As Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin and other unsupported extensions, rivals like Brave and now Opera have confirmed they will support it. The latter has explained how it hopes to do so.
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If some of your browser extensions are not working properly, the latest Microsoft Edge update might help.
An official Windows Registry hack exists that allows users to keep using uBlock Origin as well as other similar Manifest V2 extensions that are no longer supported on Google Chrome.
Google is ready to phase out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome and its store. The company announced that the process will gradually begin on June 3 with the aim to complete the transition by early 2025
Microsoft has updated the list of deprecated features with new details about Microsoft Defender Application Guard. The company plans to delist Application Guard app and all related extensions in May.
Google will soon start rolling out a new set of security measures to help Chrome customers ensure they are using safe extensions. The new safety check will arrive in Chrome 117 in September.
Microsoft Edge users, including us, spotted a head-scratching situation in the browser: Edge installs the Google Docs Offline extension from the Chrome Web Store without permission or notifications.
Microsoft has announced experimental badges for the Edge Add-ons Store. They are similar to what Google recently launched and made to help users find extensions built with the best practices in mind.
Mozilla has released Firefox 109 in the stable (Release) channel. The latest version of the only mainstream non-Chromium browser introduces Manifest V3 support and a bunch of accessibility features.
Following consumer backlash, Google has decided to give Manifest V2-based extensions another year and postpone their removal from Chrome and its Web Store to January 2024 instead of January 2023.
Adguard developers are now ready for Google to enforce Manifest V3 policies on extensions developer. The company has announced the launch of the world's first Manifest V3-based ad blocker for Chrome.
Google recently notified extensions developers about new badges in the Chrome Web Store. "Featured and "Established" badges will mark high-quality and reputable projects that users can trust.
Mozilla has announced that its Recommended Extensions program will kick off in phases later this summer as part of an effort to provide only the best and secure browser extensions to Firefox users.
Editorial
Microsoft's Edge browser still has only a handful of extensions - and that's not good enough
Two years after Microsoft first announced details of extensions support for its Edge browser, only a few dozen of them are available. With thousands available on other browsers, it needs to do better.
LastPass has stated that it's aware of the vulnerability discovered over the weekend by Tavis Ormandy, and that a patch is in the works. This affects version 4.1.43 of the Chrome extension.
Microsoft's Edge browser is currently missing one big feature: support for extensions. But code for browser extensions is already present in the latest version of Edge found in build 11082.
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