Running flash files on Android 8

Jasmin74 · May 23, 2019

I have been running flash files and sites on Android 6 very smoothly using Dolphin video or dolphin browser. After upgrading into Android 8, none of these apps are running well: Dolphin browser is unable to install from google play or from APK, and Dolphin video is unable to work porperly.

Does anyone have any solution for flash files?

mikedt · May 23, 2019

It was Puffin Browser that supported Flash content wasn't it, not Dolphin?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudmosa.puffinFree

And Puffin only supported it on their cloud servers, and streamed to client browser.

I'm not aware of any other Flash support for Android. Adobe abandoned Flash support for mobile many years ago. And I believe they're just about to nix Flash completely, and will no longer support it at all.

I've never recommended Dolphin Browser myself, because it phones home everything to China, plus it has some nasty adware in it.

Diginfo Expert · May 23, 2019

You can go with Google Chrome browser and it also let to browse very fast moreover the flash files also.

Jasmin74 · May 23, 2019

No it was the dolphin browser with the flash master..

mikedt said:
It was Puffin Browser that supported Flash content wasn't it, not Dolphin?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudmosa.puffinFree

And Puffin only supported it on their cloud servers, and streamed to client browser.

I'm not aware of any other Flash support for Android. Adobe abandoned Flash support for mobile many years ago. And I believe they're just about to nix Flash completely, and will no longer support it at all.

I've never recommended Dolphin Browser myself, because it phones home everything to China, plus it has some nasty adware in it.

mikedt · May 23, 2019

Jasmin74 said:
No it was the dolphin browser with the flash master..

This one?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dolphin.video.players
Which looks like it was last updated over two years ago. I guess it might be discontinued. So if it doesn't work on latest Android versions, might be SOL. It states it's compatible with my Huawei Mate 10 with Android 9, but is incompatible with my Samsung S7 with Android 8. It does look like they're no longer updating to address any issues with their app.

Jasmin74 · May 24, 2019

mikedt said:
This one?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dolphin.video.players
Which looks like it was last updated over two years ago. I guess it might be discontinued. So if it doesn't work on latest Android versions, might be SOL. It states it's compatible with my Huawei Mate 10 with Android 9, but is incompatible with my Samsung S7 with Android 8. It does look like they're no longer updating to address any issues with their app.

Yes this one, it's still working fully on Android 6 though.. it's a big loss it was soo easy.

mikedt · May 24, 2019

Jasmin74 said:
Yes this one, it's still working fully on Android 6 though.. it's a big loss it was soo easy.

It installs and runs no problem on my Huawei with Android 9, but is incompatible and won't install on a Samsung S7 with Android 8. So there's definitely issues there, and given that it hasn't been updated for over two years, are unlikely to be fixed now.

FYI, if the Flash files are FLV videos, you can play them with VLC or Kodi for Android. I had some FLV Flash videos from the school, and I did play them with VLC. But if it's Flash content and animations on a website, think the only option for mobile now is Puffin Browser.

Jasmin74 · May 27, 2019

mikedt said:
It installs and runs no problem on my Huawei with Android 9, but is incompatible and won't install on a Samsung S7 with Android 8. So there's definitely issues there, and given that it hasn't been updated for over two years, are unlikely to be fixed now.

FYI, if the Flash files are FLV videos, you can play them with VLC or Kodi for Android. I had some FLV Flash videos from the school, and I did play them with VLC. But if it's Flash content and animations on a website, think the only option for mobile now is Puffin Browser.

Well I need a player for SWF not FLV! thanks

harrys56 · May 27, 2019

I am going to update my smartphone to Android 8 and after that, I will run these flash files on it.

mikedt · May 27, 2019

Jasmin74 said:
Well I need a player for SWF not FLV! thanks

Yeh SWF is ShockWave Flash.

Which a now deprecated and discontinued proprietary Adobe format. And in the long term if you want to keep playing formats like this, you may need to use legacy software, and even legacy hardware. Or conversion into something that is still supported and isn't proprietary.

Jasmin74 · Jun 14, 2019

I have no problem in buying a software for this!

mikedt said:
Yeh SWF is ShockWave Flash.

Which a now deprecated and discontinued proprietary Adobe format. And in the long term if you want to keep playing formats like this, you may need to use legacy software, and even legacy hardware. Or conversion into something that is still supported and isn't proprietary.

lvt · Jun 14, 2019

I still run my old Flash apps using an old version of Firefox with Flash plugin from Adobe, worked like a charm.

Jasmin74 · Jul 2, 2019

lvt said:
I still run my old Flash apps using an old version of Firefox with Flash plugin from Adobe, worked like a charm.

Can you send them to me : firefox version (because I tried it before) + the flash plugin version (also coz i tried it beofre) & what do you mean by:
You run your flash apps!? I have local files (swf files)

Jasmin74 · Jul 8, 2019

It's a 2 step workaround solution :
Go to the play store & install this version of puffin browser:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudmosa.puffinFree&hl=en

Open this website:
http://flashplayer.fullstacks.net/
Browse for your local file, upload it & let it play.

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