Chrome Web Store app install redirects to a blank page

Question

I have a Google Apps Marketplace app with a Chrome Web Store entry. When installing the app from the Web Store using Chrome browser I always get redirected to a blank page with this URL:

https://apis.google.com/additnow/signin.html?applicationid=1234567890&callback=true&parenturl=https://chrome.google.com

This page comes after the OAuth permissions request page, and only appears when installing from Chrome browser. The app installs correctly though, I can see it in the Google Admin console and I am able to use it properly.

This is the Chrome Web Store manifest:

{   "manifest_version": 2,   "name": "App",   "version": "1.43",   "description": "App Description",   "icons": {   "128": "icons/128.png",    "16": "icons/16.png"  },  "container": ["DOMAIN_INSTALLABLE"],  "api_console_project_id": "1234567890" } 

Answer 1

Change isn't always easy. Back in September, Google revamped the "New Tab" page in its Chrome browser -- and a lot of folks weren't too thrilled with the results.

The new "New Tab" page used to be easy enough to avoid: A setting in Chrome's about://flags section let you toggle back to the original "New Tab" setup with a flip of a switch. But this week's latest stable Chrome release removed that setting from the browser.

So what to do? If you're still not a fan of the new "New Tab" page, I have a new workaround that might be just what you need.

This one requires a third-party extension called New Tab Redirect. It's free to use.

All you do is install the extension and then head into its settings (you'll be presented with a link immediately after installation). Click the option to have the extension set the Chrome Apps page as your "New Tab" page. Open a new tab, and voilà: You'll have something pretty darn close to the original "New Tab" setup.