All you’ve done so far is download the installer. So they get the same “Flash out-of-date” message the next time they go to a website with Flash, and then they click Download Flash… again, and then they click the big yellow Install Now button again.Īnd then they call or email me. All they’ve done is download the installer. Most people stop after clicking “Install Now,” thinking they’re done. (Yes, I know “confusement” isn’t a word– not yet– but maybe if I use it enough it will be.) Notice also that big yellow button that says “Install now.” You should click it, but guess what? It does NOT “Install Now.” What it really does is “ DOWNLOAD Now.” This is the biggest point of confusement in the whole process. Use a desktop computer or an iPad for the best experience. Take this Phishing Quiz and see how the bad guys try to trick you. Take a screenshot (Command-shift-3) and send it to me so I can tell you if you’re safe or not. Anything else is probably a phishing attempt. Notice that the address is “/flashplayer.” When you try it, you may just see “” and that is OK too.

Fun! Now click the Download Flash… button, which takes you to Adobe’s site. If you want to see it happen again, click “OK” and then click the “Flash out-of-date” button again. The sliding-down-out-of-the-Safari-window is your clue. This is Apple’s way of saying “this message is from us.” Ordinarily you should be suspicious of windows that pop up, telling you to download this and install that, but in this case, since it comes from Apple, you’re safe. Notice that this window slid out of the Safari window you’re viewing. Keep reading!)įirst thing to do: click where it says “Flash out-of-date.” That leads to this picture:

(Older versions of Safari will show “Blocked Plug-in.” Same problem, same solution. You’ve probably seen something like this on a web page lately: Read on and I’ll clarify everything and you will be back to watching YouTube videos in no time.

It ought to be easy but Adobe manages to confuse people with sloppy wording on their website. Apple’s Safari browser blocks any version of Flash that isn’t the very latest, so Adobe’s update caused Safari’s blocking to kick in… and that means I’m getting the same question, over and over: “How do I update my Flash Player?”

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