With its stable Chrome version 53 channel, Google will block Flash and encourage HTML5. And now it seems to be following the module it had outlined to block Flash content that loads behind the scenes, and accounts for about 90 per cent of such content on the web.
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Going yet another step further in Chrome 55, slated to launch in December, the browser will make HTML5 the default experience entirely, meaning that even larger Flash plugins will not load at all unless a page has no other way to display content.
Long story short, Chrome users should see faster loading times, a more efficient battery usage and better security in general during their time online, especially on websites riddled with Flash. For Flash-only web sites (which apparently nonetheless exist) customers will probably be prompted to put in it.
Google Chrome is helping kill Flash. HTML5 has been designated as the replacement for Flash on the web for years, and Google’s Chrome for Android browser has stopped supporting Flash quite some time ago.
Instead, Chrome will use by default HTML5, a more modern standard that can save battery life on laptops. You’ll be able to notice improvements in page responsiveness and efficiency once this is implemented.
Flash might have played a pivotal role in making the the Web a rich, dynamic experience with adoption of video, gaming and animation, but it now needs to be truncated in favor of smoother and lighter technologies.
But Apple decided not to support Flash on the first iPhone, starting its long downfall as a web standard, and then CEO Jobs gave the company’s reasons for, in his words, “leaving the past behind”.
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Flash is insecure and does not perform well. The company announced plans today regarding Flash support in upcoming Chrome versions.
