Background for Google™ Homepage and Google+

Select a background image for your Google™ Homepage and Google+.

What is Background for Google™ Homepage and Google+?

Background for Google™ Homepage and Google+ is a Chrome extension which gives you the liberty to customize the look of your Google Search and Google+ pages. Instead of the usual light grey background, users can choose any image they prefer, improving their overall user experience. In its beta phase, it also features a slick sidebar enhancing appearance. This extension is based on the original works of Albert Choi's similar concept.

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Extension stats

By: https://dailydev.pl

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.00 (21)

Version: 1.0.5 (Last updated: 2013-05-19)

Creation date: 2013-05-19

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Size: 96.22K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 24174 ▼ 13

Other rankings

#5240 in Social Networking ▼ 5 #22 in homepage keyword 33 #34 in background keyword 24 ▼ 8 #47 in chrome homepage keyword 48

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Extension summary

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BETA VERSION 1.0.5

Please be aware that there might be some bugs running around. Will try to make it better but for now you can use it as is :) No animal will be harmed if you do.

Fixes:

v1.0.2 -- -- added the icon opening options in new tab
v1.0.1 -- white username / mail turned back to black without the shadow

Known bugs:

sometime background will not fit the window (you must resize it even just a bit)
there is still grey background in profile

Change and unify the look of your Google Search website and Google+. Get rid of the ugly light grey background and choose the picture you love and.. check out the slick sidebar.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

es genial
Epickie!

Cons

NO está actualizada... Ya NO sirve
Aun tiene errores, aparece una franja blanca en el centro
Sucks and does not work
As far as I can tell this extension is completely broken

Most mentioned

NO está actualizada... Ya NO sirve
Aun tiene errores, aparece una franja blanca en el centro
Sucks and does not work
es genial
How do you set the background?

Recent reviews

NO está actualizada... Ya NO sirve

Tonatiuh Moctezuma, 2020-11-25

no me gusto

jose Arguelles sandoval, 2020-09-23

Aun tiene errores, aparece una franja blanca en el centro

Megan-FX, 2020-07-24

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Background for Google™ Homepage and Google+ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Background for Google™ Homepage and Google+ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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