Join Google Meet meetings with the sound and microphone muted so you can use chat and hand raising in-person.

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December 17, 2021
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Hybrid Google Meet Extension

Create a more equitable experience for those joining virtually.

*** Hybrid meetings ***

Hybrid meetings are when some participants are together in person, and others have joined virtually. They're challenging for several reasons, but a key one is that the circumstances inevitably favour the people who are together in person: they can hear one another better, conversation flows more naturally, side conversations can happen, and interjecting can feel more natural without the audio delay.

Participants who have joined virtually can sometimes find themselves forgotten about, with their raised hand going unnoticed, or their chat messages only viewable by other virtual participants (since in-person participants share a TV screen).

One to make a more equitable experience for all participants in a hybrid meeting is to ask all participants — whether virtual or in person — to use the hand raise feature, and have access to the chat. This requires the in-person participants to have their laptop with them and to join the meeting, even though they've already joined via a shared TV screen.

The challenge with this approach — which this extension aims to address — is that unless those in-person participants remember to mute their sound and their microphone before joining, it will create a screeching feedback sound. And through force of habit, participants will inevitably accidentally unmute themselves in a meeting, even though they're in person and speaking through a shared microphone.

*** What this extension does ***

This browser extension adds a 'Join hybrid' button to Google Meet. When you click it, it keeps your sound and microphone muted and joins the meeting, so you can still use the hand raise and chat feature without risk of creating a screeching feedback sound. You can go back to normal by refreshing the page and clicking the regular 'Join' button.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Hybrid Google Meet", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "Join Google Meet meetings with the sound and microphone muted so you can use chat and hand raising in-person.", "author": "Tim Wisniewski", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/timwis/hybrid-google-meet", "manifest_version": 3, "icons": { "100": "img/icon100.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://meet.google.com/*"], "js": ["content-script.js"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Hybrid Google Meet extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Hybrid Google Meet extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Hybrid Google Meet extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Hybrid Google Meet extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Hybrid Google Meet extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Hybrid Google Meet extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Hybrid Google Meet Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Hybrid Google Meet extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Hybrid Google Meet extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Hybrid Google Meet extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Hybrid Google Meet extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Hybrid Google Meet extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Hybrid Google Meet extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Hybrid Google Meet extension file

Select and download the Hybrid Google Meet extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Hybrid Google Meet extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Hybrid Google Meet extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Hybrid Google Meet extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Hybrid Google Meet extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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