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uBO Dev release doesn't auto update on Android Chromium Forks #4121
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Prerequisites
- I verified that this is not a filter list issue. Report any issues with filter lists or broken website functionality in the uAssets issue tracker.
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- I performed a cursory search of the issue tracker to avoid opening a duplicate issue.
- The issue is not present after disabling uBO in the browser.
- I checked the documentation to understand that the issue I am reporting is not normal behavior.
I tried to reproduce the issue when...
- uBO is the only extension.
- using a new, unmodified browser profile.
Description
uBO dev release on github says that that will automatically updating but that didn’t happened on Chromium Forks on Android such as Aerium Browser, Bare Browser, Vivaldi Browser...
A specific URL where the issue occurs.
the extension itself https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/d0b84d75f9c5a61304e4987b284baee3bd689d2bSteps to Reproduce
Please look into the inside extension problem
Expected behavior
uBO dev .crx release should auto updating itself.
Actual behavior
After I know it's been removed from the web store, but I've installed the .crx version from the Github repository but I have to download the file and drag it to the extensions menu on Chromium fork such as Aerium Browser, Bare Browser, Vivaldi Browser for each of my Chromium fork browsers everytime the dev build updates. Is there a way or is there a way in the works to let it auto update like it used to do from the web store? I think it should be possible because gorhill/uBlock@d0b84d7
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gorhill commentedon Sep 12, 2026
Looks like I made a mistake of using
updateURLinstead ofupdate_urlin the manifest. I will fix this for next dev build but this also mean a manual update will be needed before the fix works.Actually I don't need to wait for a new release, I just re-generated all the crx packages, so hopefully the extension will properly auto-update from now on, it just requires to install one of the updated crx packages from the release section.
thinkpad4 commentedon Sep 14, 2026
@gorhill I installed the re-generated CRX package and it still didn't autoupdate from dev build 1.74.1b6 to 1.74.1b7
gorhill commentedon Sep 15, 2026
Just wait at least 24h.
thinkpad4 commentedon Sep 15, 2026
Will do. Edit: side note, will this work on desktop browsers too?
DarkHorse313 commentedon Sep 16, 2026
Thanks alot it’s work now
Rikk commentedon Oct 17, 2026
@gorhill I was waiting for my browsers to auto-update from 1.75.1b11 to 1.75.1b12 but nothing yet. It has been released 4 hours ago. Wouldn't it be better to use https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/refs/heads/master/dist/chromium/update-dev.xml instead of https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/gorhill/uBlock@master/dist/chromium/update-dev.xml for the update checker?
gorhill commentedon Oct 17, 2026
Browsers auto update extensions according to their own update schedule, just wait for it to auto update yours. There is no emergency fix in latest dev build, there is no need to be anxious about it.
krystian3w commentedon Oct 18, 2026
https://www.jsdelivr.com/tools/purge works for https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/gorhill/uBlock@master/dist/chromium/update-dev.xml.
Rikk commentedon Oct 18, 2026
Hey @krystian3w nice tool! Thanks for the tip!
It seems we can automate the purge with a direct url: https://purge.jsdelivr.net/gh/gorhill/uBlock@master/dist/chromium/update-dev.xml (from the original url just replace "cdn." with "purge.") [reference]
Does it clear the cache only for me or for everyone?
krystian3w commentedon Oct 18, 2026
I think this applies to everyone, so there’s no point in clearing it if the file hasn’t been updated on GitHub – which the CDN detects within 24 hours or up to 7 days.
I think a free proxy from another country or continent will suffice for the test, as it seems no one has yet set up a private script to flush the CDN two minutes after a commit.