It's all to do with the guidelines that extensions must follow to work in Chrome: Google is now retiring the old Manifest V2 spec and moving everything over to the newer Manifest V3 spec.

Using Google's special 'desktop' version of Chrome for Android, you can easily install Chrome extensions from the Web Store.

Google is expanding Gemini Live with new app extensions like Spotify and YouTube Music, hinting at feature parity with core ...

Google has officially implemented a new platform for Chrome extensions, and it brings both good and bad news. On the positive side, Manifest V3 promises greater safety and security within Chrome ...

For example, Gemini can consult the Google Flights, Maps, and Hotels extensions to piece together a trip itinerary that includes actual travel times, distances, and costs.

Google Is Changing How Chrome Extensions Work, and Could Disable Some of Your Favorites. Here's how to see if your extensions are affected. David Nield August 12, 2024 Credit ...

Google annually goes though its web store to find the best and most popular Chrome extensions of the year. It’s no Spotify Wrapped, but it’s a good way to know what made this year special (as ...

Google wants to know “what extensions you’re looking for.” Before that, it would be great if Gemini Live could start accessing Extensions so it could be used for more than just searching and ...

However, there is a workaround — or rather, a way to increase Gemini’s features. You need to add extensions, in the same way that you would add them to, say, Google Chrome.