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Standard Chrome for Android does not support browser extensions, according to the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s 2025 final decision report. If you want to use extensions on a phone, Yandex Browser for Android is one documented option: its help pages explain how to install extensions from its catalog and third-party Chrome or Opera catalogs. That does not mean every Chrome Web Store extension works there. The three examples below are candidates to check, not verified Android recommendations.
Can you use Chrome extensions on Android?
Not in the standard Chrome app for Android. The CMA’s 2025 final decision report says Chrome does not support extensions on Android mobile devices, and notes that browser-extension support on Android is limited overall.
Yandex Browser for Android documents a separate installation route. Its extension help page says users can install extensions from Yandex’s catalog or third-party Chrome and Opera catalogs. This is support for an installation path, not a guarantee that a particular extension will function correctly or be convenient on a phone.
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- Check the browser: These examples are not extensions for the standard Chrome Android app. The documented route here is Yandex Browser for Android.
- Check the feature, not just the listing: A Chrome Web Store page describes the extension, but does not establish compatibility with Yandex Browser’s current Android release.
- Check the phone experience: An extension may install but have controls or workflows designed for a desktop screen. Confirm that its main feature works with touch and on the sites you use.
- Review trust and permissions: Choose a reputable publisher, inspect requested permissions, and check that the extension remains enabled and available. Yandex says it disabled SaveFrom.net, Frigate, and some other extensions because of potentially dangerous or fraudulent behavior.
Three extension candidates by use case
Bitwarden Password Manager: reduce repeated login work
The Chrome Web Store listing describes storing passwords and passkeys, generating unique passwords, and syncing an encrypted vault across devices. Those features could make browser sign-ins easier, but the listing does not confirm that the extension works in Yandex Browser for Android. It also does not establish that the extension replaces Bitwarden’s Android app or the phone’s native autofill.
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Todoist for Chrome: capture a page or selected text
Doist’s Chrome Web Store listing describes adding websites as tasks and capturing selected text as a hyperlinked task, as well as organizing tasks from the browser. That could suit a research or reading workflow if the extension’s capture controls work on Android. The listing does not verify that mobile behavior.
Dark Reader: adjust a site’s reading display
The Chrome Web Store listing describes site-specific dark themes and controls for brightness, contrast, sepia, and fonts. This is primarily a reading-comfort option rather than a direct productivity tool. Its listing does not confirm Android compatibility in Yandex Browser.
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Other possible extension categories
Ad blocking
Yandex’s documentation on third-party ad-blocking extensions describes support for compatible extensions in Yandex Browser for Android. It does not establish a specific product recommendation, and ad blocking will not be an efficiency benefit for every reader.
No verified fifth pick
The available evidence does not establish a fifth named extension as both useful and working on Android. Adding one to reach a list of five would imply a level of compatibility that has not been confirmed.
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- LIVE FAST. CHARGE FASTER: Focus more on the moment and less on your battery percentage with Galaxy A17 5G. Super Fast Charging powers up your battery so you can get back to life sooner.²
- MEMORIES MADE PICTURE PERFECT: Capture every angle in stunning clarity, from wide family photos to close-ups of friends, with the triple-lens camera on Galaxy A17 5G.
- NEED MORE STORAGE? WE HAVE YOU COVERED: With an improved 2TB of expandable storage, Galaxy A17 5G makes it easy to keep cherished photos, videos and important files readily accessible whenever you need them.³
- BUILT TO LAST: With an improved IP54 rating, Galaxy A17 5G is even more durable than before.⁴ It’s built to resist splashes and dust and comes with a stronger yet slimmer Gorilla Glass Victus front and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer back.
Install and manage extensions in Yandex Browser
Yandex’s Android help page describes the following controls; exact labels or placement may vary by app version:
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- Open Yandex Browser and go to its Extensions menu.
- To browse for extensions, choose More extensions. Yandex says extensions can come from its catalog or third-party Chrome and Opera catalogs.
- After installation, use the Extensions menu to enable or disable an extension and inspect its functions.
- Remove extensions you no longer need, especially those installed from external sources. If a feature does not work as expected, disable or remove the extension rather than relying on it.
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