Starting in June 2023 in Chrome 115, Chrome may run experiments to turn off support for Manifest V2 extensions in all channels, including stable channel.Starting in January 2023 in Chrome 112, Chrome may run experiments to turn off support for Manifest V2 extensions in Canary, Dev, and Beta channels.Here's the newly revealed timeline, via Google's own blog: In With the New Extension Manifest, Out With the Old The update, Manifest V3, will begin replacing the current Manifest V2 in January 2023. Instead, the extensions will rely on a much smaller list of banned URLs, cutting the number of ads it can block back by 90% or more. But Google's new manifest changes how network request modifications work, removing extensions' power to use dynamic filtering in order to find and block ads. It has been four years in the making, and Google itself calls it “one of the most significant shifts” it has ever made in how Chrome browser extensions work.Īn extension manifest gives a browser data about an extension that might include details like key files and functionality the extension needs access to. It's a huge update to Google's popular web browser in the form of a new extension manifest. Here's what to know about the changes, whether you're a developer or a browser user. That's right, pop-up ads are making a comeback in 2023.Ĭritics are pointing out that the tech giant is also the world's biggest advertising company, which may give it a conflict of interest. In 2023, Google is making a huge change to how Chrome web browser extensions work - and it might be killing Chrome ad blockers in the process.
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