I know HTML5 has been widely adopted. Let's face it though. There are sites which will not change over and resources which are Flash based that will never be converted. That's why I always install Flash Player on my Android devices.
Note: Search function on XDA is disabled. Not sure if this is a repost here. If it is, sorry. Two, I did make a couple of errors on the video. I have a young baby girl that needs a lot of attention. I did not reshoot.
Prep
Make sure you go to settings > general tab > security and allow install from unknown locations.
Download
Flash download link: http://flash.cricketusers.com
Go to that link from your device. It will start the download automatically. This is a version I've used for a number of devices for a good amount of time.
Browsers
Download your favorite browser. It won't work on stock, and it won't work on all browsers in general. I'm sure people will start to chime in one what worked and what didn't.
Dolphin Browser - works and it is my choice because it allows for an always on option. This device is powerful, and I think it can process most sites with ease.Boat Browser - didn't see an always on option here. Looks like it has to be on demand. This means you have to click the little download icon to load the Flash object. That was one of the errors in the video.If you have any questions, comments, concerns, gripes, b..., moans, etc feel free to post a reply!
KitKat 4.4 Update
I don't have the S4 with me anymore, but below is a video of flash player being installed on my wife's Nexus 5.
The modified flash apk has been placed at: http://flash2.cricketusers.com
Worked great no issues! Thanks for sharing.
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I believe the Adobe Flash Player works fine on the stock Android browser, at least on high end Samsung devices ( I have the Note 2 ). I install from and regularly check for updates on the official Adobe site. Just search archived flash player versions.
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yea I ran through a few browsers attempting to getva certain flash site to work. dolphin, stock, boat, and chrome gave me audio but no video.
puffin works great
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Works great with Dolphin
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marthinollys said:
I believe the Adobe Flash Player works fine on the stock Android browser, at least on high end Samsung devices ( I have the Note 2 ). I install from and regularly check for updates on the official Adobe site. Just search archived flash player versions.
formerly 'holly'
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That's what I thought too, but after reading this topic thread I went back to my stock browser on my 2-day old Note 3 to check. Sure enough, the flash plug-in I side-loaded an hour after bringing my phone home doesn't work on the stock browser on the Note 3. It did on my Note 2.
Using Boat and it seems to still work fine there.
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jbryson16 said:
Works great with Dolphin
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Which version of Dolphin are you using?
The best I have found so far is firefox. Unfortunately, the pause and resume control on the flash player doesn't work when watching videos.
Far as I know it is the only version that comes up when you search the play store. You do have to go into the Dolphin settings and select flash always on
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marthinollys said:
I believe the Adobe Flash Player works fine on the stock Android browser, at least on high end Samsung devices ( I have the Note 2 ). I install from and regularly check for updates on the official Adobe site. Just search archived flash player versions.
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you know... there are differences between the note 2 and 3... one being the stock browser no longer supports flash.
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you know... there are differences between the note 2 and 3... one being the stock browser no longer supports flash.
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This is true. Of course I wrote the above comment ten days ago, or four days before the (Verizon) Note 3 was released. I could go back and redact it - but I've moved on. ?
Downloaded and installed. I can confirm it works with the Chrome browser. Thanks OP.
Do you know what version, if any, this corresponds to on the Adobe download page?
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
Scroll down to
Flash Player for Android 4.0 archives.
The one ending in .81. Apparently it's the final Flash update.
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marthinollys said:
Scroll down to
Flash Player for Android 4.0 archives.
The one ending in .81. Apparently it's the final Flash update.
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Hm, I tried 11.1.115.81 and it didn't work for me in either Chrome or Dolphin. Also, it's a different file length than the flashplayer.apk linked to in the OP.
Gary02468 said:
Hm, I tried 11.1.115.81 and it didn't work for me in either Chrome or Dolphin. Also, it's a different file length than the flashplayer.apk linked to in the OP.
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I haven't checked the OP but Adobe regularly updated Flash Player for Android to patch security vulnerabilities. The .81 link is the latest and, as it turns out, final version so it's not surprising that the file length is different.
Chrome for Android has never supported Flash. Dolphin does, or at least it used to. But I haven't used Dolphin in a long while so I'm not sure why it isn't working for you.
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Gary02468 said:
Hm, I tried 11.1.115.81 and it didn't work for me in either Chrome or Dolphin. Also, it's a different file length than the flashplayer.apk linked to in the OP.
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Doesn't work for me either. Fails at setup. Will try another browser.
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I would have used Dolphin with this but Dolphin along with basically any other browser I install has terrible stuttering scrolling on the Note 3. So for now I'm using Chrome Beta which shows the least amount of stuttering.
My need for flash has greatly been reduced over time but it's great we still have a method for using it. Thanks OP.
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I haven't checked the OP but Adobe regularly updated Flash Player for Android to patch security vulnerabilities. The .81 link is the latest and, as it turns out, final version so it's not surprising that the file length is different.
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Right so does anyone know which version, if any, on the Adobe download page corresponds to the link in the OP? The .81 version doesn't seem to work on my Note 3, and I'd rather use a download straight from Adobe if there's one that works.
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Right so does anyone know which version, if any, on the Adobe download page corresponds to the link in the OP? The .81 version doesn't seem to work on my Note 3, and I'd rather use a download straight from Adobe if there's one that works.
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The only way I've been able to use flash is with the link in the OP and dolphin. Even then dolphin crashes sometimes when using flash
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I have downloaded and installed Flash 10.1 on my EPIC 4G using instructions found on the web.
My EPIC's stock browser and the Dolphin HD browser still do not display flash content. Any ideas?
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I have downloaded and installed Flash 10.1 on my EPIC 4G using instructions found on the web.
My EPIC's stock browser and the Dolphin HD browser still do not display flash content. Any ideas?
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...... that's because Flash doesn't work on 2.1.
Period.
We have Flash Lite but that doesn't really count.
Try the stock browser
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Doesn't work, at all. No matter what you read online. Believe me, I have tried.
it does work... so does search... lookie here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792231
Flash through skyfire is not the same as flash on the device. Skyfire converts flash video server side so games will not work, only video.
Flash on 2.1 does not work on the epic. Even if you install it, it uses flash lite.
Nobody has ever shown me proof that it works. If I'm wrong I would love to be proven wrong though.
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We will have to wait for froyo for flash. Bo real flash on 2.1 . Skyfire doesn not count they just convert flash video on their servers into playable format. And hulu has them blocked:-(
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I was able to get some type of flash working with my phone...
I can only assume its flash anyways since it works on facebook flash games and albinoblacksheep games.
http://img442.imageshack.us/i/snap20101024155529.png/
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That's weird. I just played some flash games no problem when I couldn't before. Maybe it will
work if only flash 9 is required but not 10.1
I'll fully admit I was wrong in my initial reply. So flash is working, flash 10.1 is not. This means some things will work fine, some will not.
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That's weird. I just played some flash games no problem when I couldn't before. Maybe it will
work if only flash 9 is required but not 10.1
I'll fully admit I was wrong in my initial reply. So flash is working, flash 10.1 is not. This means some things will work fine, some will not.
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Have you tried going in to Dolphin Hd and changing user agent from android to desktop as well?
This does make a difference
nadcicle said:
Have you tried going in to Dolphin Hd and changing user agent from android to desktop as well?
This does make a difference
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No clue how this could help. The same content that doesn't work in the browser doesn't work when I point it directly at the swf. I'll give it a shot though.
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Tito13kfm said:
No clue how this could help. The same content that doesn't work in the browser doesn't work when I point it directly at the swf. I'll give it a shot though.
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Well that would be because in android phone mode it compresses everything down so small to make things more legible.
While in desktop mode it's meant to give you a full and rich desktop like experience. It's supposed to include flash content in this mode.
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i have searched like an SOB to no avail...
i cannot watch youtube via web..WTF!?!?!
or even on my facebook app, i cannot watch videos..
however the youtube app works fine...
and the games i have that require flash are fine as well...WTF!!!!!!????????????
What browser are you using? Some browsers like Firefox don't support flash yet. The default Browser, Dolphin HD, and others do support flash.
This might not apply to you, but sometimes when it seems like my flash plug-in isn't started, or maybe it's crashed (ie. a website says "Please install flash"), I run Adobe Showcase which seems to reload it. When I go back into my browser, whatever flash website I was trying to view always seems to work after that.
phaaawk!!! i cant run flash on FF? i LOVE ff!! AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! is THT waht my problem has been? i need to use a different browser?
jahizen said:
phaaawk!!! i cant run flash on FF? i LOVE ff!! AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! is THT waht my problem has been? i need to use a different browser?
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yes that is your problem. FF does not support flash right now lol. all the other browsers does i believe.
Highly recommend Dolphin Browser HD.
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Highly recommend Dolphin Browser HD.
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+1
Love the desktop/android mode switch. Oh, wth, actually customizing the entire ua string is sweet.
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did it, fixed, thanks everyone..
*facepalm*
I have adobe 11.1 installed and used dolphin,boat,ocean,and chrome browsers. But whatever I do I can't get live.lifechurch.TV to load like it does on my laptop. I can get it to show the video but no chat box (which shows up during one of the showing times on the video). I've searched the forums and no one else visits this site on their N10. I'm new here so take it easy haha. Thanks for any help.
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Make sure you have your browser set to desktop and not mobile.
Also chrome isn't compatible with flash so that's out, for boat and dolphin it's under settings and user agent, for ocean I think you can just request desktop site in the menu.
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I have adobe 11.1 installed and used dolphin,boat,ocean,and chrome browsers. But whatever I do I can't get live.lifechurch.TV to load like it does on my laptop. I can get it to show the video but no chat box (which shows up during one of the showing times on the video). I've searched the forums and no one else visits this site on their N10. I'm new here so take it easy haha. Thanks for any help.
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Do you have an AD blocking app? Try reversing the setting and uninstall the app. This should fix it
Is there any way to use apps like Justin.tv in Galaxy s4?
Won't let me play the tv channel cuz the flash player doesn't work for S4 devices
Plz help!!
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You must install flash player then use a browser with it enabled. Dolphin is okay but fire fox is more stable when it comes to flash.
You can find the adobe flash player apk in themes and apps
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Boat Browser also supports flash
I have yet to find a browser besides Boat that works. And many sites require flash 11.5 or higher. Its just a bust. Not sure what's up with the mobile world these days.
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Dolphin Browser HD
I've had success with Dolphin browser.
It's a slow SOB, but it works.
-Mike
Many apps 2 watch tv channels they require flash player
One of the apps is Justin.tv ...not web browser. ..won't let me play the tv channel cuz the flash player hasn't been installed..but I just finished with the installation. ..any suggestions?
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htcubi said:
Many apps 2 watch tv channels they require flash player
One of the apps is Justin.tv ...not web browser. ..won't let me play the tv channel cuz the flash player hasn't been installed..but I just finished with the installation. ..any suggestions?
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Justin.tv doesn't have the android app out yet- at least according to their site.
BUT, justin.tv does in fact work from firefox vers 24 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox) with flash 11.1.115.81 (http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/android/11.1.115.81/install_flash_player_ics.apk).
I have mine set up that I click to activate the plug in...I press it, wait a few seconds then the video loads. You need to kill firefox if it's running in the background when you install flash. After you restart firefox, you should be golden.
Wazup Sainthooligan
Please check this app ...it loads the main screen and the programming ,but once u hit play(2watch)..and won't play at all cuz the FLASH PLAYER is not compatible w S4.. that's my gueeess
https://db.tt/fa3Pi2bK
Please let me know ok
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htcubi said:
Wazup Sainthooligan
Please check this app ...it loads the main screen and the programming ,but once u hit play(2watch)..and won't play at all cuz the FLASH PLAYER is not compatible w S4.. that's my gueeess
https://db.tt/fa3Pi2bK
Please let me know ok
Regards
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Well, in the nicest way possible- I'm not gonna d/l the one you posted and install it...(and I won't ask anything about the version or if it's legitimate or not). But I can say I'll install the one from the market I found by looking up the app by the filename of what you posted in the app store there's a free version for it https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.bantamstudio.streamiefree&hl=en and it does seem to have some playback issues.
By further looking at some of the user comments of that app, I would think that it's a general issue occurring with it and you may want to either spring for the paid version (for real) or contact the developer of the app. It would seem to be that they know best what's occurring with it and can make the adjustments for things to work as expected. Also, by the comments on the reviews, it sounds like the developer broke something when they did their last update.
EDIT: Pretty much says it all in the description of the app in the play store, buddy:
"FLASH IS REQUIRED. Streamie will help you install flash if you don't have it already.
Please rate Streamie 4 or 5 stars if you feel we deserve it. If not, please contact us and tell us how we can do better.
If you have any bugs please contact us directly so that we can quickly support you.
Currently only Justin.tv and Twitch.tv streams are available. We are working hard to add other video services to Streamie.
KNOWN ISSUES:
* The flash player will stop playing if you touch the playing video. This is a problem with the player that Justin.tv provides. We are working on a solution to this.
* Sometimes Justin.tv or Twitch.tv will take a long time to respond to a request. Try refreshing.
* If you have an ad blocker on your phone, it can take a long time to load the stream. This is because the ad request needs to time out."
Just download the last compatible most updated installer from Adobe it's in there dl archive and works on s4.
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Just download the last compatible most updated installer from Adobe it's in there dl archive and works on s4.
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Yeah, that's what everyone else told them too...and the links were already provided....it's not necessarily flash that's the issue, as indicated my previous post and by the OP uploading the apk they're using... So, that's a pretty good indicator it has to do with the app they're using- that - coupled with the information on the app in the playstore reviews/comments and known issues in the app description - as also indicated in my previous post...oh and it's also outlined how the installer for flash you mention (that was mentioned earlier in this thread) ends up also working in firefox as indicated in my post prior to my last one as well...so I think that's a fairly good indicator that flash or installing flash isn't the crux of the problem...
call me silly, but if I could take the liberty to take a wild guess here, I think it's the app....okay maybe not such a wild guess, but it's the streaming app they're using- as indicated in my previous post...
call me silly, but if I could take the liberty to take a wild guess here, I think it's the app....okay maybe not such a wild guess, but it's the streaming app they're using- as indicated in my previous post...[/QUOTE]
The app worked for me by choosing all streams as category, but as mention once you tab the screen it will freeze, and yes flashed isn't the ptoblem its the app itself
Btw I might keep this app
Edit: nevermind im uninstalling it cus search bar dont work
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awesome
i will try that, thanks a lot 4 ur time and quick response.
Regards
awesome
i will try that, thanks a lot 4 ur time and quick response.
Regards:good:
The app worked for me by choosing all streams as category, but as mention once you tab the screen it will freeze, and yes flashed isn't the ptoblem its the app itself
Btw I might keep this app
Edit: nevermind im uninstalling it cus search bar dont work
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i'm currently trying already downloaded the latest version of Fplayer + i just tried in the S3 the same version of the app and runs like a charm.
i let ya know my findings
also there is another app like that one, and :good: perfectly in S3 also in the Note 2 (sprint)....let me know if u want me 2 post the link
thanks again:good:
i'm currently trying already downloaded the latest version of Fplayer + i just tried in the S3 the same version of the app and runs like a charm.
i let ya know my findings
also there is another app like that one, and :good: perfectly in S3 also in the Note 2 (sprint)....let me know if u want me 2 post the link
thanks again:good:
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Wonder if it could be because of the os version too - 4.2.2 on the S4. I think the S3 & note are still on 4.2.1.
I know it was like that with the Crackle app & honeycomb on some devices there was issue playing for a bit.
Anyhow, glad folks got something figured out and/or alternatives.
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Wonder if it could be because of the os version too - 4.2.2 on the S4. I think the S3 & note are still on 4.2.1.
I know it was like that with the Crackle app & honeycomb on some devices there was issue playing for a bit.
Anyhow, glad folks got something figured out and/or alternatives.
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ok here is the results...
flash player re-installed (following the version mentioned by you guys) and tried 2 load one of the twitch channels , it took around 45secs to load the channel (Call of duty ) and the stream of that channel was clear with no lag.
thanks again everyone for helping me :victory:
Seriously this stock browser is absolute shyte
I'm torn between Firefox and next.
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Aosp.
Why is this showing zero replies when you're on the main Troubleshooting page and it isn't getting moved up when someone replies?
Edit: It's fixed now, strange.
Crome Bata and Dolphin Browser.
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I just use Chrome since it's connected with my account to on my PC.
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I have always used and will likely continue to use Firefox for Android, as I have been a Firefox user for more than half a decade.
What are the differences between the 4.3 stock browser and the KK one?
Boat browser...I like the plugins and UI feel...
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Using Dolphin since it can work with the hacked Flash apk.
Anyone know if any apps have working text reflow AND sync with desktop chrome or google? Flash would be a bonus but at this point I am really not happy with googles decision to kill text reflow.
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Using Dolphin since it can work with the hacked Flash apk.
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Where is the hacked Flash file?
airmaxx23 said:
Where is the hacked Flash file?
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https://dolphinbrowser.desk.com/cus...-in-android-4-4-how-do-i-enable-flash-player-
I've been using Firefox, but it seems much less stable since I updated to KK.
This is driving me nuts, there has to be a way to have re-flow and sync!
Morkai Almandragon said:
This is driving me nuts, there has to be a way to have re-flow and sync!
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Agreed, I'm going back to 4.3. I cannot have a phone without a broswer that doesn't suck!
Browser bowser
I use dolphin for most non flash sites. The hacked flash worked for one or two page loads, then kaput. I uninstalled it then went back to a different flash apk with firefox. Together they work, but sputter.
Why can't the 4.3.1 brower work on NC2 or NC4?