Chrome for Android could eventually support extensions
Google Chrome is a great browser. It is also a very popular browser, and one of the reasons for that is due to the sheer number of extensions available for it. That’s mostly for the desktop version of Chrome, though, but with some luck, extension support could come to the Android version as well.
According to a recent report from Mishaal Rahman over at Android Authority, Google appears to be testing a new version of Chrome for Android that could support extensions. This is based on an experimental “desktop” version of Chrome aimed at devices like Google’s Chromebooks, where Google is looking to unify both the Android and Chrome OS versions of the app.
If that is the case and it works out, there is a chance that a future version of Chrome for Android could actually support browser extensions. At the moment, the default version of Chrome for Android does not. You can get extension support, but you would need to download a third-party Chromium-based browser to do so.
Given that many people already use Chrome at home, they probably want to sync things like their history, bookmarks, and more while using the mobile version too. This means that using a third-party browser could be out of the question for some. That being said, don’t get too excited just yet.
There is a chance this version of Chrome could only be available for specific devices. Also, since ad blockers are a popular extension, Google probably doesn’t want users installing it on their phones as this could block ads which is one of the ways the company generates revenue.