/Android-Messages-Chrome-Extension

Creates a link to messages on your browser

Primary LanguageBatchfileMozilla Public License 2.0MPL-2.0

Programming language Version

Android Messages - Open in New Tab - Chrome Extension 🌎

This chrome extension adds a google messages icon to your chrome extensions bar. When clicked, a new tab is loaded to messages.google.com from your browser!

You can now view your text messages from the Messages app from Google on your chrome browser!

Download from Chrome Web Store

Please submit issues for any bugs/features.

I have no association with Google or any other related entity.

Development

chrome dev ref: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/getstarted/

Code opens a new page to google messages

let newURL = "https://messages.google.com/web"
try {
    chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function (activeTab) {
        chrome.tabs.create({ url: newURL })
    })
} catch (err) {
    console.error(err.message)
}

Bundle

To upload your own version to the store, bundle using the included PackExtension.bat file. 7zip PATH required.

echo off
 title Android Messages Chrome Extension Compressor
 echo starting compression...
 7z a -tzip Android-Messages-Chrome-Extension "background.js" "manifest.json" "images/messenger_96dp.png" "images/messenger_128dp.png"
 echo compression complete!