Push To Talk - Google Meet Bookmarklet

0 push to talk.md

Short link to this page: http://caseywatts.com/ptt

Other gists & tricks: http://caseywatts.com/gists-and-tricks

Push To Talk in a Google Hangout (Meet)

1. Save this bookmarklet. Right-click on boomarks toolbar Add Page...
   • Name: PTT (push to talk) or whatever you'd like (maybe short so it stays on your bookmarks toolbar)
   • URL: (paste in the bookmarklet.js contents below)
2. In a Meet, click on the bookmarklet
3. Press and hold spacebar to talk. Keydown will un-mute you, and keyup will re-mute you.
4. 🎉

bookmarklet.js

javascript: (() => {
  const toggle = tip => ({ key }) =>
    key === ' ' && document.querySelectorAll('[data-tooltip]').forEach(el => el.dataset.tooltip === tip && el.click());
  document.body.onkeyup = toggle('Turn off microphone');
  document.body.onkeydown = toggle('Turn on microphone');
})(); // fixed by @sparksm 

old-broken-bookmarklet.js

javascript:(function(){
  document.body.onkeyup = function(e){
    if(e.keyCode == 32){
      document.querySelector('[data-tooltip="Turn off microphone"]').click(); // Meet
      // document.querySelector('[data-tooltip="Mute microphone"]').click(); // Hangouts, but it doesn't work
    }
  };
  document.body.onkeydown = function(e){
    if(e.keyCode == 32){
      document.querySelector('[data-tooltip="Turn on microphone"]').click(); // Meet
      // document.querySelector('[data-tooltip="Unmute microphone"]').click(); // Hangouts, but it doesn't work
    }
  };
})();