Hi all,
Does anyone know whether Adobe Flash will ever work on Android 5.0 Lollipop (Nexus 9, specifically)?
Not a fan of Flash at all, but one of the reasons I am getting Nexus 9 is to be able to watch sport streams, all of which are unfortunately still Flash-based.
Thank you!
temuri said:
Hi all,
Does anyone know whether Adobe Flash will ever work on Android 5.0 Lollipop (Nexus 9, specifically)?
Not a fan of Flash at all, but one of the reasons I am getting Nexus 9 is to be able to watch sport streams, all of which are unfortunately still Flash-based.
Thank you!
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Did you try sideloading + Dolphin?
mk92595 said:
Did you try sideloading + Dolphin?
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I don't have Nexus 9 yet. I remember that Flash was breaking with each minor Android version upgrade, so I assumed a jump to v5 would be a near total rewrite
Side loading flash + using Firefox or Dolphin should do the trick
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temuri said:
I don't have Nexus 9 yet. I remember that Flash was breaking with each minor Android version upgrade, so I assumed a jump to v5 would be a near total rewrite
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Dolphin is a 3rd party app and so is flash .Android version should not affect it all,
Rage1ofakind said:
Side loading flash + using Firefox or Dolphin should do the trick
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Dumb question: how do I side load flash?
I'm running L preview on my N7 but haven't had success with flash on Dolphin. Dolphin was updated a day or so ago so that it now works on L with Jetpack enabled. I just haven't been able to view flash video. YMMV. I hope it does. I will try again once the official os drops so I can flash it.
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Dolphin is a 3rd party app and so is flash .Android version should not affect it all,
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really? with each version of Android comes a code base change with new code added and old code deprecated/removed so yes each version of android does matter with 3rd party apps. no one is updating flash for android anymore so if its not already broken then it will very soon as Android is going the way of HTML5 not flash.
Well, my Nexus 5 with Latest Lollipop version can't load flash with this procedure (Dolphin+jetpack+flash), so maybe IT IS a matter of Android version...
WebView (the internal web system) now is based off of Chromium which has never supported Flash on Android. Final nail in the coffin. You can install it but nothing will be able to use it.
Is this why I can not watch any Amazon Prime Instant video?
Puffin seems to be working great for Flash content.
I installed the free version of Puffin and subscribed to the flash service. I made sure that in settings flash was set to load automatically. I tried to play some of the free Amazon Prime instant videos, the player would show the connecting/loading circle but the videos never played. I noticed the player was in play mode and not paused. Is there something I missed?
Dolphin and Mozilla not working for me. (Downloaded the flash player apk v11.1)
I'll try puffin.
*edit* Downloaded puffin but couldn't even trial the flash player... Sigh ?
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I installed the free version of Puffin and subscribed to the flash service. I made sure that in settings flash was set to load automatically. I tried to play some of the free Amazon Prime instant videos, the player would show the connecting/loading circle but the videos never played. I noticed the player was in play mode and not paused. Is there something I missed?
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I believe the problem with Amazon has to do with the fact that they don't allow tablet access. I mainly use Puffin to view continuing education videos and it seems to be working fine.
If you guys have some specific sites you want me to check out just let me know.
Amazon prime video works on my Asus Tf700 tablet?
could somebody try with UCBrowser? . This browser works fine the flash player with android 4.4.4
Very strange. I originally had Uc Browser HD installed and it worked but uninstalled it. Just now reinstalled from Google play to test again. It will open the page but then freezes?
lartomar2002 said:
Very strange. I originally had Uc Browser HD installed and it worked but uninstalled it. Just now reinstalled from Google play to test again. It will open the page but then freezes?
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HD version is doing the same on mine.
Hi I have updated my nexus 7 and for flash I am using flashfox it works. My setup if I need a flash site on dolphin I use share then bring up flashify and that openers flashfox enabling flash on the site I went
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my gtab is rooted with vegan-tab 5.11 and it says it has flash installed but if i go to play a web based video it says plugin missing. youtube app plays fine but no websites.
any help plz.
Check to see if you have plugins enabled in your browser settings. What browser are you using?
Don't use latest flash... doesn't work use older front vegan upload site
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I have the latest version installed from the market bandits workingfine on my tablet with vegan 5.1.1
I have tried firefox, dolphin and builtin.
Dolphin shows flash ads at times, but for instance, espn.com does not play videos when I launch one. I click on a flash video in dolphin but it does not load.
Firefox just says its not installed.
itsernst said:
I have tried firefox, dolphin and builtin.
Dolphin shows flash ads at times, but for instance, espn.com does not play videos when I launch one. I click on a flash video in dolphin but it does not load.
Firefox just says its not installed.
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I tried with the stock browser and Firefox. Stock browser shows a down arrow and Firefox says not installed. I installed flash from the [Guide] thread on installing CWM, roms, market fix and flash. Any thoughts? Should I use another browser? Do I need to do anything else besides install like change some settings?
I had a similar issue with 5.1.1 at one point. I uninstalled Flash and then reinstalled it (figured it was worth a shot). It resolved it, strangely.
mtnbkr said:
I tried with the stock browser and Firefox. Stock browser shows a down arrow and Firefox says not installed. I installed flash from the [Guide] thread on installing CWM, roms, market fix and flash. Any thoughts? Should I use another browser? Do I need to do anything else besides install like change some settings?
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When I get the down arrow in the stock browser, I just tap on it and then the video will load and play. Yours does not do this?
Joeb2751 said:
When I get the down arrow in the stock browser, I just tap on it and then the video will load and play. Yours does not do this?
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You could go to browser settings and go to Enable Plug-Ins and select Always On so that you won't have to click on the Flash window, it will automatically start the video.
And the latest Flash works fine on my VEGAn 5.1.1. Just watched two episodes of Family Guy on Fox Television's website last night.
itsernst said:
I have tried firefox, dolphin and builtin.
Dolphin shows flash ads at times, but for instance, espn.com does not play videos when I launch one. I click on a flash video in dolphin but it does not load.
Firefox just says its not installed.
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To get espn.com videos working I had to go into browser settings and change my device to Ipad. I think they are HTML5 but not sure. I use xscope browser
sjmoreno said:
You could go to browser settings and go to Enable Plug-Ins and select Always On so that you won't have to click on the Flash window, it will automatically start the video.
And the latest Flash works fine on my VEGAn 5.1.1. Just watched two episodes of Family Guy on Fox Television's website last night.
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Yeah, but when I do that then all the aggravating flash ads automatically run too. I'd rather be able to just see the ones I want to see and let the others go....
Thanks for your response though. Good to know.
I thought when I bought the Nexus 10 that I would be able to do everything that I already do on my Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note One and more. However, I am very disappointed to discover how much less I can do without Flash Player which is no longer supported on Jelly Bean.
For example, I can no longer use the stock Chrome browser or the old BBC iPlayer or new BBC Media player to watch live or recorded BBC programs. Nor does TVCatchup work or CMCMarkets where I trade for they also need Flash Player. I suspect that the ITVPlayer will also not work.
With Jelly Bean you are now relying on Web Sites to produce apps to enable their Flash Player content to be viewed and if they don't produce an app then you are stuck.
Flash content is still widely used on the Web and can be viewed using Windows browsers which are still supported by Adobe.
Most of the mobile Android browsers such as Chrome, Opera Mobile, Dolphin, etc. no longer support flash on Jelly Bean so if you need flash on mobile then you are stuck. I have only found one mobile browser which works on CMCMarkets and that is the Puffin browser but it constantly crashes and is not nearly as good as the Opera browser on CMCMarkets which I am using on the 7.7 and Note one.
I am very tempted to return my Nexus 10 because it does not allow me to do the things which I already do and which are important to me. For If I keep the Nexas 10 then I'll still need to use the 7.7 and Note for viewing flash player content on the web.
I'm surprised that others here have not voiced problems about the lack of flash player on the Nexus 10.
Wow....such a waste of a thread. Sorry you don't know how to search and see that there are plenty of browsers that support flash still and that the ones you listed aren't the only ones...
This isn't a problem with the nexus 10. This is jellybean. Adobe stopped supporting flash on mobile devices because HTML5 is taking over. Any jellybean device does not support flash. You can however Google search adobe flash apk and you can find the latest flash player and install it on your N10.
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I thought when I bought the Nexus 10 that I would be able to do everything that I already do on my Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note One and more. However, I am very disappointed to discover how much less I can do without Flash Player which is no longer supported on Jelly Bean.
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That's not a Nexus 10 problem.
So I am confused... Do you have a problem with the n10? Seems like your problem is with jellybean in general...
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Gaugerer said:
I'm surprised that others here have not voiced problems about the lack of flash player on the Nexus 10.
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Probably because it was widely known beforehand...
There's ways to get flash working. Look to nexus 7 forums for insight. We had same issue initially. All we did was load a stock ICS browser then a known working flash player apk. Now most of us have flash working flawlessly on nexus7. Don't blame nexus10 for flash not working. Its more of Google moving away from flash content. But as always when there's a will there's a way. Believe that xda users will have flash player working on nexus10 in no time. But you can look in nexus7 forum to see how we solved the same problem.
*facepalm. hard facepalm*
demandarin said:
There's ways to get flash working. Look to nexus 7 forums for insight. We had same issue initially. All we did was load a stock ICS browser then a known working flash player apk. Now most of us have flash working flawlessly on nexus7. Don't blame nexus10 for flash not working. Its more of Google moving away from flash content. But as always when there's a will there's a way. Believe that xda users will have flash player working on nexus10 in no time. But you can look in nexus7 forum to see how we solved the same problem.
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Thanks for your help.
I tried some of the Nexus 7 solutions such as using the stock ICS browser, or ICS versions of browsers such as Opera Mobile and Dolphin and various versions of flash player but could not get anything to work.
Unfortunately, I only have 14 days if I want to return the Nexus 10 and get a refund and perhaps look at the Microsoft tablet as a solution.
Get holo web browser, it supports flash or just manually install the old android browser and adobe flash apk.
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Thanks for your help.
I tried some of the Nexus 7 solutions such as using the stock ICS browser, or ICS versions of browsers such as Opera Mobile and Dolphin and various versions of flash player but could not get anything to work.
Unfortunately, I only have 14 days if I want to return the Nexus 10 and get a refund and perhaps look at the Microsoft tablet as a solution.
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Hate to tell you this but flash in general is going to be going away, replaced by html5, so at best you will be spending way more money , to have a few months of flash support, and using the N7 suggestions, I have flash working on the N10.
Flash is working fine here...
Sideloaded iplayer (and BBC media player), works like pants but as well as on any other device.
Sideloaded tvcatchup, works well.
Sideloaded Flash, using with dophin browser, works well.
Just get the .apk files and install this way. Or wait for developers to update their apps for the N10. You're an early adopter - don't be surprised that things are a little barren on the app front at the moment.
Just dealt with this on my father's Nexus 7. For some reason several of the browsers that support plug-ins/flash don't seem to after side-loading the Flash 11.1 apk on 4.1/4.2.
Give the Firefox Beta (direct from Play Store) and one of the available Flash 11.1 apk's that's floating around before returning the 10. It's the only combination I found to work on the Nexus 7 both on 4.1 and after flashing 4.2. Not sure as to why it seemed to be the only one to work though (Boat and Dolphin didn't work). Keep in mind that unless you enable plug-ins entirely in Firefox, you'll have to tap instances of Flash (and other plug-ins) on sites to get them to play - something that because Firefox rendered the "Tap to Play" image after everything else made me at first think it wasn't working.
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Sideloaded iplayer (and BBC media player), works like pants but as well as on any other device.
Sideloaded tvcatchup, works well.
Sideloaded Flash, using with dophin browser, works well.
Just get the .apk files and install this way. Or wait for developers to update their apps for the N10. You're an early adopter - don't be surprised that things are a little barren on the app front at the moment.
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I don't want to return my N10 or buy an iPad so I would be grateful for details of how to get the apk files to get dolphin, BBCiplayer and TVCatchup working.
Thanks
Get Boat Browser from the play store and get flash here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856912
and here are some instructions on how to install flash:
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-manually-install-flash-your-android-device
(this is working for me)
Don't return it. Don't be so hasty, you'll get it working soon.
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Get Boat Browser from the play store and get flash here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856912
and here are some instructions on how to install flash:
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-manually-install-flash-your-android-device
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Flash works for me by useing this browser and installing the flash apk
Hi Guys, I've tried the suggestions so far without success such as the boat browser with flash player 11 and I'm wondering if the solutions being offered only work on the Nexus 7 but not on the Nexus 10.
I would like to hear details of how someone got flash player working in a browser so that flash player content on the BBC site can be played.
Thanks
Can you give a link to the site that isn't working?
Not sure if this is old news or not...
1) Download & Install 'archived flash' from adobe site flash for android 4.x @ http://download.macromedia.com/pub/...roid/11.1.115.27/install_flash_player_ics.apk
(if not there search google for 'adobe archived flash player')
* Make sure you go into settings and put a checked box by unknown sources or it won't let you install it since the apk you just download is not from the google play. Afterward, you can go back and uncheck it for better security.
2) Install Dolphin for Pad v1.0 @ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.pad&hl=en
* After installation, go through the wizard and change the agent to Desktop (or change it later in Dolphin's Agent in settings)
It's been working on most flash site for me
I have flash on my dolphin browser, I installed same version of flash as you linked to and deleted some setting within the data folder of dolphin browser (I don't remember exactly where on XDA I found the post).
How does the dolphin for pad work compared to the normal dolphin browser? Is it betteR?
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How does the dolphin for pad work compared to the normal dolphin browser? Is it betteR?
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Not really. Dolphin for Pad hasn't been updated in months and user reviews reflect the lack of interest from the developer.
Thank you kindly my good friend I'm watching college ball right now
Sebz4n said:
I have flash on my dolphin browser, I installed same version of flash as you linked to and deleted some setting within the data folder of dolphin browser (I don't remember exactly where on XDA I found the post).
How does the dolphin for pad work compared to the normal dolphin browser? Is it betteR?
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yes, it is better for me.
Latest regular dolphin has feature disable that will not work with flash.
You have to restore old dolphin version to get it working with flash. When I did that, it was superslow and stuttering almost unusable for me that I can't even watch some streaming sports channel on it so I gave up and tried others...and found this work smoother and faster for me despite others low review. As long as it works for my Nexus 10, I didn't care about the reviews. I don't need all the features other negative reviewers were asking.
Flash works smoother and faster for me on dolphin pad
you said you found a way to watch flash without rooting.
is there a way to watch flash with ROOT?
Shnoogy said:
you said you found a way to watch flash without rooting.
is there a way to watch flash with ROOT?
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If you are already rooted, you can still install the same way.
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If you are already rooted, you can still install the same way.
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I need to try this, have chrome, ocean and boat browser on mine, and ocean supposedly allows it but it freezes when I start a video, boat and chrome don't detect the flash I already have installed, so I'm gonna try this , hopefully I can get it going , specially since I just got my HDMI to micro HDMI cable to connect it to my HDTV .
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kobesabi said:
Not sure if this is old news or not...
1) Download & Install 'archived flash' from adobe site flash for android 4.x @ http://download.macromedia.com/pub/...roid/11.1.115.27/install_flash_player_ics.apk
(if not there search google for 'adobe archived flash player')
* Make sure you go into settings and put a checked box by unknown sources or it won't let you install it since the apk you just download is not from the google play. Afterward, you can go back and uncheck it for better security.
2) Install Dolphin for Pad v1.0 @ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.pad&hl=en
* After installation, go through the wizard and change the agent to Desktop (or change it later in Dolphin's Agent in settings)
It's been working on most flash site for me
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I run with Firefox, and that works too, since I ended up growing attached to Firefox on my PC.
firefox beta is said to work well with the flash
though it always freezes for me when i try to watch stuff on youku
N00b I know... BUT all I've found on the internet is to download the Flash player 11.1 Apk and install it, tried that and it didn't work as a matter of fact now the default browser won't load but that's not big deal, I rather use chrome or mozilla but same thing, I try to run an app from facebook and all it asks for a flash player update even with java and flash enabled from the settings of the browser. The one on the play store says it is not compatible with the device (What the heck!?... I was able to use in a lower device as the optimus 3D Max p720) please help before I return the god d**m phone
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N00b I know... BUT all I've found on the internet is to download the Flash player 11.1 Apk and install it, tried that and it didn't work as a matter of fact now the default browser won't load but that's not big deal, I rather use chrome or mozilla but same thing, I try to run an app from facebook and all it asks for a flash player update even with java and flash enabled from the settings of the browser. The one on the play store says it is not compatible with the device (What the heck!?... I was able to use in a lower device as the optimus 3D Max p720) please help before I return the god d**m phone
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Try xScope pro browser, delete whichever flash you have before installing xScope. It will have prompts to install flash when you first open browser. Go in to settings afterwards at set it for desktop view.
I'll try it just now
adfurgerson said:
Try xScope pro browser, delete whichever flash you have before installing xScope. It will have prompts to install flash when you first open browser. Go in to settings afterwards at set it for desktop view.
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I'll even hard reset the whole thing LOL
+1 for xscope pro. Would still be the best browser around even if it didn't support flash.
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Try puffin
dandrumheller said:
+1 for xscope pro. Would still be the best browser around even if it didn't support flash.
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I'm IMPRESSED! with puffin really, AWESOME browser I'm defenitly going pro with that browser but I'll try xScope once my puffin trial expires and see wich one I like the most
Here's the original Flash plugin from LG firmware.
I restore adobe flash player every time I upgrade a ROM, this will enable the built in browser, or AOSP browser to use adobe flash for all webpages. Doesn't work with chrome (last i tried anyway, 3 months ago)
Including candy crush, and any web players. Enjoy.View attachment com.adobe.flashplayer-9494d02bd392db9fc468e62040d6089b.apk
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N00b I know... BUT all I've found on the internet is to download the Flash player 11.1 Apk and install it, tried that and it didn't work as a matter of fact now the default browser won't load but that's not big deal, I rather use chrome or mozilla but same thing, I try to run an app from facebook and all it asks for a flash player update even with java and flash enabled from the settings of the browser. The one on the play store says it is not compatible with the device (What the heck!?... I was able to use in a lower device as the optimus 3D Max p720) please help before I return the god d**m phone
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Do anybody have a working flash player ?? Really need it
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Hey ..I tried to install but it didnt work
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I don't have this phone, still on the Note II, but you can try downloading it directly from Adobe (Flash Player Archives. Scroll down to the Android. Make sure you get the one for Android 4. I think it'll probably work.
Don't forget to use a flash player friendly browser such a Boat, Dolphin, or the crappy generic one (non Chrome) that Samsung throws in.
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I don't have this phone, still on the Note II, but you can try downloading it directly from Adobe (Flash Player Archives. Scroll down to the Android. Make sure you get the one for Android 4. I think it'll probably work.
Don't forget to use a flash player friendly browser such a Boat, Dolphin, or the crappy generic one (non Chrome) that Samsung throws in.
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Yea, flashplayer for android was discontinued at 11.1 so we're stuck with what we've got. I concur with this recommendation for Dolphin browser and enable flash always on in the settings. Either way, don't expect it to work perfectly. For example, I can't get Amazon Prime videos to play no matter what flashplayer.apk I try or browser I use. It just doesn't work. I'd have to spoof my device identity somehow.
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Yea, flashplayer for android was discontinued at 11.1 so we're stuck with what we've got. I concur with this recommendation for Dolphin browser and enable flash always on in the settings. Either way, don't expect it to work perfectly. For example, I can't get Amazon Prime videos to play no matter what flashplayer.apk I try or browser I use. It just doesn't work. I'd have to spoof my device identity somehow.
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It's a bit of crap shoot on what sites will work and won't. What I find best, go into your browser settings, change how browser to act as desktop browser. You may need to change to something like IE, Firefox or so forth from Android (this defaults to mobile sites).
I don't recommond Flash always on. I suggest On-Demand if available. Some sites are very flash heavy and this will help load times and data usage. Plus, given how things can be, Flash isn't always stable on the mobile, so it helps with those.
I've run into odd issues such as Kompster. It overall fine for Sirius NFL through the webbrowser. It will work for Motogp video, but on the my tablet, but to mirror on a TV, I need to half screen first, then plug in the HDMI cable, otherwise it won't show the race and Flash Player crashes. NFL Game Pass service works for games, but the archived shows start and crap out after about thirty seconds. I find overall for sites that use it for navigation or downloading, it works fine.
As for browsers, I suggest Boat browser. I found if Dolphin is working, it works well with Flash Player. I couldn't get Dolphin to load on the Note 2. Also, there is some evidence that Dolphin stores browsing history; supposedly it to make web browsing faster. I also think Boat has a smaller footprint. Boat also has a tablet version that I've been able to able to download and load on the Note 2. Nice looking. It's in beta. I found that not everything works in that version as does the normal Boat browser.