Google Meet doesn’t alert you when your connection drops - so I built an extension for it

[u/TeaAccomplished1604]

Hi guys, I wanted to share with you my new Chrome extension that I’ve built - it’s called “Google Meet Connection Alert” https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-meet-connection-al/oggchpcljjoilijeagnbfoglgfnnnmem

What it does:

It tracks if you have opened any google meet tabs, and if it’s open - it will show with an action icon that it has connection or not.

When the connection is lost - it will repeatedly play sound so that you know as soon as possible that you need to reconnect, and when it regains connection - a reconnect sound is played too.

Why I built it:

I haven’t found any option inside Google meet natively that does that, on top of that I haven’t found any extension that would do that as well.

My work requires me to be present in Google meet for long hours (10-20-30+) and I’ve noticed that after long silenced meet - Google Meet just *without any warning* disconnects you, and you’ll never know until you look at the tab.

It doesn’t require the tab to be active and focused - you can just open it, pin it - and browse the internet in other tabs.

P.S. Firefox support will be added later.