CodeHorizon Insights https://codehorizon.in/insights/ Platform changes for websites, Shopify stores, Chrome extensions and Android apps, explained. en Android now checks who built an app before it installs it https://codehorizon.in/insights/android-developer-verification/ https://codehorizon.in/insights/android-developer-verification/ Yuvaraj Vodiboina Android Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT Since 30 September, certified phones in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand only install apps whose package is registered to a verified developer. The rest of the world follows from 2027. Here is how the check works, who has to do something, and the other Android deadline that lands this week. WebMCP lets your website hand AI agents a proper set of tools https://codehorizon.in/insights/webmcp-chrome-ai-agents/ https://codehorizon.in/insights/webmcp-chrome-ai-agents/ Yuvaraj Vodiboina Web and AI Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT AI agents in Chrome already click through websites for people, guessing at buttons from what they see. WebMCP, a proposed web standard in origin trial from Chrome 149, lets a site describe its actions as tools instead, so an agent can call "book a table" with the right fields rather than hunting for the date picker. Your next customer might be an AI agent. Here is what it reads in your store https://codehorizon.in/insights/shopify-agentic-commerce-ucp/ https://codehorizon.in/insights/shopify-agentic-commerce-ucp/ Yuvaraj Vodiboina Shopify Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT Shopify and Google co-developed the Universal Commerce Protocol so that AI agents can search a store's catalog, build a cart and check out on a shopper's behalf. It is already behind shopping in Microsoft Copilot. Here is what the protocol does, what it means for your store, and the product data an agent actually reads. Manifest V2 is gone. This is what a Chrome extension looks like now https://codehorizon.in/insights/chrome-extensions-after-manifest-v2/ https://codehorizon.in/insights/chrome-extensions-after-manifest-v2/ Yuvaraj Vodiboina Chrome extensions Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT On 31 August 2026 the last Manifest V2 extensions were removed from the Chrome Web Store, closing a migration that started in 2022. A month earlier, stricter rules on what extensions may collect took effect. In between, researchers found more than a hundred extensions in the store working for one malware operation. Here is the new baseline for building one people can trust. Google sends fewer clicks now. Here is how a business website should adapt https://codehorizon.in/insights/ai-overviews-search-traffic/ https://codehorizon.in/insights/ai-overviews-search-traffic/ Yuvaraj Vodiboina Search Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT Chartbeat measured Google Search referrals to news and media sites falling by 40.2% between July 2025 and July 2026, as AI Overviews and AI Mode answer more questions on the results page itself. Google says no special markup is needed to appear in its AI features. Here is what the numbers measure, what Google changed this year, and what still earns a visit.