
The File Transport Protocol has helped users send files across the Internet for decades, but in an era of prolific cloud storage services and other sharing methods, its use has waned. On the other hand, FTP isn't dead, but it is now for Chrome users. Removing Flash from Chrome 88 is just Google's way of flushing the toilet. Adobe halted Flash Player downloads at the end of 2020, making good on a promise made years before, and began blocking Flash content altogether a couple weeks later.

Neither comes as a surprise, though it's poetic that they're being buried together. Chrome 88 lays Adobe Flash and the FTP protocol to rest. The most noteworthy change in this update is what's not included. الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا - اللغة العربيةGoogle released Chrome 88 this week - and besides improving its dark mode support, they removed support for both Adobe Flash and FTP. Southeast Asia (Includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) - English Selecting a region changes the language and/or content on. Users who do not have the 'Allow Adobe to install updates' option enabled can install the update via the update mechanism within the product when prompted. Users who have selected the option to 'Allow Adobe to install updates' will receive the update automatically.


