Google Tone
What is Google Tone?
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- activeTab
- audioCapture
- cookies
- contextMenus
- idle
- notifications
- storage
- tabs
- https://accounts.google.com/*
- https://clients1.google.com/* See more
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Extension summary
Google Tone turns on your computer's microphone (while the extension is on) and uses your computer's speakers to exchange URLs with nearby computers connected to the Internet. You can use Google Tone to send the URL for any web page, including news stories, pictures, documents, blog posts, products, YouTube videos, recipes—even search results. Any computer within earshot (including over a phone or Hangout) that also has the Google Tone extension installed and turned ON can receive a Google Tone notification.
You need to be logged into your Google account to use Google Tone, and your Google profile name and picture will be displayed with the URL in a Google Tone notification.
To receive a URL with Google Tone, Chrome needs to keep your microphone on. Google Tone may not work in loud spaces, over a distance, with a poor Internet connection, or on computers without a microphone or with a microphone incapable of detecting sound broadcast by Google Tone.
By installing Google Tone, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/. Google Tone collects anonymous usage data in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Convenient for sharing URLs.
- Interesting concept with potential for easy communication.
- Constant listening feature is uncomfortable for users.
- Issues with the extension not being able to hear itself.
- Redirecting to myaccount.google.com on school Chromebooks.
- Inability to deactivate constant listening.
- Problems with self-listening functionality.
- Desire for manual activation of the receiving feature.
Recent reviews
姜善迪, 2024-09-13
Mrdavidlinbar, 2024-08-20 
TechCat (技術猫), 2024-04-18Extension safety
Risk impact
Google Tone is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
Google Tone has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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