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    • pilis00
      pilis00 last edited by

      Brave will keep 4 MV2 extensions in which uBO is included.

      But Brave isn't an option for me as I don't like the way you sync your browser data and their frequent crypto ads.

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        A Former User @pilis00 last edited by

        @pilis00 I don't think, they will really. They've got their own "Shields" - maintaining support for uBO MV2 wouldn't be necessary as they have their own solution which is a USP in a way and bringing them even more costs.
        AdGuard on the other hand has already a MV3-ready solution to my knowledge.

        But that's of course guessing. And my sentiments about Brave are similar to your's. All in all there's nothing except for decent adblocking that lets Brave stand out. It's only Chrome without the Google specific stuff featurewise. Nonetheless a capable browser but not for me, I think.

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        • pilis00
          pilis00 last edited by pilis00

          They actually do indeed support uBO:
          alt text

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

            @DerSchlingel For me the post shows that although they want to keep supporting Manifest V2, it may not be possible forever.

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            • burnout426
              burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

              When Chromium finally removes the MV2 API code, if Opera wants to keep supporting MV2, Opera will have to patch it back in with each new build of Opera. This might not be maintainable as Chromium code continues to change. So, I wouldn't be surprised if MV2 support disappears eventually.

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                A Former User @burnout426 last edited by

                @burnout426 @leocg I get it. But developers are not less smart than we are, are they? Why do they promise to uphold MV2 if that's simply too much to do? That's what a plain reading of the text suggests.
                I guess, everybody reading their press release is therefore expecting them to do these patches.
                So, it's only some marketing in the end, then?

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                • pilis00
                  pilis00 @burnout426 last edited by pilis00

                  @burnout426 if that's really true, if they wanna keep MV2 in Opera the updates will likely be a lot more rare.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                    @DerSchlingel That's the point, I don't see that "promise" in the post.

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                    • pilis00
                      pilis00 last edited by

                      That post they made on X should be enough in my opinion to confirm that Opera will keep their "promise".

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                      • rseiler
                        rseiler @pilis00 last edited by

                        @pilis00 That was something, I agree, but I found it on X and saw that it was referencing the October blog post. So, it wasn't that reassuring given that it wasn't really new but basically saying "Look what another part of the company said 6 months ago."

                        The only Chromium browser that has put boots on the ground so far is Brave (see above screenshot), but even Brave might get some surprises once the code is ripped out.

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                        • pilis00
                          pilis00 last edited by

                          I for one care the most for the uBO add-on, as I watch a lot of YouTube and ads are a nightmare on that site now.

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                            A Former User @leocg last edited by

                            @leocg I'm interpreting it differently:
                            Adblock one.png
                            Adblock two.png

                            Sounds very much like a promise, doesn't it? Not that I'm dependent on that, as I'm using the built in ad blocker - which is hit and miss.

                            Maybe at the end of the day it's simply their way to promote this native blocker anyway.

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                            • pilis00
                              pilis00 last edited by

                              It feels now that we are in English class to analyze each phrase, using even an eyeglass if possible =))))))

                              If Opera didn't want to continue supporting MV2 or at least a few super useful extensions they wouldn't have come with that article.

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                @DerSchlingel As you highlighted, they plan to keep supporting manifest v2, but we don't know for how long they will be able to keep doing that.

                                From the post:

                                While we want to be able to offer the best possible support, our focus will be on maintaining a safe and secure experience for users, both within our Add-ons Store and with extensions that come from outside sources. In the coming days and weeks, we will be reaching out to selected extension developers to determine the best and safest way forward.

                                That means to me that may just keep supporting a few extensions and that the support may end if that leads to security issues.

                                And the main point for me:

                                As things develop, we will continue updating you on the status of extensions in Opera. In the meantime, you can continue enjoying your extensions just like before.

                                For me it make clear that support for Manifest V2 extensions are subject to be ended at any time.

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                                • pilis00
                                  pilis00 last edited by

                                  Let's not forget that before MV2 there was MV1 which was deprecated back in 2013.

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                                  • pilis00
                                    pilis00 last edited by

                                    @marinaz909 @daria19

                                    Sorry for tagging, but.... are there any more updates regarding the MV2 support in Opera? Will uBO continue to work after June/July when MV2 support in Chrome stops?

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                                    • pilis00
                                      pilis00 last edited by pilis00

                                      It's been already 6 months so, Opera did finally decide what they'll do with MV2 extensions? They still have the words "plan", "should" in that article.

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @pilis00 last edited by

                                        @pilis00 The article will not change. I guess that their decision will depends on what will happen to Chromium.

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                                        • pilis00
                                          pilis00 last edited by

                                          I really hope they didn't change their position, I switched to Opera mainly because of uBO.

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                                          • pilis00
                                            pilis00 last edited by

                                            A bit off-topic but Mozilla posted an article one month ago in which they again confirm they'll keep MV2 addons:
                                            https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-manifest-v3-adblockers/

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