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TL;DR
- Google Chrome is routinely disabling a number of extensions, together with uBlock Origin.
- Regardless of warning messages throughout the browser, uBlock Origin continues to operate. Nevertheless, customers should manually reactivate it.
- It’s unclear how lengthy uBlock Origin and different extensions that depend on the older Manifest v2 expertise will proceed to operate.
Google Chrome’s Manifest v3 rollout is in full impact, slowly transitioning the online browser to the newest specification. Consequently, many Chrome extensions constructed for the older Manifest v2 spec are actually being routinely disabled by the browser on desktop. This contains the favored adblocker uBlock Origin. Nevertheless, the extension nonetheless capabilities on Chrome regardless of Google’s actions and warnings.
Andy Walker / Android Authority
This morning, I obtained a message field in Chrome warning me that uBlock Origin is turned off because it’s “not supported.” This isn’t completely true.
Chrome offers customers two choices within the message field: Take away or Handle extension. If you happen to click on the previous, Google will uninstall uBlock Origin. If you happen to uninstall the extension, there’s no straightforward method to return it. Google has successfully disabled downloads of uBlock Origin on the Chrome Net Retailer because it “doesn’t comply with greatest practices for Chrome extensions.”
Nevertheless, clicking Handle extension will take you to the extensions administration web page, the place you’ve gotten the choice to reenable uBlock Origin. By tapping the toggle and deciding on Activate within the subsequent popup, customers can proceed to make use of the adblocker unabated.
I attempted this course of this morning, operating steady Chrome model 133.0.6943.142, and uBlock Origin model 1.62.0 continues to function because it usually would. Notably, a number of different Reddit customers have additionally famous success with these steps.
When will uBlock Origin cease engaged on Google Chrome?
Sadly, whereas Google Chrome’s warning does seem like a crimson herring, it does sign the demise knell for these unsupported extensions. It’s unclear how lengthy uBlock Origin and different extensions that depend on Manifest v2 will proceed functioning. As soon as the adblocker dies, the browser creator means that customers set up uBlock Origin Lite as a substitute. As its identify suggests, it’s a stripped-down model of the adblocker that complies with Manifest v3.
In fact, the above workaround might cease working at any level sooner or later, however you’ll be able to no less than benefit from the uBlock Origin expertise on Chrome for somewhat longer.
