
Previously, as of January 2023, Chrome was to stop running MV2 extensions.

"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."Ĭhrome will take a gradual and experimental approach to turning off Manifest V2 to ensure a smooth end-user experienceĭevelopers, in other words, need more time to rewrite their extension code. "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," explained David Li, a product manager at Google, in a blog post. The Chocolate Factory has also redefined its deadlines for general Chrome users to make the transition to the new platform, called Manifest v3 (MV3), less of a shock to the system.

Google has delayed its browser extension platform transition for enterprise customers, giving those using managed versions of Chrome with the deprecated Manifest v2 (MV2) extensions an extra six months of support.
