For years anyone interested in learning the version of Flash installed in their web browser has been directed to this Adobe page: adobe.com/software/flash/about/. For the last couple days it has reported that, for the Chrome browser on Windows, the latest and greatest version of the Flash Player is 21.0.0.213. This is not true. I stumbled across this after reading about the latest clump of 24 Flash Player bug fixes. The bugs were serious, so I dutifully updated Chrome and verified that I had the latest version of Flash. I didn’t. As shown above, the tester page reported that I was running 21.0.0.216 which is newer than the 21.0.0.213 that Adobe said was the latest. So, I asked Google. A spokesperson for the company said, by email, that they had made updates and minor bug fixes to version 21.0.0.213 and that 21.0.0.216 was indeed the latest and greatest. Not only is Adobe’s tester page behind the times, so too is their last Security Bulletin. On the other hand, Google too, failed to say anything about this. I had only asked Google about Windows, and my initial testing showed that what Adobe reports as the latest version for Chrome on OS X (21.0.0.213) and Chrome OS (21.0.0.197) were both accurate. But not for long. According to the Google spokesperson, they are in the process of updating the Flash Player used by Chrome on Windows, OS X and Linux. The update is being deployed “independently of Chrome via the component updater.” I am no expert on this, but my previous experience has been that when Google uses this particular update mechanism, there is nothing end users can do to force an update. We just have to wait. Finally, I was told that the Flash Player on Chrome OS is likely to be updated today. Speaking of Chrome OS, it is missing in action on Adobe’s Flash tester page. As you see above, Adobe reports on Windows, OS X, Linux and Solaris. Like Rodney Dangerfield, Chrome OS gets no respect. Finally, if the URL for Adobe’s tester page is too long for you to remember (it is for me), then you will find a link to it at the top of my FlashTester.org website. – – – Update April 12, 2016: Big changes today according to the Adobe Flash tester page. For one, Flash in the Chrome browser is now at a different version than Flash in all other browsers. It is at version 21.0.0.216 in Windows, OS X, Chrome OS and Linux. Also, Edge on Windows 10 is now at version 21.0.0.213, a big change from yesterday when it was 21.0.0.182. I don’t know if this is a software change or merely a documentation change. The same thing holds for Internet Explorer on Windows 8.1. It too was updated from 21.0.0.182 to 21.0.0.213. Related content reviews WifiInfoView is a great Wi-Fi utility for Windows WifiInfoView from Nirsoft is a free, portable Windows app that provides a ton of useful information about your Wi-Fi environment. By Michael Horowitz Sep 18, 2017 6 mins Small and Medium Business Internet Wi-Fi reviews Testing an AmpliFi mesh point as a Wi-Fi extender Ubiquiti recently made their AmpliFi mesh points smarter, they can now work with any router. I kicked the tires on this, hoping it's a better way to extend an existing Wi-Fi network. By Michael Horowitz Aug 07, 2017 12 mins Internet Internet of Things Wi-Fi how-to Tweaking Internet Explorer to only use TLS 1.2 For security purposes, it's best to stay away from Internet Explorer. But if you do run it, follow these steps to ensure it uses TLS 1.2. By Michael Horowitz Jul 24, 2017 4 mins Small and Medium Business Internet Explorer Computers opinion If you're going to lose a laptop, better it be a Chromebook I left my Chromebook on a bus yesterday, and my own Defensive Computing let me down. By Michael Horowitz Jul 21, 2017 2 mins Chromebooks Google Backup and Recovery Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe