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In the last few weeks, many Mac users have seen a pop-up window from Adobe Flash. The pop-up message says that the Flash plug-in will no longer be supported, and that it should be uninstalled.  For once, it’s REAL!!! Flash is now defunct and isn’t used on 99% of the web. 

We encourage all of our clients who see this message to go ahead and uninstall Flash, as this message is perfectly legitimate and no one should experience any negative side effects from its removal. 

Flash is plug-in for your web browser that pioneered making video playback possible on the web. Over the years, however, it’s become a giant security risk and has been replaced by a different web video language called HTML5. In 2017, Adobe announced plans to end support for Flash at the end of 2020. Now that it’s officially 2021, support for the software has ended. 

Flash's elimination should not heavily impact users because most webpages have already moved away from the format years ago in anticipation of this date.  iPhone and iPad users are not affected by the change as iOS and iPadOS have never supported Flash!

Since Flash Player will no longer receive updates, Adobe recommends that all users immediately remove the software so that it doesn’t linger unnecessarily on their systems, or cause any issues. 

To remove Flash, simply click the Uninstall option in the pop up and it will remove itself from your machine in seconds.