Broadcast any URL to computers within earshot.

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2.0.7
Update
November 9, 2023
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Permissions
ActiveTab
AudioCapture
Cookies
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Idle
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Https://accounts.google.com/*
Https://clients1.google.com/*
Http://*.googleusercontent.com/*
Https://www.google-analytics.com/
Https://www.googleapis.com/*
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Google Tone Extension

Google Tone turns on your computer's microphone (while the extension is on) and uses your computer's speakers to exchange URLs with nearby computers connected to the Internet. You can use Google Tone to send the URL for any web page, including news stories, pictures, documents, blog posts, products, YouTube videos, recipes—even search results. Any computer within earshot (including over a phone or Hangout) that also has the Google Tone extension installed and turned ON can receive a Google Tone notification.

You need to be logged into your Google account to use Google Tone, and your Google profile name and picture will be displayed with the URL in a Google Tone notification.

To receive a URL with Google Tone, Chrome needs to keep your microphone on. Google Tone may not work in loud spaces, over a distance, with a poor Internet connection, or on computers without a microphone or with a microphone incapable of detecting sound broadcast by Google Tone.

By installing Google Tone, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/. Google Tone collects anonymous usage data in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "__MSG_name__", "description": "__MSG_description__", "version": "2.0.7", "minimum_chrome_version": "50", "permissions": [ "activeTab", "audioCapture", "cookies", "contextMenus", "idle", "notifications", "storage", "tabs", "https://accounts.google.com/*", "https://clients1.google.com/*", "http://*.googleusercontent.com/*", "https://www.google-analytics.com/", "https://www.googleapis.com/*" ], "background": { "scripts": ["js/deps/nearby.js", "js/deps/google-analytics-bundle.js", "build/all.js"], "persistent": true }, "browser_action": { "default_title": "__MSG_browser_action_title__", "default_icon": { "19": "images/actions/action_19_ready.png", "38": "images/actions/action_38_ready.png" } }, "options_page": "pages/settings.html", "icons": { "16": "images/shoutout_appicon_16.png", "48": "images/shoutout_appicon_48.png", "128": "images/shoutout_appicon_128.png", "256": "images/shoutout_appicon_256.png", "512": "images/shoutout_appicon_512.png" }, "web_accessible_resources": [ "images/arrow.png", "images/shoutout_actionicon_19.png", "images/shoutout_actionicon_38.png", "images/shoutout_actionicon_disabled_38.png", "images/shoutout_notif_anon_256.png", "images/shoutout_notif_app_256.png", "images/shoutout_notif_alert_256.png" ], "default_locale": "en", "manifest_version": 2}
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How to download and manually install Google Tone extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Google Tone 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 Google Tone extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Google Tone extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

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

If you ever need to manually install a Google Tone 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 Google Tone Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Google Tone extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Google Tone extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Google Tone 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 Google Tone 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 Google Tone extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Google Tone 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 Google Tone extension file

Select and download the Google Tone 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 Google Tone 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 Google Tone 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 Google Tone 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 Google Tone extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Faheem Ahmad (ID: 0000000e32d22f1e) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/07/2024 Please Update this to support latest chrome and add files sending option and make it work

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Ari Kotler (ID: 000000afa2331df0) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/26/2023 Almost perfect but receiving and sending activation settings should be seperate.

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Zitian Yang (ID: 000000e5052af420) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 08/20/2023 Whenever I tried to use it on my school chromebook it kept on redirecting to myaccount.google.com. Why?

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Mariana Barbosa Pires (ID: 000000a53f4b8357) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/10/2022 Vocês deveriam ser mais criativos na hora de inventar cortina de fumaça pra tortura e perseguição, que é exatamente o que significa essa extensão! Pobres até na criação de armas!

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J. Vallon (ID: 0000004d775f21c9) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 08/31/2022 I didn't like it because there is no option to deactivate the constant listening. I am not comfortable with this extension being constantly listening to sounds around me. I would rather activate it manually when someone is braodcasting an url.