GoKawiiluBlock Origin ships final Chrome release ahead of August 31 removal
The uBlock Origin team has released version 1.74, which it says will be the last stable build available on the Chrome Web Store. Google plans to pull the extension from the store on August 31 as it finishes phasing out support for Manifest V2, the older extension platform uBlock Origin relies on. Chrome users searching the store are already seeing only the Manifest V3-based uBlock Origin Lite as a replacement.
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Google's push to Manifest V3 has been framed as a security and performance upgrade, but it also limits the powerful filtering capabilities that made uBlock Origin especially effective against ads and trackers. This marks the end of a widely used tool for millions of Chrome users, who will now have to rely on more limited alternatives or switch browsers to keep the same level of ad blocking.
- uBlock Origin 1.74 is the final stable version for Chrome.
- Google will remove the extension from the Chrome Web Store on August 31.
- Users must switch to uBlock Origin Lite or another browser for full ad-blocking power.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-08-26
Published there as: “Chrome’s ad-blocking champion gets one last update before the curtain falls”
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