as long as you have the proper tricks/browser.
Now, as far as Google recognizing flash is still essential, I completely agree. Until the web is flushed of all things flash, it is asinine to argue that since flash is not as efficient as it should be, people shouldn't use it in their websites, and we shouldn't be able to watch it. The web is full of flash, and acting like it's not there doesn't solve anything.
Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.58 - released on May.14.2013
scott14719 said:
It won't matter, 4.2.2 doesn't have the native ability to use flash. There are a couple of threads floating around with people claiming different browsers will work with flash on 4.2.2, but I have only tried "Boat" browser and could not get it to work. I also remember seeing a thread that has a mod in it that that uses a different build prop and modified APK to make flash work with 4.2.2 but I haven't tried it either. You can use the search function to try to find the thread I am talking about and maybe it will help you. Good luck.
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Coming from the Note 2, currently using the S4. Boat Browser works flawlessly on any Flash website with the latest Flash Player.
nacos said:
Coming from the Note 2, currently using the S4. Boat Browser works flawlessly on any Flash website with the latest Flash Player.
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How did you get it working on the AT&T S4? I tried and it would not work. Maybe your method differed from mine. If your method works then there shouldn't be a problem with others getting it to work. Thanks.
scott14719 said:
How did you get it working on the AT&T S4? I tried and it would not work. Maybe your method differed from mine. If your method works then there shouldn't be a problem with others getting it to work. Thanks.
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Nothing special:
1. I enabled Flash Player in Boat Browser Pro (Settings>Page Content Settings>Enable Flash/Plug-ins to Always ON)
2. Installed the latest Adobe Flash Player - use the suggested link/download.
Also, there seems to be a way to enable Flash support in the stock browser; I haven't tried it yet (although I plan on) but you can give it a try and let us know.
I don't know how you're using Flash with Dolphin. In the app itself it says that Dolphin no longer supports Flash on Android 4.1+.
It works with Firefox.
nacos said:
Nothing special:
1. I enabled Flash Player in Boat Browser Pro (Settings>Page Content Settings>Enable Flash/Plug-ins to Always ON)
2. Installed the latest Adobe Flash Player - use the suggested link/download.
Also, there seems to be a way to enable Flash support in the stock browser; I haven't tried it yet (although I plan on) but you can give it a try and let us know.
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That is exactly what I have done and it acts like the flash player wants to start playing content, but just shows a blank screen and a few seconds later force closes boat browser. The only difference I can tell is that I am using the free version of boat browser but the flash plugin "always on" option is still there? I already know about the other ASOP option, but I think I might try Dolphin browser to see if it will work. So I am glad it is working for you, but I don't think it works for all.
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I didn't try Dolphin browser...too much crap involved. But I did install Firefox with the latest Android Flash APK and it is working for me just fine. If there won't be any ROMs with flash baked in (once the bootloader is unlocked) I will probably go with the ASOP option, but Firefox will do for now.
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I don't know how you're using Flash with Dolphin. In the app itself it says that Dolphin no longer supports Flash on Android 4.1+.
It works with Firefox.
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I keep my Dolphin browser at version 8.5.1, which I believe was the last version to support Flash. I ignore the dolphin update notice in Google play..
shockandawe said:
I keep my Dolphin browser at version 8.5.1, which I believe was the last version to support Flash. I ignore the dolphin update notice in Google play..
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There are a variety of ways to get flash working on the latest version of Dolphin. The easiest is to find version 8.5.1 circulating on the web, install it, set the flash to "on demand" or "always on," do a titanium backup, then update to the latest version of dolphin, and then do a titanium restore of just the dolphin app data (not the app itself). This will restore the setting for flash to either "on demand" or "always on," depending on which you had set it to in 8.5.1. Besides this, there are a bunch of other methods including deleting a particular setting file, which will automatically enable flash. They are described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846225
But as I said, flash only works perfectly on Dolphin if you also install the Dolphin Jetpack from the Play store. If you don't, it semi works (similar to the way it "works" with boat... some files play fine, some stall, some crash, and most won't show the seek bar/pause/play during playback). With Jetpack installed and activated, flash plays just like it does on my computer.
itiskonrad said:
There are a variety of ways to get flash working on the latest version of Dolphin. The easiest is to find version 8.5.1 circulating on the web, install it, set the flash to "on demand" or "always on," do a titanium backup, then update to the latest version of dolphin, and then do a titanium restore of just the dolphin app data (not the app itself). This will restore the setting for flash to either "on demand" or "always on," depending on which you had set it to in 8.5.1. Besides this, there are a bunch of other methods including deleting a particular setting file, which will automatically enable flash. They are described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846225
But as I said, flash only works perfectly on Dolphin if you also install the Dolphin Jetpack from the Play store. If you don't, it semi works (similar to the way it "works" with boat... some files play fine, some stall, some crash, and most won't show the seek bar/pause/play during playback). With Jetpack installed and activated, flash plays just like it does on my computer.
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Thank You so much. Dolphin 9.4.1 with flash enabled and Jetpack works perfectly. Flash works and live websites work now and no more crashes. I used to get crashes with any browser and any flash player version.
Flash works fine with Firefox, maxthon, default, opera. Except chrome
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chibixzero said:
Flash works fine with Firefox, maxthon, default, opera. Except chrome
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default? opera? id sure love to have the versions you do..
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I was getting horribly slow page loading using Firefox w/flash. I started using Tint Browser and it works great w/flash. Give it a try if you're having problems w/ other browsers.
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The version of opera is very old I had it in my Dropbox titanium backup. And the default browser is from the sg4
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I use Puffin works great and not very costly...

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