[🐛 Bug]: Extensions are not installed on Chrome Beta 137

[silvadf9]

Description

While running a test on the Beta version of chrome (v137.0.7151.15) I noticed that extensions are no longer being installed. The same code works correctly on the stable version (v136.0.7103.93) and previous.

Reproducible Code

import time

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options as ChromeOptions


if __name__ == "__main__":
    options = ChromeOptions()
    options.browser_version = "beta"

    options.add_extension(<path-to-some-extension>)
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.get("https://google.com")
    time.sleep(5)

Debugging Logs

https://gist.github.com/silvadf9/cd998838eaf71dd7211fbef61c4e4d63

[selenium-ci]

@silvadf9, thank you for creating this issue. We will troubleshoot it as soon as we can.

Selenium Triage Team: remember to follow the Triage Guide

[cgoldberg]

Just to clarify...

• are you getting any error, or is the extension just not installed?
• is it a packed (.crx) or unpacked extension (directory)?
• are you able to install the same extension without using Selenium?

This is most likely an issue with Chrome/ChromeDriver, as Selenium has not changed anything with how extensions are installed.

[silvadf9]

1. No error, the extension is not installed.
2. It's a packed .crx
3. I'm able to install it with selenium on the stable chrome version

That's what I'm thinking as well, what would be the best approach if that is the case?

[cgoldberg]

I'm able to install it with selenium on the stable chrome version

But can you install it on the beta version without using selenium?

[silvadf9]

Yes, if I turn on developer mode on the extensions menu and drag and drop the .crx it is installed.

[selenium-ci]

Hi, @silvadf9.
This issue has been determined to require fixes in ChromeDriver.

You can see if the feature is passing in the Web Platform Tests.

If it is something new, please create an issue with the ChromeDriver team.
Feel free to comment the issues that you raise back in this issue. Thank you.

[silvadf9]

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/416458869