Chrome users are starting to notice that their old extensions no longer work. The reason for this is that Google started the process of disabling old Manifest V2 extensions as of June. The company expects developers to update their extensions to Manifest V3.
Google Chrome has started disabling the old Manifest V2 extension system, redirecting users to the new Manifest V3
Google began the process of disabling Manifest V2 extensions in its Chrome browser in June. This change, which first came into effect in Beta, Dev and Canary channels, will also be reflected in stable versions in the coming months. With this transition, which is planned to be completed by the end of 2024, users will notice that their old extensions are not working. they will see.
With this change, Google displays a warning message in the browser to inform users. This message states that the extension is no longer supported and has been disabled. Users will then have to wait for new Manifest V3 versions from extension developers or look for compatible alternatives.
While adoption of Manifest V3 is growing rapidly, Google notes that 85% of actively maintained extensions in the Chrome Web Store already run on Manifest V3. Popular content filtering extensions such as AdGuard, uBlock Origin and Adblock Plus have also released Manifest V3 versions.
Google claims that Manifest V3 offers benefits such as Offscreen Documents, new User Scripts API and advanced content filtering support. However, many users and developers are particularly concerned about how ad blockers will be affected by this change. Google’s recent crackdown on ad blockers on YouTube also adds to these concerns. Users with ad blockers enabled can no longer watch YouTube videos.
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Mozilla Firefox took a remarkable step in this process. Firefox has announced that they have no plans to disable Manifest V2 extensions and the webRequest API. It also announced that it will offer support for Manifest V3. This move will make it easier for developers to publish extensions on both Firefox and Chrome platforms.
We will see more clearly the effects of this transition on user experience in the coming months. What are you thinking? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.