Topic: .swf file viewers for android

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Can anyone recomend a flash player that can uphold the fetures of a flash file player, such as used in a desktop browser, for android os?

Updated by Magikarp

Flash itself is available for android but it hasn't been updated in years, so there is compatibility issues as well as extremely bad security vulnerabilities.

There are third party solutions, but these rely on browser manufacturer running the flash on their servers, then recording footage of it playing and sending it to your phone as video stream. This not only has privacy issues, but also quality and lag issues as well.

Right now the best way would be to manually convert the flash into video, then using the video file on mobile instead of flash. Swivel is extremely good tool for this, for majority of animations it even detects the start and end, so it's as simple as pressing convert for generic personal use.

Updated by anonymous

I use SWF Player.

It runs not only animations, but interactive files like Corruption of Champions or Rack (By Fek). From my experience, it's surprisingly usable considering I'm on mobile.

Updated by anonymous

Magikarp said:
I use SWF Player.

It runs not only animations, but interactive files like Corruption of Champions or Rack (By Fek). From my experience, it's surprisingly usable considering I'm on mobile.

Google Play description states:

[ How To install Flash Plugin ]
You need to install Adobe® Flash® Player Plugin before using this player.

So, like I said above, there is official flash for android, but it's extremely outdated and highly insecure at this point in time. There's no telling when it will stop working, there will be compatibility issues and you are putting your phone at risk.

This is simply custom browser which makes it easier for selecting files from local memory.

Updated by anonymous

Mairo said:
Google Play description states:
So, like I said above, there is official flash for android, but it's extremely outdated and highly insecure at this point in time. There's no telling when it will stop working, there will be compatibility issues and you are putting your phone at risk.

This is simply custom browser which makes it easier for selecting files from local memory.

My experience with it (a few years ago) was that I just installed adobe air, and SWF Player just sourced the flash player from that. General security concerns are legitimate cause for concern, although in practice I personally haven't had any malware issues with my phone.

Take it with a grain of salt, but it is a way to view interactive files.

Contrary to my suggestion, most popular swf games have an apk build, so much less hoops to jump through and you get native support that way.

Updated by anonymous

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