Manifest v3 Opera

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera @carlosjeurissen last edited by

@carlosjeurissen I got information that support for v3 in addons.opera.com has been scheduled for development. No ETA on it yet, so I will try to get this post update.

[nfl0]

nfl0 @gmiazga last edited by

@gmiazga wen

[vjik7]

vjik7 @gmiazga last edited by

@gmiazga Is there ETA already?

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera @vjik7 last edited by

@vjik7 I got information that upload od manifest v3 extensions should be possible within a week. Migration of old extensions and deprecation of v2 will be done as separate tasks later.

[vjik7]

vjik7 @gmiazga last edited by

@gmiazga Any news?

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera last edited by

It took way longer than expected but it's finally here. Changes have been deployed on production and it should be possible to upload extensions using manifest v3.

[carlosjeurissen]

carlosjeurissen @gmiazga last edited by

@gmiazga Thanks for the MV3 timeline!

Is it already clear how Opera will handle browser-specific choices and features?

• How will the sidebar API change in MV3? (See https://github.com/w3c/webextensions/issues/128)

Mozilla Firefox decided to handle MV3 a bit different than Chrome to help developers and users:

• Will the webRequest still be available in MV3 (Unlike in Google Chrome)
• Will Opera keep supporting non-persistent background scripts?

(When) does opera want to stop supporting MV2 extensions on the store and in the browser? Due to all the issues with MV3, can we as developers ask for extended support of MV2 on the Opera Store? Or allow publishing both MV2 and MV3 at the same time for best backward compatibility?

[alitoolsio]

alitoolsio last edited by

@gmiazga when is the full transition to Manifest V3 planned, and when will it be prohibited to load the extension with Manifest V2?

Or is there no certainty yet about when exactly this will happen, and it is safe to continue loading the extension with Manifest V2?

[Halterka]

Halterka @alitoolsio last edited by

@alitoolsio I noticed that few developers like SIMKL's Netflix Enhancer have already started updating their browser extension to Manifest V3.

I still kinda use those old browser extension that run on Manifest v2 (which were not updated for ages) but still useful to me - I wonder, what will happen to those apps.

[carlosjeurissen]

carlosjeurissen last edited by

People are reporting mv3 warnings in the extensions panel.

https://forums.opera.com/topic/36230/app-launcher-customizer-for-google/32

Why is this appearing before Opera gave any statement on their mv3 schedule? What is the timeline?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @carlosjeurissen last edited by

@carlosjeurissen Probably is Chromium doing it.

[carlosjeurissen]

carlosjeurissen @leocg last edited by

@leocg Yes, still would be nice if Opera would hide these warnings for the time being until they have an mv3 schedule.

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

Any updates on MV2 removal?

[erdinc53]

erdinc53 @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 Nope, MV2 will continue to live in Opera.

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

An update from an Opera developer would be a lot better to be heard.

[erdinc53]

erdinc53 @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 Yes, In Chromium 139, they will make a statement when support is officially cut off.

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

Who told you that?

[erdinc53]

erdinc53 @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 nobody. Just a guess.