---
title: "Device Recovery Utility – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "2,000,000 users, rated 2.73 by 2,209 people. Version 1.0.3, updated 2026-11-03. Requests 11 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm"
---

# Device Recovery Utility

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 2,000,000
- Rating: 2.73 from 2,209 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-10 07:55 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #128 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Developer Tools: #10 of 30,442

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Create recovery media for your Chromebook or Googlebook device.

- Extension ID: `pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm`
- Developer: [Google Ireland, Ltd.](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u31d79ada056de0645e5f1de142c270fe)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Developer Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/developer)
- First published: 2016-09-21
- Last updated: 2026-11-03
- Version: `1.0.3`
- Size: 2.11 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (52): Deutsch, English, English (United Kingdom), Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/device-recovery-utility/pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-10 | 2,000,000 | 2.73 | 2,209 |
| 2026-11-03 | 2,000,000 | 2.75 | 2,204 |
| 2026-10-26 | 2,000,000 | 2.75 | 2,194 |
| 2026-10-19 | 2,000,000 | 2.75 | 2,191 |
| 2026-10-12 | 2,000,000 | 2.60 | 2,182 |
| 2026-10-11 | 2,000,000 | 2.60 | 2,182 |
| 2026-10-06 | 2,000,000 | 2.59 | 2,180 |
| 2026-10-01 | 2,000,000 | 2.59 | 2,177 |
| 2026-09-27 | 2,000,000 | 2.59 | 2,175 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-03: New version `1.0.3`, replacing `1.0.2`.
- 2026-10-12: New version `1.0.2`, replacing `1.0.1`.
- 2026-10-11: New version `1.0.1`, replacing `1.0.0`.
- 2026-10-06: New version `1.0.0`, replacing `0.2.3`.
- 2026-10-06: Renamed from “Chromebook Recovery Utility” to “Device Recovery Utility”.
- 2026-10-06: The summary on the listing changed.
- 2026-10-06: Added the sites `https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/starline_recovery.json`, `https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/device/recovery/production_recovery.json`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/cloudready_recovery2.json`: dl.google.com
- `https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/recovery2.json`: dl.google.com
- `https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/starline_recovery.json`: dl.google.com
- `https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/device/recovery/production_recovery.json`: dl.google.com
- `https://www.google-analytics.com/`: www.google-analytics.com

### Browser features

- `chromeosInfoPrivate`
- `feedbackPrivate`
- `fileSystem`
- `imageWriterPrivate`
- `metricsPrivate`
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [OnHub Recovery Utility](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fmgkgdalfapcmjnanilfcpkhkhedmpdm) | 10,000 | 3.00 | 14 | Developer Tools |
| [Meet Compute System Recovery Utility](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/odkacekibiibhidpiopcmgbgebkeoced) | 10,000 | 2.50 | 6 | Developer Tools |

All 3 extensions by [Google Ireland, Ltd.](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u31d79ada056de0645e5f1de142c270fe).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-10 07:55 UTC; next check around 2026-11-17.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Device Recovery Utility” (pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-10. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm,
  title   = {Device Recovery Utility (pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-10},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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