Safari: videos are suddenly playing

[madflava54]

I like Safari for many reasons. One reason I like it is that it doesn't have flash capabilities preinstalled like in Chrome. When I need Flash, I just use Chrome.

However, today, when I go to ESPN, Facebook, or CNN, the videos play and autoplay. Before, if there was a video I wanted to see on Facebook, I would click it and it would say to install Flash.

I don't recall installing Flash. Any idea what is going on here?

 

[GGJstudios]

I like Safari for many reasons. One reason I like it is that it doesn't have flash capabilities preinstalled like in Chrome. When I need Flash, I just use Chrome.

However, today, when I go to ESPN, Facebook, or CNN, the videos play and autoplay. Before, if there was a video I wanted to see on Facebook, I would click it and it would say to install Flash.

I don't recall installing Flash. Any idea what is going on here?

First, did you verify if you have Flash installed? You can check by going to Safari > Help > Installed Plug-ins, then Command-F and search for "Flash" (without the quotes). Second, did you verify that the videos that are playing are Flash format? If the answer to both is yes, simply install ClickToFlash to stop Flash content from automatically launching.

 

[madflava54]

First, did you verify if you have Flash installed? You can check by going to Safari > Help > Installed Plug-ins, then Command-F and search for "Flash" (without the quotes). Second, did you verify that the videos that are playing are Flash format? If the answer to both is yes, simply install ClickToFlash to stop Flash content from automatically launching.

Thanks for replying.

It is not installed. I have maybe 4 plug-ins installed total. I'm not sure how to see if it's a flash video. I just assumed so since it's Facebook videos and they didn't play before cause I didn't have Flash installed.

 

[DJEmergency]

Thanks for replying.

It is not installed. I have maybe 4 plug-ins installed total. I'm not sure how to see if it's a flash video. I just assumed so since it's Facebook videos and they didn't play before cause I didn't have Flash installed.

Facebook added HTML5 support a few days ago to their videos. Nothing to worry about, but to enjoy it

 

[steve62388]

If the answer to both is yes, simply install ClickToFlash to stop Flash content from automatically launching.

ClickToPlugin is by the same author and might be a better choice. It captures everything.

http://hoyois.github.io/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/