In any case I think Puffin's server-based solution is a better option - without Flash actually residing on your phone, it won't be using up the same amount of battery resources while excluding a potential security hole.įor all the naysayers who continue on their quest to install Adobe's Flash onto their Android devices, maybe some documented facts will make things more clear:ĬVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exploits) is one of the primary sources listing online exploits. Puffin relies on a server-based version of Flash that they update on their end so its Flash is more recent than the Dolphin implementation but it's also out-of-date (Puffin's site currently states they're using v18.0 but the current version from Adobe is v20.x). At this point, even Adobe is in the process of halting support for Flash and suggesting web developers and users think forward to HTML5 solutions and their new new Animate.Īs for Dolphin, it uses an integral plugin version that's newer than that 11.1 apk, but still very out-of-date. Otherwise, Adobe Flash is just security honeypot, increasing the risk of whatever its installed on. Even current versions of Adobe's Flash that are available for computer operating systems are now tagged as being necessary only if you actually need to view Flash content. Just note that by intentionally trying to add it to your phone you're intentionally trying to make it more vulnerable to dozens of online exploits.
That Flash 11.1 plugin is really, really dated and as a security issue even worse.