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> Removing whatever misfeatures Google adds to Chrome is fairly straightforward. Yes. But adding back in Manifest v2 isn't. Even MSFT claims that it's too muc

by HWR_14 4y ago

> Removing whatever misfeatures Google adds to Chrome is fairly straightforward. Yes. But adding back in Manifest v2 isn't. Even MSFT claims that it's too much work for them.

NeverFade 4y ago
IIUC, the only problem with Mv3 is that they disabled the WebRequest API. A fork of Chromium that solves this problem will just have to re-enable the WebRequest API, which seems doable.
- HWR_14 4y ago
  Isn't the lack of a WebRequest API one of the primary changes in Manifest v3?
  - NeverFade 4y ago
    It's apparently quite possible to keep supporting the WebRequest API in Mv3, since Firefox is doing just that.
    - HWR_14 4y ago
      Firefox is still supporting Mv2 though? I thought FF just translated Mv3 to Mv2