Google officially announces Chrome's new ad blocking method 'Manifest V3', new information such as extensions and PWA improvements



Google announces that the

beta version of Chrome 88 is compatible with Chrome's new ad blocking specification, Manifest V3 , at the Chrome Dev Summit 2020 developer conference, which has been held online since December 9, 2020. Did. In addition to this, from Chrome 88, it was revealed that Progressive Web Apps (PWA), which makes the website behave like an application, will support the billing system of Google Play, and the privacy setting of the extension will be more sophisticated. it was done.

Chromium Blog: Chrome Dev Summit 2020: Building an open web for our users and developers
https://blog.chromium.org/2020/12/chrome-dev-summit-2020-wrap-up.html

On December 9th, the first day of Chrome Dev Summit 2020, Google announced that the next version of Chrome, Chrome 88, will have three major new changes.

◆ 1: Support for 'Manifest V3'
Chromium Blog: Manifest V3 now available on M88 Beta
https://blog.chromium.org/2020/12/manifest-v3-now-available-on-m88-beta.html

Chrome 88 Beta brings extension Manifest V3 --9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2020/12/09/chrome-88-beta-extension-manifest-v3/

Manifest V3 is version 3 of the Chromium extension configuration file manifest , jointly developed by Google and Microsoft. Manifest V3 is expected to reduce the freedom of extensions such as ad blocking, so at the beginning of the announcement, it was controversial that 'Google may be proceeding with a plan to disable ad blocking.' It was.

Chrome's 'ad blocking disabling plan' turns out to be still ongoing-GIGAZINE



In response to these concerns, Google has worked with the developers of AdBlock Plus to fix the ad blocker to work properly with the new ' declarativeNetRequest API ' that will be applied in Manifest V3.

At the announcement of Manifest V3, AdBlock Plus development team Sofia Lindberg said, 'Google's extension team and our engineering team are working closely together to block ads even after Manifest V3 is enabled. I am very pleased that it has been confirmed that I can continue to use. '

Manifest V3, already enabled in beta Chrome 88, will be officially implemented in Chrome with the official Chrome 88 release scheduled for January 2021. Also, the end of support for Manifest V2 is undecided at the time of writing the article, but Google says there will be a transition period of at least one year.

◆ 2: PWA officially supports Google Play billing system
Chromium Blog: Easy to build, monetize, and discover: List your web app on Google Play
https://blog.chromium.org/2020/12/pwa-play-billing-support.html

Google Play Billing is Coming to Progressive Web Apps --Thurrott.com
https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/web-browsers/google-chrome/244916/google-play-billing-is-coming-to-progressive-web-apps



Google Chrome 88 Beta adds payment API for web apps, plus tab searches

https://www.xda-developers.com/chrome-88-beta/

XDA Developers, a community site for developers, said on December 9th, 'Chrome 88 introduced the long-awaited Digital Goods API , which allows PWA developers to use a billing system such as Google Play. You will be able to charge for it. '

Until now, the Google Play billing system was only available for full-fledged apps, but this change allows PWA developers to list their apps on the Google Play store. At the same time, it is expected that PWA will be able to introduce the same billing system as ordinary apps, such as in-app billing and subscription-based billing.

This feature is being developed in Chrome OS version 88, which has Chrome as its main user interface, and will be officially supported in Chrome OS 89, which is scheduled to be released in March 2021.

◆ 3: Strengthening privacy settings for extensions
Making Chrome extensions more private and secure
https://blog.google/products/chrome/making-chrome-extensions-more-private-and-secure/

Google will change how Chrome extensions access data in 2021 | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/09/google-will-change-how-chrome-extensions-access-data-in-2021/

According to Google, Chrome is the top-share browser with over 1 billion users in 2015, as well as a major platform with over 250,000 extensions and themes on the Chrome Web Store. That is. So Google has announced that the extension will change the way it behaves when accessing the site, making it more secure.

Currently, if a user allows an extension to access a website, access to all sites is allowed by default, but from Chrome 88, this method of permission is set by default. It is said that it will be removed from. This allows users to individually select the websites they want to allow access to the extension.



In addition, the developer policy will be revised, and it will be posted in an easy-to-understand place on the Chrome Web Store whether the developer of the extension complies with the provisions such as 'Do not sell user data'. .. Google also plans to add a variety of protections through Chrome's Enhanced Safe Browsing after 2021.

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