With Manifest V3, Google wants to make extensions safer by prioritizing privacy, but was initially criticized for the impact to ad blockers. The Chrome team has since added new features in response ...

Google plans to start phasing out Manifest V2 in Chrome Beta, Dev, and Canary channels on June 3. The rollout is expected to hit the stable channel at the beginning of 2025. Google says 85% of ...

One of the reasons Google Chrome is such a popular browser is that it's supported by a wealth of useful third-party extensions and plug-ins, adding extra functionality and features on top of the main ...

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Google has announced more details regarding turning off support for the Google Chrome Manifest V2 extension as the company pushes more developers to transition to Manifest V3. An update from the ...

Google aims to launch the new Chrome extension, Manifest V3, for the browser in January for Chrome 112 and in June for Chrome 115. Previous V2 extensions will be unlisted from the Chrome Web Store, ...

For several years now, Google has wanted to kill Chrome's current extension system in favor of a more limited one, creating more restrictions on filtering extensions that block ads and/or work to ...

A hot potato: Mozilla has started accepting Manifest V3 add-ons for the code-signing process of the AMO store. From June 2023, Chrome will only accept MV3 extensions and crippled ad-blocking tools.

Google has slowly but surely been marching toward a new extension platform called Manifest V3 for Chrome. And now there is a firm timeline for its rollout. Starting with Chrome 112 in January of 2023 ...