Support Chrome Side Panel

Feature Requests Password Manager
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Steps To Reproduce

  1. Install Bitwarden

    $ExtensionID = 'nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb'

If ($IsWindows) {
	# https://reg2ps.azurewebsites.net/
	If ((Test-Path -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist') -NE $True) { New-Item 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist' -Force -EA SilentlyContinue }
	New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist' -Name '1' -Value "$ExtensionID" -PropertyType String -Force -EA SilentlyContinue }

ElseIf ($IsLinux) { 
	$Path = '/etc/chromium/policies/managed/yourextension_policy.json'

	New-Item -ItemType File -LiteralPath ((Get-Item "$Path").Parent) -Name ([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName("$Path"))
	Set-Content -LiteralPath "$Path" -Value @"
{
	'ExtensionInstallForcelist': [
	'$ExtensionID;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx',
	'$ExtensionID'
	]
}
"@	}

  2. Enable Bitwarden

  3. Enable the Side Panel

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  4. Attempt to switch to Bitwarden

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Expected Result

Bitwarden should be available in the Side Panel.

Actual Result

It is not.

Additional Context

https://9to5google.com/2023/05/26/chrome-extensions-side-panel/

Operating System

Windows, macOS, Linux

Operating System Version

cpe:/o:opensuse:tumbleweed:20230803

Web Browser

Chrome

Browser Version

google-chrome-unstable-117.0.5927.0

Build Version

https://www.crx4chrome.com/crx/31978/

Issue Tracking Info

  • I understand that work is tracked outside of Github. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn’t use fields like “assigned”, “milestone”, or “project” to track progress.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/pfuzfc/bitwarden_sidebar_for_google_chrome_like_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

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We support the side panel/bar on Firefox and Opera. I wasn’t aware that Chrome had a usable side panel feature. From what I read, it seems like they removed it in recent versions?

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@kspearrin, developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/api/sidePanel#availability lists:

  1. Chrome 144+

  2. MV3+

However, in google-chrome-canary-134.0.6972.0-1.x86_64, chrome://flags/#side-panel doesn’t exist anymore, and remaining purpose-specific sidebars appear, based upon how they’re invoked in the GUI, to be inextensible. [1] I presume the documentation is out-of-date, but I’m no extension developer.

I think you’re right.

  1. reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1c2csfd/comment/kz9izlo ↩︎

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The undermentioned may be relevant!

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  1. github.com/microsoft/MicrosoftEdge-Extensions/discussions/95#discussioncomment-9077890 ↩︎