Why do I get an error when installing crx files offline in Chrome 73?

[supp.i...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I'm wondering what is causing the problem when installing in developer mode through the crx file in the Chrome Browser v73. 

We downloaded the crx file that we posted a long time ago and installed it in developer mode.

However, After that the release of the Chrome Browser v73, the previously used crx file was not installed.

So I downloaded and installed the crx file again from the developer dashboard (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard) and it normally worked. 

But the new deveolper dashboard (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/devconsole/) has a previous crx file.

The file is the same as the previous file, and can not be installed.

Please, let me know a reason that the signed crx file in the Google WebStore has an error in Chrome Browser v73.

And I can't see this change in the blog (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/), where can I find it? 

Thanks!

[PhistucK]

The format has changed a bit, to CRX3. Unfortunately, there was no announcement because it does not affect most users (only manually created by non-Chrome/Chromium-based tool, or old CRX files).
If you pack an extension using Chrome/Chromium, it should have the right format.

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/topic/chromium-extensions/U3SkegGL_OE/discussion

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[supp.i...@gmail.com]

thanks Phistuck,

The manifest of the extension we use is using version 2.

Is there any problem with service online?

The tutorial is still version 2.

https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted#manifest

2019년 4월 8일 월요일 오후 4시 16분 8초 UTC+9, PhistucK 님의 말:

The format has changed a bit, to CRX3. Unfortunately, there was no announcement because it does not affect most users (only manually created by non-Chrome/Chromium-based tool, or old CRX files).
If you pack an extension using Chrome/Chromium, it should have the right format.

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/topic/chromium-extensions/U3SkegGL_OE/discussion

☆PhistucK

On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 8:47 AM <supp....@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I'm wondering what is causing the problem when installing in developer mode through the crx file in the Chrome Browser v73. 

We downloaded the crx file that we posted a long time ago and installed it in developer mode.

However, After that the release of the Chrome Browser v73, the previously used crx file was not installed.

So I downloaded and installed the crx file again from the developer dashboard (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard) and it normally worked. 

But the new deveolper dashboard (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/devconsole/) has a previous crx file.

The file is the same as the previous file, and can not be installed.

Please, let me know a reason that the signed crx file in the Google WebStore has an error in Chrome Browser v73.

And I can't see this change in the blog (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/), where can I find it? 

Thanks!

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[PhistucK]

I am not talking about the manifest version, but about the .crx binary file format version. It should be transparent unless you use old CRX files, or generate the CRX files yourself via a non-Chrome tool.

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I understand that the previous crx is not available and it is independent of the manifest.

Thanks

2019년 4월 8일 월요일 오후 5시 30분 27초 UTC+9, PhistucK 님의 말:

I am not talking about the manifest version, but about the .crx binary file format version. It should be transparent unless you use old CRX files, or generate the CRX files yourself via a non-Chrome tool.

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[PhistucK]

I do not know whether that link is up to date for generating the correct CRX version (I hope it is). @Simeon?

I also do not know whether installing a CRX directly is supported at all in editions of Chrome that block off-store extensions. Maybe it depends on how you install it (using the command line flag, or using drag and drop into chrome:extensions, or by simply opening the CRX, or using the Windows registry, if you use Windows).

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On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 11:43 AM <xbrows...@gmail.com> wrote:

@PhistucK I getting the same issue when attempting to install my own extension's CRX which was generated by the Chrome Web Store (downloaded directly from the developer dashboard). How can that be the case? Surely that would mean the extension would fail to install if a user attempted to install from the store using v73+?

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Annoyingly Google prevent you from drag/drop install of crx files in offical Chrome because "security" (sure), so I have to use an unofficial Chromium build that does allow drag/drop installs. I've just tested this by building my extension locally in Chromium v73.* using my private key and the resultant crx does install successfully via drag/drop.

It would definitely be useful to know why chrome web store builds don't seem to install successfully in this way.

Also, weirdly my previous message above appears to have been deleted?!:

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