{"id":16486,"date":"2011-04-15T14:29:54","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T12:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=16486"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:01:51","slug":"support-for-flock-browser-to-be-discontinued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/support-for-flock-browser-to-be-discontinued\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Flock browser to be discontinued"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of April 26<\/strong>, social browser Flock<\/a>‘s developers will no longer be offering support to users<\/strong>. Based on Chrome<\/strong>, Flock’s browser interface integrated several different social networks including Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and Twitter<\/strong><\/a> to give its users the ultimate social browsing experience.<\/p>\n

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Flock’s creators advise current users to switch to other browsers and specifically recommend Mozilla Firefox<\/strong><\/a> and Google Chrome<\/strong><\/a>. Without regular security patch updates, a browser may be susceptible to newer viruses, malware and other internet threats that could potentially do harm to your PC.<\/p>\n

For those seeking a similarly social browsing experience to Flock, RockMelt<\/strong><\/a> is another fantastic option that integrates Facebook, Twitter and your favorite blog feeds quite seamlessly. In fact, we’ve even pitted Flock and RockMelt head-to-head here at OnSoftware<\/a> before, with RockMelt coming out on top in its current development stage. There’s no shortage of good browser alternatives!<\/p>\n

Do you use Flock?<\/strong> If so, what browser are you planning on switching to and why? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As of April 26, social browser Flock‘s developers will no longer be offering support to users. Based on Chrome, Flock’s browser interface integrated several different social networks including Facebook and Twitter to give its users the ultimate social browsing experience. Flock’s creators advise current users to switch to other browsers and specifically recommend Mozilla Firefox … Continue reading “Support for Flock browser to be discontinued”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2028,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[2972],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-16486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionflock"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t