- How to Enable Flash Player in Chrome [Solved] Posted April 23, 2018 by Sheraz Ali in Google Chrome Google chrome comes with an in built feature of adobe flash player, letting you play your favorite videos on Youtube and other social media websites.
- Adobe Flash Player is a free software plug-in used by web browsers to view multimedia, execute rich Internet applications, and stream video on your Mac.
- Adobe Flash Player For Mac
- Enable Update Flash Player For Chrome
- Enable Adobe Flash For Chrome
- Enable Adobe Flash Player In Google Chrome
- Adobe Flash Player
Objective
This is particularly useful for debugging recording issues from Adobe Connect perspective specially in few versions prior to 9.6 where recordings only have an option to launch in flash player mode. Could be used for debugging meeting issues as well if accessed in flash player mode.
Adobe Flash Player – one of the most popular plug-ins: it allows you to view different videos online and listen to the music. Unlike the other web browsers, Adobe Flash Player is integrated into Google Chrome and enabled by default. Next, navigate to the page or site where you wish to enable Flash, and click the lock icon to the right of the URL (3). From the dropdown menu, click Site settings (4). On the Site settings page, click the dropdown menu to the right of Flash (5), and then select Allow.
Environment
- Adobe Connect Hosted/On-Premise
- Google Chrome with MAC OS client
Steps
![Enable Adobe Flash Player For Chrome On Mac Enable Adobe Flash Player For Chrome On Mac](/uploads/1/2/6/1/126140199/394391264.png)
Install the Flash Player Content Debugger
- Goto https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html#fp15 and download the installer for appropriate Mac OS version
- Choose the PPAPI installer
Check the correct version is installed
- Open http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html
- Click Check Now, it should show the latest build installed.
- Alternately you can run chrome://version command from Chrome browser to verify the version.
Adobe Flash Player For Mac
Note : It might not necessarily show that debug version is installed but the key is it should show the latest we added.
Enable logging
- Create mm.cfg file from sample instructions here : https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/configure-debugger-version-flash-player.html
- Place the file at <HOME>/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Pepper Data/Shockwave Flash/System/ folder.
- You might need to search the above folder location under User Library folder or System library depending upon where Chrome is installed or permissions.
- Note, if you find the correct Shockwave Flash path but you don’t see a System folder there, create it manually and copy the mm.cfg file.
- Ensure to delete any other copies of mm.cfg(mm.txt.cfg/mm.cfg.txt) file at any other location to avoid any conflicts.
Log file location
- Open a recording or meeting in flash player to verify if logs are getting created
- They should be found under : <HOME>/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Pepper Data/Shockwave Flash/WritableRoot/Logs/flashlog.txt
Additional Information
Additional mm.cfg properties can be added from here if needed : https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/configure-debugger-version-flash-player.html
Meeting, Recording
How to disable Adobe Flash Player
Google Chrome
1. Type 'chrome://plugins' into a new browser tab and hit Enter or Return.
2. Click the Disable link under Adobe Flash Player.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Enable Update Flash Player For Chrome
1. Click the gear icon at the top right of the browser window.
Enable Adobe Flash For Chrome
2. Scroll down to and click Manage add-ons.
3. Select Shockwave Flash Object.
4. Click Disable.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Click the stacks icon at the top right of the browser window. (Or type 'about:addons' into a new browser tab.)
2. Scroll down to and click Add-ons.
3. Scroll down to Shockwave Flash and change the setting to Never Activate.
Apple Safari
1. Click Safari in the menu bar.
2. Scroll down to Preferences and click.
Enable Adobe Flash Player In Google Chrome
3. Click the Security tab in the pop-up window.
Adobe Flash Player
4. Click the second Website Settings button, next to Allow Plug-ins.
5. Select Adobe Flash Player.
6. Select Block.
7. Click Done.
Opera
1. Type 'opera:plugins' into a new browser tab and hit Enter or Return.
2. Scroll down to Shockwave Flash and click Disable.
Paul Wagenseil is a senior editor at Tom's Guide focused on security and gaming. Follow him at @snd_wagenseil. Follow Tom's Guide at @tomsguide, on Facebook and on Google+.