Flash Player 10.1, released in June 2010, ran the YouTube player, Hulu, Pandora, FarmVille, every browser game and most animated adverts; Adobe said it was installed on about 99 percent of internet-connected PCs. The same month it arrived on Android 2.2 phones, while Apple's iPhone and iPad refused it entirely, the central technology fight of 2010.
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Version
- 10.1
- Released
- 10 June 2010
- Type
- software
Details
| Used for | Video players, browser games, banner ads, whole websites with intro animations |
|---|---|
| Mobile | Android 2.2 yes; iPhone and iPad never |
| Fate | Adobe ended Flash Player on 31 December 2020 |
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