Chrome Store removes every Manifest V2 listing Aug. 31 — installed copies stay put
TL;DR
Google removes all MV2 Store listings Aug. 31; installed copies stay but cannot update or be reinstalled.
Google has set the final Chrome Web Store date for Manifest V2: August 31, 2026. Every remaining MV2 listing will be removed that day. After removal, extensions cannot be reinstalled or receive Store updates.
This date does not disable extensions again and does not remotely uninstall existing copies. Google's timeline says MV2 extensions installed on Chrome 138 or earlier remain installed. Runtime support for ordinary users was already disabled everywhere on July 24, 2025 with Chrome 138, with no user option to turn it back on. The enterprise policy ended with Chrome 139.
The Store stopped accepting new public or unlisted MV2 extensions in January 2022. August's action removes residual listings and their update channel, including old versions of some open-source ad blockers. It is not a new security vulnerability and does not affect versions already migrated to Manifest V3.
After August 31, an MV2 copy may remain locally on an old Chrome build, but deleting it means it cannot be restored from the official Store, and developers can no longer deliver fixes through that channel.
via Chrome for Developers / 9to5Google / Android Authority
This date does not disable extensions again and does not remotely uninstall existing copies. Google's timeline says MV2 extensions installed on Chrome 138 or earlier remain installed. Runtime support for ordinary users was already disabled everywhere on July 24, 2025 with Chrome 138, with no user option to turn it back on. The enterprise policy ended with Chrome 139.
The Store stopped accepting new public or unlisted MV2 extensions in January 2022. August's action removes residual listings and their update channel, including old versions of some open-source ad blockers. It is not a new security vulnerability and does not affect versions already migrated to Manifest V3.
After August 31, an MV2 copy may remain locally on an old Chrome build, but deleting it means it cannot be restored from the official Store, and developers can no longer deliver fixes through that channel.
via Chrome for Developers / 9to5Google / Android Authority
