| Chrome Web Store
behavior changes | Chrome Browser
behavior changes |
January 17, 2022 | Existing Manifest V2 extensions can no longer be changed from “Private” to "Public" or "Unlisted" | no change |
June 2022 | Chrome Web Store stops accepting new Manifest V2 extensions with visibility set to “Public" or "Unlisted” | no change |
January 2023 | Manifest V3 will become a prerequisite for the Featured badge. | Enterprise policy can let Manifest V2 extensions run on Chrome deployments within an organization.
Staring in Chrome 112, Chrome may run experiments to turn off support for Manifest V2 extensions in Canary, Dev, and Beta channels. |
June 2023 | All existing Manifest V2 items with visibility set to Public at that time will have their visibility changed to Unlisted. | Starting in June in Chrome 115, Chrome may run experiments to turn off support for Manifest V2 extensions in all channels, including stable channel. |
January 2024 | Chrome Web Store stops accepting updates to existing Manifest V2 extensions
Following the expiration of the Manifest V2 enterprise policy, the Chrome Web Store will remove all remaining Manifest V2 items from the store. | Manifest V2 enterprise policy expires. |