I've published a new version of the extension. It has been marked as 'Pending Review' because the manifest has some permission changes. Now I don't want the new version of the extension to be published. Is there any way to stop it? I just want to let the users continue using the already published version of the extension
(I don't know where else to ask)
Unfortunately this is still an issue as of today (8/14/2020) and there is no way to cancel a submission for review.
A recent change when submitting an extension for review there is an option to automatically publish the extension after passing the review. This is checked by default in the window prompt. As a practice I would recommend not allowing publication after a review to provide you with the final decision when the extension is published to the Chrome Web Store.
There now is a defer option. Just used it for the first time so hope it works as expected!
Edit: After the deferred item is approved you can select cancel publish from the menu. After canceling you are able to upload an updated package. Would love to just be able to cancel while it is waiting for approval, but this is at least a way!
Go to the Developer Dashboard for your extension and click on Send Feedback in the lower left-hand corner:
From there you'll be able to make your request directly to the Chrome Extension Support team.
