How To Play Flash Games On Facebook With A Mac

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  1. I play games on Facebook and received a 'need to update flash player' message. I have the latest Adobe version installed but I uninstalled and reinstalled several times to no avail. I shut down and restarted after each install and turned off security. I checked to make sure Flash Player 11 is showing as installed correctly. I use the latest IE.
  2. Facebook Gameroom. On another note, Facebook Gameroom has built-in support for Web Games built in Flash, working independently from the browser announcements listed on this page. Players will be able to continue playing their games in Facebook Gameroom.

For this reason, we put together a list of the best free games on Mac. And we mean truly free. As microtransactions are increasingly destroying games that would otherwise be great, we decided to focus on games that are either 100% free or are at least free-to-play games that can actually be enjoyed for free.


How To Play Flash Games On Facebook With A Macbook Air


Facebook games are written in flash.
That means if you plan on playing them, you will need to make sure you do the following things if you dont want them to run really slowly after a couple of weeks playing them:


1) You have to first clear your cache and cookies in your browser (you can google that to figure out how to do that, right?)
(before you do any of the next steps, make sure you are logged into your computer as an ADMINISTRATOR - if you dont know what that means then ask your parents, or depending on your age, ask your kids lol)
2) You have to be using the most recent version of the flash player - you can go to the Adobe flash update page to make sure you are running the most up to date version of flash.
3) You have to change the flash settings that control your cache
To set up your flash settings to work best with facebook games, follow these steps:
(i) GO HERE - Flash Player Settings Manager
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4) You have to reboot and log in again fresh. DO NOT FORGET TO REBOOT AS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT LAST STEP
5) If you use Firefox, you may also want to install the Flash Game Mazimizer
In this step-by-step guide, learn how to enable Adobe Flash Player in the Safari web browser.

Before you start, check the version of Safari running on your Mac. To display the version number, choose Safari > About Safari.

  • If your Safari version is 11.0 or later, follow the steps in For Mac OS X 10.11, macOS 10.12, and later.
  • If your Safari version is 10.0 or later, follow the steps in For Mac OS X 10.10.

Note:

Apple Safari version 14, released for macOS in September 2020, will no longer load Adobe Flash Player or play Flash content. Please visit Appleā€™s Safari support for more information.

  1. Click the Websites tab and scroll down to the Plug-ins section. Locate the Adobe Flash Player entry.

  2. Select a setting to use for Flash Player when you visit other websites.

  3. You can configure Flash for individual websites (domains). Select a website listed in this window, and choose Ask, Off, or On.

  4. Exit Preferences after you finish configuring Flash Player.

How To Play Flash Games On Facebook With A Mac

  1. Note:

    If you are viewing Safari in full-screen mode, mouse over the top of the browser screen to see the menu.

  2. Click the Security tab. Ensure that Enable JavaScript and Allow Plug-ins are selected. Click Plug-in Settings.


  3. From the When visiting other websites menu, choose On, and then click Done.

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