Find out how to access Google Chrome developer settings on your Mac or PC and force all your installed browser extensions to update now, instead of waiting for automatic updates.
Just as Google Chrome automatically updates itself in the background, installed extensions are also updated automatically behind the scenes to ensure you always have the latest features, improvements, and security fixes.
But like most automatic updates, Chrome extensions update at their own pace, which can take a few days or more. Therefore, if one of your browser extensions isn’t working properly or you know an update has been pushed by the developer but you’re not noticing the new changes, there is an option to manually force the extension to update. We’ll show you all the steps.
Update Google Chrome extensions on Mac or Windows PC
1) Open Google Chrome on your computer and click the three dots menu icon in the top right corner, followed by Extensions > Manage Extensions. Or, just visit this address in Chrome’s URL bar: chrome://extensions/
2) Turn on the ‘Developer mode’ switch from the upper right corner.
3) You’ll now have a new ‘Update’ button in the upper left side; click it. You should now see an “Updating” banner in the lower portion of the screen. And once your installed Chrome extensions are updated, the banner will say “Extensions updated.”
4) Quit and reopen Google Chrome.
See the version number of your Chrome extension
Just like every app has a version number, so do Google Chrome extensions. You can see this detail before and after updating to ensure the update was successful.
1) Go to Google Chrome’s Manage Extensions page (chrome://extensions/)
2) Click the Details button for an extension.
3) Note the Version number.
If the version number remains unchanged before and after the update process, it indicates that no newer update was available.
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