Music Beta Play/Pause controller

A browser action that will create a tab with the Music Beta Web App if none is already opened in the current browser window and…

What is Music Beta Play/Pause controller?

Music Beta Play/Pause controller is a Chrome extension that allows you to control playback of the Music Beta Web App. It provides a browser action that creates a tab for the Web App if it's not already open and allows you to play or pause the music. The extension also offers handy commands in the omnibox for skipping, restarting, playing/pausing, and bringing the Web App tab to the foreground. It also provides a related Music Beta Skip controller extension and has detailed user documentation available. The code for the extension is open source, and you can file bugs or request features through the provided links. Join the discussion groups to interact with other users of these extensions.

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By: MAD

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Users: 395 ▼ -6

Rating: 4.44 (66)

Version: 1.0.5 (Last updated: 2014-05-28)

Creation date: 2014-05-27

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
*://play.google.com/*

Size: 105.47K

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# 44834 ▼ 391

Other rankings

#524 in Entertainment ▼ 3

#14 in beta keyword 22

#43 in pause keyword 13 ▼ 1

#43 in play keyword 24 ▼ 5

#65 in music keyword 20 ▼ 8

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Extension summary

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A browser action that will create a tab with the Music Beta Web App if none is already opened in the current browser window and Play/Pause it if it's there.

When Music Beta is already available in the same browser instance/profile (which may be in another window) as the browser action that is clicked on, then a play/pause event is sent to the Web App to start playing if it was in pause mode, or to pause if it was in play mode.

The icon shows a little play symbol (▷) in the top half when the Web App is ready to play, and a pause symbol (◫) when it is currently playing. The Music Beta icon is displayed naked otherwise.

The omnibox command prefix mc (for Music Controller) followed by <space> or <tab> gives access to four commands 1) Skip (sk), 2) Restart (rs) 3) PlayPause (pp) and 4) Foreground (fg) to bring the Web App tab to the foreground. These commands are available in the suggest menu.

You might also be interested in getting the related Music Beta Skip controller here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lfpilffkipfhpoccjdiebpdjbdmfpefg

You can find more detailed user documention about the extentions here: http://code.google.com/p/music-beta-controller/wiki/UserDocumentation

The code for these extensions is open source and available here:

User reviews

Not sure if this is only me, but I can use the control to stop the music, but it does not work to start it back up. I have to go back into the tab and click play from there. Love the app and it used to work both-ways all the time. Not sure when it stopped resuming music, but it has been many months, for sure.

Paul H, 2017-05-12

The icon turns the music off, or it turns the music on, and that's it. Which is exactly what I wanted. Great extension!

Daniel Clayson, 2016-02-08

It doesn't work.

Rio, 2014-02-06

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Risk impact

Music Beta Play/Pause controller requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.