Opera will always help you block ads natively
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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 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.
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pilis00 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 Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@DerSchlingel That's the point, I don't see that "promise" in the post.
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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 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 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 last edited by
@leocg I'm interpreting it differently:
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 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 Moderator Volunteer 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 last edited by
Let's not forget that before MV2 there was MV1 which was deprecated back in 2013.
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pilis00 last edited by
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 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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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 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:
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lancealot last edited by
@pilis00 said in Opera will always help you block ads natively:
Mozilla posted an article one month ago in which they again confirm they'll keep MV2 addons
It is for this reason that if Opera changes its mind about the continual support of MV2 (or at least the most popular MV2 extensions such as uBO) and dumps it, I will be moving to Firefox. We don't have much longer to go to find out how Opera will truly handle things when Chromium ends MV2 completely after June 2025.
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pilis00 last edited by
@lancealot I really wish they will keep MV2 addons too, otherwise I'll have to move to Firefox as well. I moved from Chrome to Opera mainly after I saw that article.
Hopefully an Opera developer who is on this forum care reassure us once again, on this topic, that uBO remains on Opera.
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pilis00 last edited by
@DerSchlingel said in Opera will always help you block ads natively:
@leocg I'm interpreting it differently:
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.
