Updated Chrome Extension MV3 From UiPath v 22.4 Not Able To Indicate Elements When The Extension Is Installed Via Policy

Resolution for issue : After upgrading Chrome extension to MV3 in UiPath v 22.4 (Via policy), not able to indicate elements on the web application.

Starting from UiPath v 22.4 the default extension MV3 is used due to deadlines set by Google for MV2 extension. This MV3 extension aims to keep backwards compatibility with all older Driver packages and maintain all existing functionality.

When the MV3 extension is installed via policy we use DeveloperToolsAvailability policy which is responsible for allow usage of the Developer Tools.

  • Setting the policy to 0 (the default) permits access to the developer tools and the JavaScript console, but not in the context of extensions installed by enterprise policy.
  • Setting the policy to 1 permits access to the developer tools and the JavaScript console in all contexts, including that of extensions installed by enterprise policy.
  • Setting the policy to 2 does not allow access to developer tools, and inspect website elements is not possible.

UiPath extension installation via policy requires this policy value to be set to 1 and it is taken care by the policy method installation, but if this is set to other values such as 2 due to organization restriction then MV3 extension might face such issues.