alt Hacker NewsAre you certain? The last I heard about it from Vivaldi[0], they were only going to keep the MV2 code around so long as it's in the upstream codebase:
> We will keep Manifest v2 for as long as it’s still available in Chromium. We expect to drop support in June 2025, but we may maintain it longer or be forced to drop support for it sooner, depending on the precise nature of the changes to the code.
Note that June 2025 is the same date Google plans to drop support completely[1].
[0] https://vivaldi.com/blog/manifest-v3-update-vivaldi-is-futur...
[1] https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate...
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bambax • 10/11/2024
But... what could possibly be the point of using a chromium based browser that is not Chrome, if not for MV2 support?
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Vivaldi team does not respond to any comments asking about ongoing v2 manifest support; safe to assume it's gone as soon as it's out of Chromium upstream. Given Tetzchner's continual messaging on how important user privacy is to Vivaldi it seems like a strange decision, but I don't know how much effort would be required to maintain the support. They're a small team, so it would be understandable if they would just say it's too hard, but instead they have avoided the topic entirely, which suggests they agree with the direction.