# Replacement for Flashplayer on iphone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-flashplayer-on-iphone/519269>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-flashplayer-on-iphone/519269 "2009-11-28T21:07:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![cplif](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@cplif](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cplif)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-flashplayer-on-iphone/519269/1 "2009-11-28T21:07:08Z")

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Does anybody know of a replacement for ADOBE’s Flash Player for the iPhone? I get a message from Adobe stating that Apple has restricted (banned) use of it on iPhone and iPod.  
I am trying to find a way to watch [TED.org](http://TED.org) conferences online, without success for the moment.

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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-flashplayer-on-iphone/519269/2 "2009-11-28T22:30:53Z")

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You can subscribe to the TED podcasts in iTunes and use the video player to watch them.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-flashplayer-on-iphone/519269/3 "2009-11-28T22:47:27Z")

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I’d be surprised if there isn’t “an app for that”. There’s at least one on the Android app market, and the iPhone app market is vastly larger.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-flashplayer-on-iphone/519269/4 "2009-11-28T22:50:35Z")

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And here we are:  
[http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-everything/keepingcurrent.html](http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-everything/keepingcurrent.html)

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**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-flashplayer-on-iphone/519269/5 "2009-11-28T23:41:47Z")

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iTunes sucks, you might want to try the [TED app](http://www.yappler.com/App/11461/TED.aspx) or [RSS Player](http://www.yappler.com/App/17948/RSS-Player-Podcast-Client.aspx)