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Hide Only Extension Puzzle Piece

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#3451 opened on Sep 1, 2025

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Description

Description

I would like to only hide the extension related "puzzle piece" icon and not however the extensions themselves (as --hide-extensions-menu does)

Who's implementing?

  • I'm willing to implement this feature myself

The problem

I would like to only hide the extension related "puzzle piece" icon and not however the extensions themselves (as --hide-extensions-menu does).

Possible solutions

Update the existing hide extension menu patch.

Alternatives

No response

Additional context

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
cpppython
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic knowledge of Chromium patchingC++ programming
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Locate the existing patch for hiding extensions menu (likely in patches/ directory). Study the changes it makes to Chrome UI code (e.g., in src/chrome/browser/ui/views/extensions/). Modify the patch to only remove the puzzle piece icon while leaving the extensions menu functional. Test the patch builds and works as expected.