How to disable flash playback in web pages?

Ziflin · 04-29-2011, 01:05 PM

In v1.2 does anyone know how to disable embedded flash windows from playing? This makes several websites incredibly slow.. And considering they're mostly ads it's pretty ass.

RAH · 04-29-2011, 06:55 PM

I do not think it is possible, even with a regular PC. I say this because it is acommon complaint about flash graphics slowing down web pages. I agree that it is annoying, especially with silly frills.

ActionHealthy · 04-29-2011, 07:55 PM

I'm not 100% sure but you may want to go into setting (While viewing the "web") click the arrow for enable plug-ins and click the "on demand" instead of "always on".

anamardoll · 04-29-2011, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAH

I do not think it is possible, even with a regular PC. I say this because it is acommon complaint about flash graphics slowing down web pages. I agree that it is annoying, especially with silly frills.

It's definitely possible in the Dolphin android browser. I just set up Dolphin on my CM7 image and it specifically asked whether or not to run flash on demand or automatically.

Presumably if they can do it, B&N can too. I dunno if there's a system option for it, though.

Barry2020 · 04-29-2011, 10:59 PM

Check your browsers options...

RAH · 04-30-2011, 07:55 AM

Well, it may be possible to completely turn off the displaying of any flash on any webpage, the same way you can turn off Javascript. But I meant that you cannot easily turn it off for a particular page or website. It's just inconvenient to have it turned off totally in case you hit one of these slow-to-load websites.

mariel9898 · 04-30-2011, 10:08 AM

I have not tried this yet as I'm not updated but supposedly it works. If you change enable plugins to "On Demand" the sections of a website that have Flash will load as blank boxes which you can click on to load the individual Flash portions of the page.

RAH · 04-30-2011, 10:18 AM

That does sound interesting. I'll give it a try!

lionel47 · 04-30-2011, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAH

I do not think it is possible, even with a regular PC. I say this because it is acommon complaint about flash graphics slowing down web pages. I agree that it is annoying, especially with silly frills.

If you use Firefox on a regular PC and install Ad Block Plus, you never even know Flash ads exist. Been using it for years and am always surprised at how many ads there are.

04-29-2011, 01:05 PM	#1
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04-29-2011, 06:55 PM	#2
RAH Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Kobo Aura H20; Kobo ClaraBW	I do not think it is possible, even with a regular PC. I say this because it is acommon complaint about flash graphics slowing down web pages. I agree that it is annoying, especially with silly frills.

04-29-2011, 07:55 PM	#3
ActionHealthy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Toledo, Ohio Device: NookColor	I'm not 100% sure but you may want to go into setting (While viewing the "web") click the arrow for enable plug-ins and click the "on demand" instead of "always on".

04-29-2011, 10:59 PM	#5
Barry2020 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NYC Device: ColorNook	Check your browsers options...

04-30-2011, 07:55 AM	#6
RAH Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Kobo Aura H20; Kobo ClaraBW	Well, it may be possible to completely turn off the displaying of any flash on any webpage, the same way you can turn off Javascript. But I meant that you cannot easily turn it off for a particular page or website. It's just inconvenient to have it turned off totally in case you hit one of these slow-to-load websites.

04-30-2011, 10:08 AM	#7
mariel9898 Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 4538 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Westchester County NY Device: Nook Color, Droid 2 Global	I have not tried this yet as I'm not updated but supposedly it works. If you change enable plugins to "On Demand" the sections of a website that have Flash will load as blank boxes which you can click on to load the individual Flash portions of the page.

04-30-2011, 10:18 AM	#8
RAH Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Kobo Aura H20; Kobo ClaraBW	That does sound interesting. I'll give it a try!