On Windows, there are two separately available editions of Adobe Flash Player. It is not available within the browser on Apple's iOS mobile devices (iPhone, iPad), where Apple disallows it citing security and stability reasons.
Flash Player is often used to display videos, games, and advertisements.Īdobe Flash Player is available for many platforms and browsers, including Windows, MacOS X, Linux, and several mobile device operating systems such as Android.
It was initially developed by Macromedia, which was purchased by Adobe in 2005. Since its inception in 1996, Adobe Flash Player has become a quasi-standard for the display of video content on the web.
