Therefore, programmers are not recommended to use the tag anymore, because it will become obsolete in future versions of HTML. The tag is still fully supported in HTML5 standard.
On the other hand, the tag has been restored in HTML5 although it was declared previously as deprecated in HTML4. In my article “ Obsolete and Deprecated Tags in HTML5 ” you can see that the HTML tag, which was dedicated to Java, has been declared as deprecated in HTML5. Java” I found that there is a real non-friendly relationship between the two companies regarding the NPAPI issue. This is very risky for websites that are still using Silverlight because users will not be alerted that something is unsupported! Java:Īlthough the door is open for any plugin to use the PPAPI interface, Oracle has decided to walk against the flow as Java announced officially that it will stay using NPAPI and users will need to use other browsers if they still want to use Java plugins in websites.
Realplayer plugin chrome install#
It shows (Install Silverlight) inside the plugin box and when you install it, a massage appears that it is already installed on your computer. Using test pages mentioned above, Chrome could detect and express in an alert that an unsupported plugin is used in a webpage except for Silverlight.
Realplayer plugin chrome movie#
If you browse movie trailers at using Chrome 45, you will still see the trailers, because apple has decided to use the HTML5 and tags instead of the quick time player. However, it is highly recommended to move to HTML5 media tags for flash multimedia content, this time because of HTML5 rather than the NPAPI issue. Therefore, flash objects are still safe to be used in websites. Many programmers were afraid that their flash components will not work anymore however the flash player is supported in Chrome, Opera and Edge because it was integrated into these browsers using other infrastructures other than NPAPI.
Future of pluginsĪlthough the NPAPI interface is not supported forever in Chrome, Edge and Opera, the plugins developers have the chance to use other alternatives such as the secure PPAPI infrastructure in Chrome. Microsoft Edge and Opera are also not supporting NPAPI. There is no need to install them separately: 1- Flash player: Moreover, they are pre-built into Google Chrome 45. In fact, they will not work anymore: 1- Java appletĪlthough NPAPI plugins are not supported anymore, the following plugins are still working on Chrome 45 because they were re-designed using the new Google integrated interface PPAPI. The following famous plugins will have no more support in Chrome.
Realplayer plugin chrome full#
The NPAPI infrastructure was designed in 1995 by Netscape and the plugin that runs over NPAPI infrastructure will have, by default, full permissions over the client’s computer. NPAPI plugins were deprecated because of their security risks. The deadline for Google Chrome was version 45, pushed worldwide just a few hours ago. Since 2013, Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers, such as Opera, has warned programmers all over the world to avoid using NPAPI plugins in web-based systems anymore. Starting from 1 September 2015, Google has finally released Google Chrome 45, which does not support NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface) anymore.
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