How to maintain access to skin exchange plugins and why update them?
It’s been a long time since dark times for traders. Valve is introducing more and more restrictions for exchanging skins, but difficulties come not only from the developers of Counter-Strike 2. Most users use browser extensions to make transactions more comfortable and get advanced trading functionality. However, just recently, all authors of such applications, including Steam Inventory Helper, had to switch to Google Manifest v3 standards. Because of this, older versions of extensions will lose some functionality. To continue to use them fully, you must grant the new version additional permissions. In this material we will tell you why everyone should upgrade and why it needs to be done.
What will old versions of extensions lose?
Old versions of exchange extensions will lose one of the most important functions – automatic acceptance of trades. Almost everyone used it and it’s hard to imagine trading without this feature. Also, users of outdated software will not be able to re-list items for sale and receive information about current prices for skins.
How to maintain access?
To maintain the current functionality and gain access to innovations, you must download the current version of the extension with Google Manifest v3 standards. You will also need to grant the new version additional permissions to allow it to function.
Some required permissions:
- declarativeNetRequest, declarativeNetRequestFeedback and cookies – they will be required to preserve the existing functionality of the extensions. With the Google Manifest v2 standards, they were available to all applications by default, so there is no harm in making the data available again.
- Fighting scammers – Steam Inventory Helper will now be able to collect lists of dangerous applications and warn users about the presence of threats to their Steam accounts. This will certainly be a useful innovation, because there are even more scammers and even experienced traders can lose not only their skins, but also their entire account.
- unlimitedStorage – this permission only serves to speed up the application. It will allow you to use more than 5 MB of memory.
- chrome.proxy is also an extremely useful permission for trading plugins. It will allow you to use international platforms without any restrictions. Requests to third-party sites will not require the use of third-party VPN services.
New features
With the transition to Google Manifest v3, the functionality of trading extensions will increase significantly. For example, there will be a comparison of skin prices with other sites, which will allow you to make the most profitable deals. It will also speed up the process of uploading prices directly, making it easier to exchange items. Of course, this is not all new functionality; it will appear later, when the authors of extensions reveal their full potential after the transition to updated Google standards.
Is it safe?
Granting these permissions does not pose any threat to users. Sharing extensions remain completely transparent and do not steal sensitive data or other information.
Despite all the difficulties, trading continues to exist. To use it as usual, all users who are interested in exchanging skins will have to update the extensions. It is absolutely safe and does not take much time and effort. It is worth considering that while maintaining access to the programs, you also receive new functionality that will be extremely useful in future transactions.