Flash player for Jolla smartphone

Notes (IMPORTANT)

• Jolla's own Sailfish Browser does not support flash content, and there is no official support coming afaik.
• Adobe flash player installed by instruction here must be updated manually.
• Using an old version of Adobe Flash player might cause security issues. When writing this guide, latest official Android version is 11.1. For other operating systems, like Linux, version 11.2 is already published.
• Jolla does not officially support 3rd party stores, like Aptoide which is mentioned in this guide. Use 3rd party stores with your own risk.

How to Install Adobe Flash player for Jolla Smartphone (unofficial, read Notes)

1. If not already done, install Android support from Jolla store. For this you need to be logged in with your Jolla account (Settings -> Accounts -> Jolla, white spot active)
2. Long web address to write: Use your phone internet browser (any), and go to http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/android/11.1.115.69/install_flash_player_ics.apk
3. The install packet: Flash player for Android* is downloaded to your phone. Close the browser
4. Go to Settings -> Transfers and click the downloaded packet. It should install to your phone. 

 * Legal note: Distributing Adobe Flash player is prohibited elsewhere but in Adobe's own sites macromedia.com, adobe.com or via their official partners. For your own security, make sure you download the install packet fromtheir own web site (like the link above, including text http...macromedia.com/) in the very beginning of the address. If you find a similar apk from 3rd parties, please report it to Adobe.

How to use flash content on Jolla

• You need an Android web browser, as Adobe doesn't offer support for Sailfish. Any browser should do, but this is tested to work at least with Firefox. Simply start your Android browser and go to site including flash content.

How to Install an Android web browser to Jolla

• A lot of Android browsers are available in a lot of different app stores. To keep the guide here simple, I use only one example: Installing Firefox from Aptoide store

1. Open your phone browser, go to address m.aptoide.com/installer. Install Aptoide store (close browser)
2. Open Aptoide store and search Firefox. Install the application (close the store)
3. Close the store - Your browser is now ready for use in the Launcer view (applications screen)
   
   If you want, you can move the icon up to the home screen quick menu (first four applications of your launcher view are shown on the home screen)

Next guide coming up at reviewjolla:  

How to Install GO Launcher EX on Jolla, enabling better view on installed Android applications.

Android and Sailfish Apps running on Jolla

Jolla smart phone, powered by Sailfish OS, aims to be fully compatible with Android Apps. However, Sailfish OS is still in Beta stage and some Android Apps doesn't run properly.

Here you can find a User Report Tool, updated by Jolla owners. If you have a Jolla already, please join us and report any Apps you've tested, or the ones you haven't seen available for Jolla but you'd like to see.

Above you can see a simple preview of already reported Applications. As there are plenty of Android Apps available, and the number of Jolla owners grows too, this preview is kept in a simple table form for faster page load. This preview shows all the rows, but not all the columns. Latest user reports are added to the last row.

Bloggers, contributors, forum moderators and software reviewers:

List above comes from a feed, which is free to use. List could be easily sorted and filtered for multiple purposes, and for example average rating for a single app is easily calculated. Make use of the feed! I have no intention to be selfish with the tool or the user reports - I'd love to see both in use in several countries, serving several Jolla users, just like any open community project. Please contact me for the embedding code of the tool and the feed in desired format, and please feel free to copy the link of App listing above.

The purpose of this is to serve Jolla users, not to advertise or otherwise try to make money with the idea. I hope you share this ideology if you want to embed the tool to your own environment. However, if you happen to use e.g. blog advertisement already, let's not make that a barrier - reaching as many Jolla users as possible, working with a common list, is the essential goal.