Time to switch to uBlock Lite or another ad blocker.

If you have uBlock Origin, you might notice Chrome automatically disabling the extension.

Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is “no longer supported.”

The change comes as Google Chrome migrates to Manifest V3, a new extension specification that could impact the effectiveness of some ad blockers. uBlock Origin has launched uBlock Origin Lite, which uses Manifest V3, in response to the transition. However, you have to manually install the extension because it’s “too different from uBO to be an automatic replacement,” according to a FAQ Hill that posted to GitHub.

    • officermike@lemmy.world
      11·
      1 month ago

      I have, and as a tab hoarder, the transition has been rough. I really miss the tab grouping feature from Chrome, and I haven’t found any FF extension that suitably replaces it.

      I had already switched to mobile Firefox years ago for extension (uBlock) support, and that was an easy transition.

          • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            1 month ago

            If you want to take a chance relying on a system meant to store temporary data to store permanent/semi-permanent information then go ahead, I’ll continue using the bookmarks bar and never worry about an update erasing all my tabs :)

            • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
              5·
              1 month ago

              The volatility is a feature… every once in a while I rely on my tabs being lost to oblivion to avoid being overwhelmed.

      • Hellinabucket@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        1 month ago

        The tab grouping is the only thing I keep going back to chrome for on mobile. I spend of surprising amount of time deep diving certain things and it really helps to keep all the branches of the tree together in one group.

        • MushroomsEverywhere@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 month ago

          Big same. I really like Firefox on mobile for the addons (mostly Consent-o-matic, hate cookie popups), but I still mostly use Adblock Browser because of the tab groups. The convenience really wins me over, sadly.

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 month ago

        I prefer FF, but if it helps you the Vivaldi Browser is Chromium based and will continue to support the v2 Manifest (old extensions) until July 2025. That might buy you time. Who knows what the landscape and options exist then.

      • shadshack@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 month ago

        When I switched to Firefox a while back, I also switched to using the Tree Style Tabs extension. It gives you vertical tabs which can be nested like a folder structure. I found it’s way more convenient to know which tab was spawned from a parent tab, and keep similar tabs all in one little grouping. In my opinion, it’s even better than Chrome’s tab grouping. I lose a tiny amount of screen real estate along the left side of the browser, but it really didn’t take long at all to get used to, and now I vastly prefer it.

      • GreyBeard@lemmy.one
        2·
        1 month ago

        I recommend giving Sidebery a shot. It allows you to use a vertical list of tabs instead, that follow a tree hierarchy, so you can have an entire group together and collapsable. Before it was Tree Style Tabs, but development of that seems to have slowed to a stop.

  • solrize@lemmy.world
    391·
    1 month ago

    Or alternately, Ublock Origin’s Chrome phaseout has begun. My own Chrome phaseout was completed years ago ofc.

    • Weslee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      1 month ago

      Only place I still use chrome is my chrome book, btw if anyone knows of any browser that works with Chromebook touchpad/grestures (other than chrome ofc) pls let me know

  • DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world
    13·
    1 month ago

    Every so often I have to use Chrome because a website (like my utility company) requires me to. It’s such a shitty experience. Why are people even still using Chrome?

    • Sestren@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 month ago

      99% of the time you can just spoof the user agent and it’ll work perfectly fine. They only restrict it because they won’t hire enough developers to provide support for multiple browsers.

  • Pichu0102@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    Frustrating to say the least. Still use chrome because it has some things I still like, but I also used the registry key to keep manifest 2 extensions for now. Switching back to Firefox from chrome after I think a decade of use is going to be mentally taxing, especially for someone who reacts as poorly to change and is as lazy as me. Frustrating how Google has gone from the earlier days of don’t be evil to being who they are today.