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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

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[-] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 26 points 1 day ago

Amarok? That was my favorite media player way back when

[-] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 day ago

Amarok is the other wolf. I know it looks deceptively similar.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

itsthesamepicture.bmp

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[-] Xanza@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Perfect time to check out AdGuard Home. Trivial to install locally. Probably took less than 3 minutes to install and get it operating. Hardest part was updating my router config. (Goddamn Google WiFi!)

Then you can focus on getting a better browser. Support libre software and check out LibreWolf.

[-] ridethisbike@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

Librewolf on desktop Mull on Android

[-] muhyb@programming.dev 29 points 1 day ago

Mull is not maintained anymore. However there is a fork called IronFox.

[-] ridethisbike@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Well shit... Thanks for the heads up!

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[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 day ago

Just in case you needed another reason not to use Edge.

[-] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 69 points 1 day ago
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[-] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

Fancy firefox-based browser along the lines of Arc?

https://zen-browser.app/

Worth a look if you're a web power-user / developer sort of person

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day 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

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[-] DuskyRo@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago
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[-] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ok maybe off topic, why does a web browser have to be one of the most complicated software artifacts on earth? So expensive to write and maintain that only a few orgs with huge developer resources can do it?

What would it look like to start from scratch with a massively simplified standard for specifying UIs, based on all we've learned since html/css was invented? A standard that a few developers could implement in a few weeks using off the shelf libraries. Rather than reimplement every bizarre historical detail in html/css, have a new UI layout system that's simple and consistent, and perhaps more powerful.

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 42 points 1 day ago

Basically browsers are big because they are operating systems for web hosted applications with huge attack surfaces and lots of legacy compatibility requirements amassed over 3 decades.

A rewrite isn't the answer. Putting limits on browser functionality is. JavaScript was the turning point IMHO.

[-] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 day ago

What would it look like to start from scratch with a massively simplified standard for specifying UIs, based on all we've learned since html/css was invented?

Probably a lot better. The difficult, and expensive, part is getting everyone to migrate over to this new standard, not because it'd be unfeasible but because companies don't want to spend any time or money on things that they don't think will make them profit.

What we'd need is, for example, the EU realizing that Google's attempted monopoly on the internet is dangerous and requiring a certain standard for private consumer-facing websites to get the ball rolling.

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[-] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Lol Microsoft really using their browser market share effectively

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Me and my colleagues in tech call it the 'Granny Browser'.

Either use Firefox/UBlock Origin or Brave. Brave's native adblock is good enough you don't need add-ons.

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[-] Mwa@lemm.ee 29 points 1 day ago

Microsoft Edge is literally Google Chrome button replaced with Microsoft Features/Spyware

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