Please note that the screenshots below are taken from Flash version 29, based on macOS High Sierra.
Method 1: Remove It with Adobe Flash Player Install Manager Note: two methods are introduced in case the first one doesn’t work out. In this article, I’m going to show you how to do that step by step. So, it makes sense to uninstall Adobe Flash Player from your Mac so you won’t be bothered by the annoying updates and potential security issues. Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc.) all work seamlessly to YouTube, Vimeo, and many other live streaming web services - leaving Flash Player off the table. Not anymore! These days modern web browsers (i.e. While updating Flash on Mac is just a few clicks away, I found the process tedious and most of the time - unnecessary.īecause unlike the old days we had to use Adobe Flash Player to view web videos as they were mostly encoded in Adobe’s proprietary Flash format. There doesn’t seem to be signs that those vulnerabilities are completely fixed as Adobe keeps releasing new versions for their Flash Player app.
Years ago, Adobe confirmed that they have a major security vulnerability related to Flash Player, as discovered by Trend Micro and reported BGR. Are you tired of seeing an update like this on your Mac? Adobe asks you to download and install an update to Flash Player because they have made some significant improvements in the new version?
