Need Clarification - Timeline to update existing MV2 Extension to Chrome web Store

[imantest wr]

Hello Chrome Team, 

As our extension has been built using Manifest version 2 & available in chrome store.

Need Clarification: As we came to know that phase-out plan of Manifest V2 is postponed, so we want to know that

1. Shall we update latest build of our extension in chrome web store which is still in Manifest version 2.   
2. Could you let us know until which date you will accept the Manifest Version 2 extensions build to update it in the chrome web store. 

Thanks in Advance

[Stefan Van Damme]

Hi there,

|| 1. Shall we update latest build of our extension in chrome web store which is still in Manifest version 2.

You can update your existing Chrome extension Manifest V2 today. However, it is best to have a Chrome extension Manifest V3 ready. So if you have not created a Manifest V3 version yet, it is recommended that you do it now. The most basic Chrome extension Manifest V2 can be easily converted to Manifest V3.
https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/mv2-sunset/

You can create 2 Chrome extensions, one the stable Manifest V2 and the other the Manifest V3 as beta. If you publish the Manifest V3 Chrome extension as beta, the beta text should be clearly visible in the title and description text in the Chrome Web Store.

https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/spam-faq/#test-version

|| 2. Could you let us know until which date you will accept the Manifest Version 2 extensions build to update it in the chrome web store. 

More information will be later available, I quote:

Expect to hear more about the updated phase-out plan and schedule by March of 2023.

Source: https://groups.google.com/u/0/a/chromium.org/g/chromium-extensions/c/zQ77HkGmK9E

Thanks,

Stefan vd

[imantest wr]

Hi Chrome Team,

Thanks for the replay & your suggestions to migrate extension from MV2 to MV3.

[Stefan Van Damme]

Hi there,

You are welcome.

Thanks,

Stefan vd