Inspect and debug companion Chrome extensions.
Task 5
5 minutes
In the kiosk app, we can use a companion extension to access certain APIs that are only available through a Chrome extension but not the open web. Examples of such APIs include the display API
and deviceAttributes
.
If you do not have access to the kiosk device and are connected via Remote Desktop:
- Click on the arrow widget in the middle right of the screen and click on Open new Chrome window.
If you have physical access to a keyboard connected to the kiosk device:
- Use the following keyboard shortcut keys in order to open a new window: ctrl + n.
Once you have opened a new Chrome window:
- In the browser, go to
chrome://extensions
to see all installed extensions. - In the top right corner, Toggle Enable developer mode.
- Additional information about each extension will appear: version, extension ID, permissions, etc.