{"id":1919,"date":"2022-05-30T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/?p=1919"},"modified":"2022-12-16T20:56:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T19:56:20","slug":"sneak-peek-chrome-extension-manifest-v3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/sneak-peek-chrome-extension-manifest-v3\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea7 Sneak Peek:\u00a0Chrome extension Manifest V3 for Important Security, Privacy, and Performance improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Updated the article on 16 December 2022, as the Google Chrome team announced a change to the end of life to keep Manifest V2 for an uncertain time. That is when the new next Chrome extension Manifest V3 is ready and stable for the developer and users.<\/em> You can read the sunset timeline on the Chrome developer blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrome extension Manifest V3 is a major phase. However, Support for the Manifest V2 browser extension will end this year on March 2023 (the previous date was on 31 December 2022). And new and existing browser extensions must use Manifest V3 technology to become available on the Chrome Web Store. Therefore, the Turn Off the Lights developers is already working very hard to get the Turn Off the Lights browser extension ready for you. As you can follow the Open-Source development on the public Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension Github page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrome extension Manifest V3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Manifest version 3 brings huge benefits for the users, that for better security, performance, and privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Diagram of the Chrome extension Manifest V3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As the Google Chrome team said on this developer documentation page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Chrome extensions platform continues to evolve. The specific course we’re steering focuses on improvements to security, performance, and privacy \u2014 while preserving or extending the capability of extensions and keeping a webby developer experience.<\/p>\nSource: https:\/\/developer.chrome.com\/docs\/extensions\/mv3\/intro\/platform-vision\/#where-were-headed<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

However, the development of the Turn Off the Lights browser extension<\/strong> from Manifest V2 to Manifest V3 involves some massive code changes. And takes time to get right for the desktop and mobile users. Even the Camera Motion<\/strong> and Speech Recognition<\/strong> features will not be available anymore because of the limation of the Manifest V3. Because it cannot access the <video> and <audio> elements on the background script page, to get the speech analysis and hand gesture detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Google Chrome said that Manifest V3 is stable for developers, it still contains some huge bugs that need to be fixed in order to get a good experience for the users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join the next Beta version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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TestFlight the next Turn Off the Lights Safari extension for iOS and macOS (that is using the Chrome extension Manifest V3 technology)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today, you join the next Turn Off the Lights browser extension with Manifest V3 for Safari web browsers (iOS and macOS). The Safari web browser is already ready and stable for Chrome extension Manifest V3 technology. When joining the TestFlight and make sure you have the latest macOS 12.4 installed and Safari web browser version 15.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the Turn Off the Lights Safari extension version 4.4 (beta):<\/strong>
https:\/\/testflight.apple.com\/join\/pj7BWqeJ<\/a>
macOS 12.4 and higher and iOS 15.5 and higher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current beta brings also these new improvements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n