Speak clearly and loudly without too much background noise. Click it and it opens a page that shows the red mic ready to listen for a the user’s voice. The Chrome store lists hundreds of useful extensions like the Google Voice Search Hotword (beta) extension.Īfter installing the extension, the URL bar at the top of the Chrome window will show a mic icon at the right end. Before installing it will look different.Ī Chrome browser extension adds functionality not already built into the browser. In the image below it shows that I’ve already installed it.
Click on the button in the upper right corner to install the extension. To get the extension, go to the Google Voice Search Hotword (Beta) extension page in the Chrome App Store. This capability came to Google Chrome web browser thanks to an extension.
I’m not a fan of adding these as each one takes memory and some extensions can be stubborn to remove.One of the most useful features of the Moto X, and now other Android phones capable of running the latest version of Google Now, is the ability to do searches and interact with Google Now by saying “OK Google.” Users don’t need to press a button like they do on most Android phones or on an iPhone with Siri. If it didn’t, you might try searching for a Chrome extension that provides this functionality. one of these troubleshooting methods worked for you and you can open your mailto links in Gmail again. Test to make sure an email link works.You should get a small dialog box that asks you to Allow to open all email links?.You should now see the protocol icon in the address bar. Flip the Allow sites to ask to become default handlers switch Off and then back On.Click the 3 vertical dots to the right of.Pin Turn off handlers and remove the existing one. From your Gmail tab, type chrome://settings/handlers in the address bar.Sometimes you need to delete and try again.
I was staring at the Windows mail app….again. After testing the email link, it still didn’t work. Yes, believe it or not, Solution 3 only got me partway. You can try clicking this test link – 4 – Remove Handler and Flip the Switch Pin Look for “undefined” reference and top dialog. You should see the word undefined at the bottom of your browser console, and at the top of your screen, you should see a box referencing.
Paste this code right after the > sign.Navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto", Chances are, your screen will look a bit different than mine. The Developer Console should open either at the right of your screen or the bottom. How to use Chrome Dev Tools Console to set Protocol These tools are built into the Chrome browser. It does require you to open up Google Chrome Dev Tools. This is a bit geeky, but nothing like changing your Windows Registry. However, I found a solution from Paul Irish on the Google Developers site. If you’re still with me, you’ve probably guessed solutions 1 & 2 didn’t work for me. You can try clicking this test link – 3: Irish Charm Solution Gmail will open, and you should see the protocol handler icon.If the toggle is off, slide it to the right.Check to see if the Do not allow any site to handle protocols toggle is turned off.In the address bar type chrome://settings/handlers.All the suggestions I read said I should see that funky protocol icon in my address bar. 2: No Protocol Handler Shows in Address Bar You should get a small dialog box that asks you to Allow to open all email links? Protocol handler in the Chrome address bar Look at the right side of the address bar for the Protocol Handler icon.This is a good starting point, especially if you don’t recall ever having your email links open in Gmail. Actually, it was a progression of fixes, so I’ve included them in order. That didn’t work, which meant I had to find another fix. Since I was on a Microsoft Windows PC, I started with my Windows Settings, made changes to my email application, and set new preferences. In my case, the format was correct, so the problem was something else. You’ll see something like mailto: and an email address. This is the protocol handler you see when you hover over support, contact, or other email hyperlinks. What broke is something called the mailto protocol. Solution 4 – Remove Handler and Flip the Switch.Solution 2: No Protocol Handler Shows in Address Bar.