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Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2-based extensions in Edge (www.neowin.net)
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The latest Edge Canary version started disabling Manifest V2-based extensions with the following message: "This extension is no longer supported. Microsoft Edge recommends that you remove it." Although the browser turns off old extensions without asking, you can still make them work by clicking "Manage extension" and toggling it back (you will have to acknowledge another prompt).

At this point, it is not entirely clear what is going on. Google started phasing out Manifest V2 extensions in June 2024, and it has a clear roadmap for the process. Microsoft's documentation, however, still says "TBD," so the exact dates are not known yet. This leads to some speculating about the situation being one of "unexpected changes" coming from Chromium. Either way, sooner or later, Microsoft will ditch MV2-based extensions, so get ready as we wait for Microsoft to shine some light on its plans.

Another thing worth noting is that the change does not appear to be affecting Edge's stable release or Beta/Dev Channels. For now, only Canary versions disable uBlock Origin and other MV2 extensions, leaving users a way to toggle them back on. Also, the uBlock Origin is still available in the Edge Add-ons store

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[–] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

it's very brave to say something like that here

[–] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why? Brave is amazing!

[–] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

brave is built on chromium and it also has crypto stuff, so people here hate it

[–] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You can easily hide crypto stuff (which I do) and Chromium is great, just not Google Chrome, but the actual Chromium.

[–] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

the problem with chromium is that because 98% of people use it, google gets to decide how the internet works basically

[–] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 1 points 40 minutes ago

I get that, but alternatives suck. Firefox doesn't even support all of the extensions I need.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

True. Most of the negative comments about Chromium here are really obtuse. Looks like people feel the need to gain imaginary internet points by praising a mediocre browser made by a misguided Corp. such as Mozilla.

Save your time and avoid replying here. I wont' reply back. I'm not interested in arguing. Just block me if you disagree and go on with your life.

[–] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

people think of browsers and operating systems here like it's a religion or something, it makes them crazy. google is a problem, but it's not like mozilla isn't going to pull the same crap when it gets big enough.

[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let's hope that Ladybird be better than Mozilla Firefox.

I would be curious if Ladybird is successful, maybe Microsoft, Apple or Brave will use it after leaving Chrome and WebKit.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Maybe, but even if it happens it's going to take a lot of time. Let's wait and see.