Java future in Chrome - possible complications

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According to this news from Techtudo Chrome will no longer support the NPAPI protocol used by java to communicate between java and Chrome

I have many web programs that need java running, I wonder if it is possible even after Chrome disables NPAPI, still make the java applications work?

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For the end user, the main change to be noticed is the lack of
compatibility with Java and other plugins used by
banks. This happens because, progressively, the browser will
to support the NPAPI protocol, which is used by these plugins to
communication with Google Chrome. Protocol support will be fully terminated in September, but until then it is still possible to activate the feature and continue using NPAPI-dependent plugins. Check out how to activate down below.

java google-chrome

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Change your browser

To oracle recommendation is to consider alternatives like Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari.

[...] we strongly recommend Java users consider alternatives to Chrome as soon as possible. Instead, we recommend Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari as longer-term options.

Motivation

O Google announced the depreciation of NPAPI some time ago and stated that the goal, in addition to avoiding various security issues, is to make the web more mobile friendly.

There is not yet an official position of Oracle or Google on alternatives to run Java perhaps with another API.

Timeline

  • January 2014: Chrome version 32 adds a confirmation bar for running plugins that use NPAPI technology.
  • Mid-2014: greater difficulty to allow the execution of plugins, in order to discourage their use.
  • January 2015: plugins with NPAPI are blocked by default, it is necessary for the user to enable them manually.
  • April 2015: in Chrome version 42 plugins that use NPAPI will be disabled by default and removed from the Chrome Web Store. Only a few more commonly used plugins will allow execution by default through a Whitelist ("white list"), with the Java plugin in this list. The process to activate a plugin of this type is even more complicated.
  • September 2015: in Chrome version 45 the NPAPI will be completely removed from the browser.

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