Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge
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Microsoft is now in the process of turning off Manifest V2-based extensions in Edge, such as uBlock Origin. However, not everything is lost at this point.

The latest Edge Canary version started disabling Manifest V2-based extensions with the following message: “This extension is no longer supported. Microsoft Edge recommends that you remove it.” Although the browser turns off old extensions without asking, you can still make them work by clicking “Manage extension” and toggling it back (you will have to acknowledge another prompt).

At this point, it is not entirely clear what is going on. Google started phasing out Manifest V2 extensions in June 2024, and it has a clear roadmap for the process. Microsoft’s documentation, however, still says “TBD,” so the exact dates are not known yet. This leads to some speculating about the situation being one of “unexpected changes” coming from Chromium. Either way, sooner or later, Microsoft will ditch MV2-based extensions, so get ready as we wait for Microsoft to shine some light on its plans.

Another thing worth noting is that the change does not appear to be affecting Edge’s stable release or Beta/Dev Channels. For now, only Canary versions disable uBlock Origin and other MV2 extensions, leaving users a way to toggle them back on. Also, the uBlock Origin is still available in the Edge Add-ons store

    • GunpachiEnglish
      1•1 hour ago

      Honestly this has been my daily driver for the past 6 months or so.

      I really like it. The aesthetics are really modern, while still maintaining all the things I like about firefox.

    • @[email protected]English
      14•6 hours ago

      Zen’s glance feature allows you to view links without actually opening them.

      I do not like the wording of this because you are opening it

      • _cryptagion [he/him]English
        1•2 hours ago

        Nonsense, you’re not opening them! You’re fetching them for viewing. It’s totally different!

      • bitwolfEnglish
        2•5 hours ago

        I was concerned, but it’s not Wiki style.

        It’s just a fancy skin for modal windows. It pops open over 70% of the screen front and center.

        Personally. I find tabs more useful, but haven’t fully switched over from Firefox yet so I haven’t looked into disabling it.

      • Pumpkin EscobarEnglish
        4•6 hours ago

        It’s desktop-only right now and feels like for the foreseeable future. Firefox sync works between Zen and Firefox so you can just run Firefox or one of the Android-specific versions of Firefox that support the generic/vanilla firefox sync.

        • @pycoraxEnglish
          2•3 hours ago

          I was thinking of maybe trying it for a few specific websites that I keep persistently on since I think it may work well for that. However, I was a bit concerned that logins and stuff won’t sync which might make it annoying. Having this sync seems pretty cool though, might try it out.