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Feature Request: Remove Google Hangouts and no build-in extensions - tanquang - 01-09-2025

When checking in chrome://system/#extensions, I see that the browser comes with 3 built-in extensions:

[Image: NV8BcN2.jpeg]

  1. Web Store: It appears to be used to install extensions from the Chrome Web Store, although it is not necessary for most of the time when using the browser.
  2. Chromium PDF Viewer: View PDF files directly in the browser, which is sometimes quite useful.
  3. Google Hangouts: Almost never used.

It can be seen that only 2 extensions are used, Web Store (rarely) and Chromium PDF Viewer (sometimes), while Google Hangouts is almost never used, even when using Google Hangouts on https://hangouts.google.com, this extension is not necessary.

Some other browsers like Supermium (removed), Thorium (will remove in next update) this extension. So I hope CentBrowser will also remove Google Hangouts, because it is useless and has no need to exist.

As for the other two extensions, Web Store and Chromium PDF Viewer, while Chromium PDF Viewer is occasionally useful, while Web Store is rarely used, it is not necessary to have it built-in, always enabled, and start up with the browser. These extensions can be installed as regular extensions, allowing users to disable/remove them if they are not used.

RE: Feature Request: Remove Google Hangouts and no build-in extensions - QZMTCH - 01-09-2025

(01-09-2025, 09:41 AM)tanquang Wrote: When checking in chrome://system/#extensions, I see that the browser comes with 3 built-in extensions:

[Image: NV8BcN2.jpeg]

  1. Web Store: It appears to be used to install extensions from the Chrome Web Store, although it is not necessary for most of the time when using the browser.
  2. Chromium PDF Viewer: View PDF files directly in the browser, which is sometimes quite useful.
  3. Google Hangouts: Almost never used.

It can be seen that only 2 extensions are used, Web Store (rarely) and Chromium PDF Viewer (sometimes), while Google Hangouts is almost never used, even when using Google Hangouts on https://hangouts.google.com, this extension is not necessary.

Some other browsers like Supermium (removed), Thorium (will remove in next update) this extension. So I hope CentBrowser will also remove Google Hangouts, because it is useless and has no need to exist.

As for the other two extensions, Web Store and Chromium PDF Viewer, while Chromium PDF Viewer is occasionally useful, while Web Store is rarely used, it is not necessary to have it built-in, always enabled, and start up with the browser. These extensions can be installed as regular extensions, allowing users to disable/remove them if they are not used.
You may not need these extensions, but others do

its disable hangouts
--disable-component-extensions-with-background-pages
this will show the built-in extensions, it is impossible to disable or delete them (or I didn't find how)
--show-component-extension-options

https://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=5&topic=51121&start=119&limit=1&m=1#1
well, you can delete them in files Preferences, Security Preferences and they won't load (I haven't tried it in the cent, but it should work the same way)

RE: Feature Request: Remove Google Hangouts and no build-in extensions - tanquang - 01-12-2025

(01-09-2025, 12:15 PM)QZMTCH Wrote: You may not need these extensions, but others do

its disable hangouts
--disable-component-extensions-with-background-pages
this will show the built-in extensions, it is impossible to disable or delete them (or I didn't find how)
--show-component-extension-options

https://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=5&topic=51121&start=119&limit=1&m=1#1
well, you can delete them in files Preferences, Security Preferences and they won't load  (I haven't tried it in the cent, but it should work the same way)
I said the 2 extensions Web Store and PDF Viewer are rarely used, can keep but instead of building them as built-in, build them as regular extensions, users can disable/remove them if not needed.

As for Google Hangouts, it seems to be built to support on very old browsers, but with current browsers, it is never used, even if you use Google Hangouts on the browser.

Will continue to update...

RE: Feature Request: Remove Google Hangouts and no build-in extensions - Admini - 01-15-2025

Thanks for your remind.
Google Hangouts extension seems no longer needed.
We will remove it in the next version.

RE: Feature Request: Remove Google Hangouts and no build-in extensions - tanquang - 01-18-2025

(01-15-2025, 04:42 PM)Admini Wrote: Thanks for your remind.
Google Hangouts extension seems no longer needed.
We will remove it in the next version.
It's good to hear this news!