Manifest V3 generated a fair deal of controversy when it was announced due to an inherent change in how it functions. We would like to make sure developers have the information they need, with plenty of time to transition to the new manifest version and to roll out changes to their users.” However, any developer who seeks to submit their extension(s) under the ‘Featured’ category would be technically obliged to use Manifest V3.ĭavid Li, a product manager at Google, wrote, “Chrome will take a gradual and experimental approach to turning off Manifest V2 to ensure a smooth end-user experience during the phase-out process. That has been extended to June 2023, when Google will not allow any Manifest V2 item that has a ‘Public’ visibility, to be published.Īny Chrome extension with Manifest V2 on the Chrome Web Store will be removed by January 2024. In September 2021, Google said it would no longer run Manifest V2 extensions starting January 2023. The search and advertising giant provided an updated timeline for the transition to Manifest V3, scheduled to begin starting January 2023.Įnterprise users now have six additional months to shed their reliance on the deprecated Manifest V2. Google recently announced a delay in the launch of Manifest V3, the successor to Manifest V2 and the latest browser extension API for Google Chrome.

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