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When I push a new version of a Chrome extension to the Chrome Web Store, how long will it take for the updated version to reach current users?
I pushed an update about six hours ago, but the extension hasn't updated for me yet. The Chrome docs are unclear.
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Chrome extentions are automatically updated even if Chrome autoupdate is disabled.
2. Disabling all Google Chrome extension updates. For any OS: Just type chrome://plugins/ at address bar and turn Google Update plugin off.
Chrome Web Store review times can vary. In early 2021, most submissions completed review in less than 24 hours, with over 90% completed within three days. If your extension is pending review for more than three weeks, please contact developer support to request assistance.
Depending on the extensions you have installed, sometimes Google Chrome will continue to run in the background on your computer after closing it. You might notice this, especially after setting up a new computer and when you install a fresh version of the browser.
Currently this defaults to 5 hours (based on the code here).
You can override this by launching chrome with the extensions-update-frequency command-line parameter, which is the frequency in seconds. And you can go to chrome://extensions, tick the Developer mode checkbox at the top right, then press the Update Extensions Now button
Chrome docs doesn't specify this 5 hour value though, so it could change in future versions without notice:
Every few hours, the browser checks whether any installed extensions or apps have an update URL. For each one, it makes a request to that URL looking for an update manifest XML file.
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Restarting the browser and OS didn't help. Eventually, the extension updated itself, but it took at least 48 hours.
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