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Chrome to End Manifest V2 Extensions June 2026

6/16/2026

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Google Chrome (U.S.) will end Manifest V2 support with Chrome 150 on June 30, 2026.
The change removes the ExtensionManifestV2Disabled flag, ending the MV2 ad-blocker workaround.
Chrome 151, expected in July 2026, will delete remaining MV2 flags, confirming MV2 extensions are disallowed.
Removal was logged by W3C on May 20, 2026 and reported by PiunikaWeb and PCWorld on June 8 and June 9.
Edge and Opera may also drop MV2 support despite a manual DevTools patch.

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Google Chrome (U.S.) will end Manifest V2 support with Chrome 150 on June 30, 2026.
The change removes the ExtensionManifestV2Disabled flag, ending the MV2 ad-blocker workaround.
Chrome 151, expected in July 2026, will delete remaining MV2 flags, confirming MV2 extensions are disallowed.
Removal was logged by W3C on May 20, 2026 and reported by PiunikaWeb and PCWorld on June 8 and June 9.
Edge and Opera may also drop MV2 support despite a manual DevTools patch.