While Flash may have fallen by the wayside for many in favor of newer technologies like HTML5, much of the web still relies on the old plug-in to display content to users. Though macOS no longer comes with Flash installed by default, you can still download and install it if you need to. If you have Flash on your Mac, you might be wondering how to go about updating the plug-in, especially if you've decided not to allow Flash to update itself.
Adobe Flash Update For Mac
Why Flash Player Update Notices Can Be Problematic. The most widely known example of a fake Flash update is the Flashback Trojan horse, which first masqueraded as a Flash Player installer package targeting Mac users. Over 600,000 Mac users installed the fake update to Adobe Flash thinking it was valid, thereby infecting their machines with malware. MacRumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Mac platforms. If you’ve got Flash installed on your Mac, and you don’t want it updating itself, here’s how you go about updating it yourself. How to update Flash on your Mac if you've already got it installed. Open System Preferences from your Dock or Applications folder. Click the Flash Player icon. Click the Updates tab. Click Check Now.
When installing Flash Player, select the update option 'Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)'. This opts the system into background updates (similar to how Firefox and Chrome update silently in the background). If you’ve got Flash installed on your Mac, and you don’t want it updating itself, here’s how you go about updating it yourself. How to update Flash on your Mac if you've already got it installed. Open System Preferences from your Dock or Applications folder. Click the Flash Player icon. Click the Updates tab. Click Check Now.
Here's what you do when you want to update Flash on your Mac.
How To Check For Adobe Flash Update
How to update Flash on your Mac if you've already got it installed
- Open System Preferences from your Dock or Applications folder.
Click the Flash Player icon.
- Click the Updates tab.
- Click Check Now.
Follow the prompts that appear if Flash needs updating.
How To Check Adobe Flash Player Version Mac
Questions?
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