Probably if you have been an Android user for a long time, you already know that the latest version 4.4 Kit Kat is not compatible with the add-on Adobe Flash Player, commonly used in video playback and on websites. In fact, for those of you who are less aware of the matter, in reality the incompatibility has been occurring since Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which is an issue that many have already got used to and those who have not, have managed to solve it. And precisely a solution is the one that we show you today in our tutorial.
Current Android phones default to Google's official browser, Chrome. And in this browser you cannot run add-ons that include Adobe Flash Player. However, if there is a way to do it through optional browsers that you can download from Google Play. And in this case we explain how to run it through the Dolphin browser, which we have also talked about on more occasions in our blog. Androidsis.
Enable Adobe Flash Player on Android 4.4
El tutorial that we present to you The following comes from a development indicated by XDA, a well-known Android developer forum from which we can get great tips and tricks knowing that they work perfectly and that they are safe. In any case, it should be noted that in reality the procedure that we explain just below is not official, and that in any case Adobe Flash Player is a plugin that can carry out exploits and direct attacks on the devices that allow it. Although now it will be up to each one to assess the use that will be given to it and the risks to which it is exposed.
How to enable Adobe Flash Player on Android 4.4: step by step
- The first thing we have to do to enable Adobe Flash Player on Android 4.4 is to install the Dolphin browser that you can download from Google Play and to which we leave you at the end of the steps to follow the direct download link.
- Before going to the second step, you must check within the browser settings that you have the installation function from unknown sources activated, so that later the hack can install it without any problem or error.
- Once you have done it, we need the app that will allow us to execute all those contents that require the Adobe plug-in. In this case, we are left with the Dolphin Jetpack pack, which you can also download from Google Play by following the link that we show you at the end of the tutorial.
- Having installed both functions, we have to check, within the Dolphin browser configuration, the Adobe Flash Player plugin
If you have followed our step-by-step tutorial you should be able to view files that use Adobe Flash Player running with the version Android 4.4. It does not matter if we are talking about videos, or we are referring to dynamic websites, since the add-on that you have installed on your terminal would allow you to view all kinds of multimedia content that use Adobe technology.
Next we leave you with the direct download links of the Google Play applications that you need to be able to carry out this tutorial and we remind you that in both cases they are totally free, with what the cost to be able to enjoy Adobe Flash Player on your smartphone with Android 4.4 Kit Kat it is zero euros. Sounds good right?
Download Dolphin browser
Download Dolphin Jetpack
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