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The Best Alternative for Frash

November 14, 2024 Tech Review
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The iOS devices ( iPhone, iPod, iPad, iPod Touch, etc) are always enjoying great welcome by a majority of fans. Sleek design, awesome features, reliable performance, etc, all of these make the i-devices one of the best choices. However, one very big drawback in the iOS devices is that, they have nothing to do with the Adobe Flash, in other words, we cannot view Flash contents from video websites on the i-devices such as iPhone or iPad. It is really a big disappointment, especially for the video junkies who have got many interesting Flash videos/games. Delightfully, the good app called “Frash” developed by Comex(maker of jailbreaking tool JailbreakMe.com) will likely to change the sad story and put a smile on our faces.

Specially designed for the iOS devices, Frash is a free program which adds Adobe Flash compatibility to the iOS devices and allows you to play the Flash contents on your i-devices smoothly. Frash is not available in the App Store, but it’s still easy to get it on a device that’s been jail broken through one of the third-party application installers. It is a breeze to set up the app, after installation, reboot your i-device and see the app in action for yourself. However, the great app doesn’t do the complete magic since it also has got some drawbacks. Firstly, it doesn’t support the playback of all Flash contents on any website; you may not able to watch some Flash at some points. Secondly, when running the Fresh, it will crash at times. Undoubtedly, there is loophole that needs to be fixed. The problem is, its developer Comex, is now working for Apple Inc and Apple has never want Flash on its i-Devices, so, please, don’t expect any improvement, update or new release of the Fresh. Thirdly, there can be some delay or the Flash content may be sluggish. Last but not least, the Fresh app is incapable of doing most videos or any sort of Flash games at all. What described above is arguably the main reasons for some users looking forward to an alternative for the “Frash”, so that they can play any Flash contents including Flash videos and Flash games on iOS devices smoothly.

I have the current version or Frash and it doesn’t do much. I was curious if there was a better app to download or a different tweak to install that does a little better job.. Delightfully to say, yes, there is. Firecoresoft SWF video converter for Mac is exactly the best alternative for Frash. It is capable of converting almost all SWF Flash contents to the i-devices compatible formats with super-fast speed and zero quality loss. Remarkably, it has got comprehensive editing functions which allow users to edit the source Flash videos such as cropping, adding watermark, etc. The free trial version is available now, why not just give a shot?

Guidelines on Installing Flash Player for Android on Jelly Bean Devices

August 23, 2024 Tech Tips
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Jelly Bean devices such as Galaxy S3/4, Sony Xperia SP, HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, and Nexus 4 are enjoying a hot market in the recent years. Some users even rely on those Jelly Bean mobile phones or tablets as the main entertainment tool. But the bad news coming from Adobe frustrated many users soon afterwards. The news said that there would be no support for Flash in Android Jelly Bean, because the new streaming technology HTML5 doesn’t need Flash player to play videos, as Adobe claimed. Well, it may be far-fetched to say so since HTML5 is not matured enough to be used by all websites. The fact is that some websites are still using Flash instead of HTML5. Therefore, it is a tricky problem for the users who want to access contents on these websites.

As a matter of fact, we can get around the issue by installing Flash player for Android devices manually. Listed in the below is the full-fledged process for your easy reference.

Step 1. Download the Adobe Flash Player Supporting Browser.

Of all popular browsers, Mozilla Firefox and Dolphin Browser are the most stable ones capable of supporting Flash Player. Personally, I would recommend using the latter since it has got many important features. Notes: In order to install the external app smoothly, you can go to Dolphin Browser Settings and then click the Unknown sources to enable the installation.

Step 2. Download Adobe Flash Play 11.1APK

Now that you have downloaded the proper Flash Player supporting Browser, it is time to download the Adobe Flash Play 11.1 apk file which is not available on Google Play Store. You can download the APK on the XDA developers website. Notes: There is potential risk to your devices or personal information when installing the APK file. Please prepare yourself well for any consequences that may caused by the installation.

Step 3. Copy APK File to SD Card

After downloading the .apk file of Flash Player for Android, you need to copy it to your Android devices’ SD card.

Step 4. Install APK on Android Device

Open your device and create a new file manager. The, browse to the location where you save the APK file, select it and install it.

Step 5.Enable Flash Player on Browser.

The last thing you should do is to enable flash player on the browser you chose. You can click the browser’s setting to look for the option that activates Flash Player on your Jelly Bean device.

OK, everything has been done. Adobe Flash player for Android is now running on your Jelly Bean device. You can hang on any websites freely including the Flash-based ones. Last but not least, if you have got some Flash SWF video files on your computer and would like to play SWF on Samsung Galaxy S or other Jelly Bean devices, you need to break the format limitation by the third-party SWF Video Converter.