Why not allow extensions on the mobile version of Chrome?

[Alicia Heraz]

Google's Chrome browser for mobile devices do not support extensions, unlike the desktop version of Chrome which allows the use of extensions. Why not allow extensions on the mobile version of Chrome?

[Deco]

This is not the thread for this type of question, but it is deliberately not included and has been discussed by Chrome staff before, if you want extension support there are numerous browsers based on Chromium which support the feature.

Thanks,

Deco

On Mon, 24 Jul 2023, 19:46 Alicia Heraz, <alici...@gmail.com> wrote:

Google's Chrome browser for mobile devices do not support extensions, unlike the desktop version of Chrome which allows the use of extensions. Why not allow extensions on the mobile version of Chrome?

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[Cuyler Stuwe]

I think it's probably actually relevant, since it affects the roadmaps for those who develop Chrome Extensions.

If there's any intent to catch up to other tech companies who support mobile browsers (e.g., as Apple has done with mobile Safari), it would be useful for the ecosystem as a whole if Google expressed these plans.

For my own part in speculating, I suspect that at least a handful of engineers at Google "would like" to support mobile but probably is on a shoestring budget / minimal team (it doesn't seem that Extensions would directly contribute to Google revenue so it's probably a heavily-deprioritized team).

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