It’s announced and true, Adobe Flash is dying. Adobe has already announced that they will discontinue Flash development in 2020. There are many reasons for it. However, it is not dying a natural and peaceful death. Adobe is abandoning it to the software graveyard. Flash played a key role in transforming the internet into a more exciting and immersive environment. So, when Adobe stops support, it will soon disappear from popular websites and web browsers. All companies big or small are looking forward to convert Flash to HTML5 to stay in the game.

It is the rise of HTML5 that gave plenty of good reasons to Adobe to abandon Flash completely. No iOS device supports Flash. Google has also expressed its liking for HTML5 over Flash now. Schools and other institutions using flash video players are also gearing up for the flash to HTML5 transformation.

What is Flash?

Flash or Adobe Flash is a deprecated multimedia software platform that is used to produce high-quality rich web applications, animations, mobile apps, desktop applications, mobile games, and video players that are embedded on web browsers. Flash has the ability to display vector graphic, text and raster graphics to provide animations, applications and video games.

What is HTML5?

HTML5 is the most recent evolution of the old standard that defines HTML. HTML5 is the latest version of the HTML language along with new attributes, elements, behaviors, and a larger set of technologies that makes it possible to develop more popular and diverse websites and web applications.

Why is Flash Going Away?

One of the major reasons behind Flash going away is that open standards like HTML5, WebAssembly, and WebGL have matured over the past years. These open standards are believed to provide the exact same functionalities and capabilities that Flash initially pioneered. The extinction of Flash was decided right from the time when Steve Jobs banished it from the iPhone devices back in 2010.