Microsoft to Discontinue Chrome Extension for Users in 2024

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The date of retirement and end of support for this extension is January 15, 2024. After this date, there won't be any more bug fixes, security updates, non-security upgrades, or technical support for the extension.

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Users with unsupported operating systems will be prompted to update to Android 8 (Oreo) or higher for continued access to the app.

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Users can still use to access their Microsoft 365 apps for free online, and they can bookmark the website for easy access in Chrome.

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Microsoft's decision to discontinue the extension may be related to Google's plan to deprecate Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome by June 2024.

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Microsoft to Discontinue Chrome Extension for Users in 2024