It’s amazing how popular this little piece of software has become on the internet. In this post we will learn more about the adobe flash player, which versions you need, what type of browsers can use the flash player, if there are any beta versions and most important of all where to get the direct download.
More about the Adobe Flash Player
Here’s the official definition of the player by Wikipedia: The Adobe Flash Player (which is also called the Shockwave Flash player in popular internet browsers Firefox and Internet Explorer or ie) is a little piece of free software that helps execute rich internet applications and is mostly used for viewing different types of media such as audio, video streaming and various media form created via the Adobe flash platform.
Source: Wikipedia Adobe Flash Player
Amazingly the Flash players is used by over 90% of devices on the internet such as laptops, mobile device and is commonly used within web based games and animations. The kind of stuff embedded into web pages. According to Adobe more than 400 million of the 1 billion flash player users update from beta version or older versions to updated within 6 weeks of the update player release.
Adobe Flash player for Chrome, Internet explorer (ie), Firefox
The freeware flash player is well supported across different browser platforms and is available on Chrome, ie and Firefox browsers as a free to download plugin. However there are a few differences between the versions for each browser. With Internet Explorer or ie the Flash player is installed as an ActiveX® plug-in. The freeware software isn’t installed directly on the browser like with Chrome and Firefox. When installing the adobe flash player on Opera, Netscape or Firefox it is as if the software is installed across all platforms as a browser plugin. Chrome makes things even easier with the player being integrated with chrome and thus no need to install separately.
If you are still not sure what the abode flash player is and why you need it check out this video:
What is a flash player beta version?
Adobe is always busy improving the flash player and often lets testers get their hands on flash player beta versions. However for those of us that just want to be able to use the internet and have all the websites working on our devices we do not need worry about adobe beta versions of the flash player.
The difference between Adobe flash player 32 bit and 64 bit
When installing software on your computer it is important to note whether your computer runs on 32 bit or 64 bit. If you install 64 bit types on a 32 bit computer the software might not work however if you install 32 bit on a 64 bit computer you might be lucky enough to get the software to work. The similar happens with the 64 bit flash player and adobe flash player 32 bit. But normally the flash player installer will detect which version your are running on your computer and in case of 64 bit computers install both the 32 bit and 64 bit flash players. So you should not have a problem with your flash player.
Flash player direct download
Sometimes updating or even downloading the adobe flash player for the first time can be a little confusing and with all the scams drifting around the internet it’s best to keep your eyes open. You don’t want a virus installing itself on your computer. The best you can do is do directly download the flash player from reputable sources. Normally when you visit a certain web page using flash player and your version is out of date you will be alerted to update whether it’s the 32 or 64 bit flash player. You can also download the Adobe player in the link below.
