Google Chrome Prepares to warn users before disabling Manifest v2 extensions

The MV2 extensions will be automatically disabled in June 2024 in beta, dev and canary versions

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Published onMay 9, 2024

published onMay 9, 2024

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Google has started working on showing warnings for Chrome users running Manifest V2 extensions ahead of June 2024, considering the proposed timeline will disable the MV2 extensions in beta and Dev and Canary versions. Chrome as of now, looking to alert that MV2 extensions are no longer supported and ask to remove or replace them with similar extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

In case you don’t know, Google has switched to MV3 Extensions for Chrome from MV2 for performance and security reasons.

Starting June 2022, the Chrome web store no longer accept new MV2 extensions in Chrome Web Store. However, developers are allowed to update their MV2 extension in the Web store. Beginning June 2024, Chrome 127 and later, Chrome will begin disabling MV2 extension in Chrome versions like Dev, canary and Beta.

Users affected will notice Manifest 2 extensions being automatically disabled in the Chrome browser and it is also not possible to install MV2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

Soon, Chrome will show no longer supported warnings for Manifest V2 Extensions in beta, dev and Canary versions

That being said, as this month is May and with June nearing, Google hasstarted workingon an experiment to alert Chrome users running MV2 extensions in pre-release versions with anMV2 deprecation Panel that shows awarning or two, on thechrome://extensionspage saying these extensions may no longer be supported as well suggests to remove or replace with similar extensions from Chrome Web Store.

The MV2 extension warnings displayed on chrome://extensions are still being prepped and may not be final, if you’re using MV2 extensions, it is better to disable and find and install similar extensions from the Web Store.

Chrome stable users can still run Manifest V2 extensions

As of now, Chrome stable users running MV2 extensions may not see any warnings, this may change in the future. While new extensions can’t be created with MV2, existing ones can still function (for now) on stable Chrome. Google is focusing on the initial disabling of MV2 extensions in developer versions, giving developers time to migrate their extensions to the newer Manifest V3 standard.

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Google Chrome Prepares to warn users before disabling Manifest v2 extensions

Soon, Chrome will show no longer supported warnings for Manifest V2 Extensions in beta, dev and Canary versions

Chrome stable users can still run Manifest V2 extensions