ross549 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I get Flash update alerts when I open Skype, and I presume others have seen it as well. Any idea why Skype needs Flash? Can I disable it? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Using the lsof command in Terminal.app, looking for the case-insensitive string "flash", I see that the Skype process does have various Flash Player files open.[mini-nevie:~] nevinwilliams% lsof | grep -i flash Skype 18137 nevinwilliams txt REG 1,2 75208 7990910 /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Flash Player [similar results omitted] It's common practice for upgrade installers to check to see what processes have opened files to the software being upgraded, and alert the user to any instances where applications may become unstable or lose data if a software component is modified while in use. How exactly Skype is using Flash Player, I can only guess, but I've confirmed that Skype does indeed use the plugin, and so quitting Skype in order to let a Flash Player software upgrade proceed is necessary. Why Flash Player update requires Skype to close? That was in 2013...so I guess they have been using flash for a while, but now they are forcing the required update. Personally I think this is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I actually just signed into Skype after a few years and there were some flash animations before I logged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Yes, it's been a while since I did more than update Skype but I also remember some animation during loading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 It's really irritating. Adding Flash Animations into Skype would seem superfluous at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Totally agree! I would say it's mostly added for ads, which scares me more than any other use for Flash internally to Skype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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