105 then you have the most recent version, which has Flash Player 24.0.0.186 instead of 24.0.0.194. Now that Computerworld, and all of parent company IDG's websites, have eliminated user comments, you can get in touch with me privately by email at my full name at Gmail. On Chromebooks, all Flash Player updates are released by Google via an OS update. I guess it depends on your definition of 'date'. 105 and each claimed that 'Your Chromebook is up to date' despite using Flash version 24.0.0.186 which was released back on December 13, 2016. When I first wrote about this last year, I noted that Flash can not be updated this way on Chrome OS. And the easiest way to get into Chrome's settings is by visiting chrome://settings/content. If all went well, the version should now be 24.0.0.221. Access content settings As Chrome has its own built-in version of Flash, you don't need to install a plugin or anything. Adobe Flash Player installed with Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 10 and 8. If you look closely, the status goes from 'component downloading' to 'update ready' to 'Component updated.' It literally takes a second. Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.445 for Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS. If the version is anything other than 24.0.0.221, it needs to be updated.Ĭlick on the gray 'Check for Update' button and the update happens in a flash (sorry).

Users looking for an application to play audio and video would download Flash Player and those who want to play a wide variety of browser games. In the browser address bar. Look for the Adobe Flash Player in the list of components. Adobe Flash Player is software used to view multimedia content on computers or other supported devices first released in 1996.

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