

Register for your free pass today.Īlso starting today, the Chrome Web Store will no longer accept new extensions that contain obfuscated JavaScript files, including within the extension package as well as any external code or resource fetched by the extension package. Join today’s leading executives at the Low-Code/No-Code Summit virtually on November 9. In September 2015, the company disabled inline installation of some Chrome extensions, and then in June 2018, it disabled inline installation completely. In May 2015, Google began blocking extensions not listed in the Chrome Web Store. Google regularly cracks down on apps and extensions that cause a poor experience for Chrome users. And in 2019, two more changes will take effect: Chrome Web Store developer accounts will require 2-step verification, and Google will introduce manifest version 3 of the extensions platform.

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