How does a user's Flash Player update?

Question

I've read that the Flash Player plugin for Internet Explorer
gets updated automatically through ActiveX if the user visits a
site that requires a more current Flash Player (and specifies it in
its html code).
As for my question, how does the Flash Player get updated if
the user is using a browser other than IE on Windows? Does the
"codebase" attribute work for these browsers as well, or on a Mac?
If not, is there a way we can ensure that everybody viewing our
content is doing so with an up-to-date Flash Player? Thanks.

Answer 1

willrose wrote:
> I've read that the Flash Player plugin for Internet
Explorer gets updated
> automatically through ActiveX if the user visits a site
that requires a more
> current Flash Player (and specifies it in its html
code).
>
> As for my question, how does the Flash Player get
updated if the user is using
> a browser other than IE on Windows? Does the "codebase"
attribute work for
> these browsers as well, or on a Mac? If not, is there a
way we can ensure that
> everybody viewing our content is doing so with an
up-to-date Flash Player?
> Thanks.
In both cases (IE and other browsers) the user has to consent
to download. Will be prompt
with a message saying the page uses newer player then one
available in the browser, and ask
you to confirm whether you want to download it or not.
To assure they all have the player, place a splash screen
with site requirements and link to
download page.
You can use detections but you can't always rely on them.
Once there are changes in browsers,
security, javascript etc... things stop working properly.
Good example while visiting older pages with detections for
player 5,6 or 7, even with player
8 or 9 install, you are still refused entry. Very common on
many sites.
Splash screen is your best bet.
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