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Tab Activity Shield Chrome Extension Analysis

Tab & Bookmark Productivity

Store listing title: Tab Activity Shield - Keep Tab Active

Chrome extension ID: gdcmgngmihjffmbamfojnebjekidbecb

Tab Activity Shield is a Chrome extension designed to prevent websites from detecting when a tab becomes inactive. It aims to keep videos, streams, and web applications running continuously in the background without pausing or refreshing.

Developer:Truong Fi
Version:2.0.0
Size:33.61KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

757

Rating

★ 3.0

4 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Tab & Bookmark Productivity

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product positions itself as a comprehensive anti-detection system that intercepts over 12 different methods websites use to track tab activity. It claims to provide complete invisibility, ensuring websites believe a tab is active and focused even when the user switches away.

Inferred product pattern

A utility-based productivity extension that manipulates browser APIs to simulate active user presence.

Review-backed pain points

Users reported the extension failed to prevent auto-refresh on Facebook and failed to keep ads playing on Paramount+.

Observed feature gaps

Limited effectiveness on specific high-traffic platforms like Facebook and certain streaming services.

Tags
Tab ManagerAnti-DetectionProductivity ToolBackground Play
Target users

- Video streaming enthusiasts

- Web developers

- Web scrapers

- Remote workers

- Social media managers

Primary use cases

- Preventing videos from pausing when switching tabs

- Keeping web scrapers running in the background

- Stopping social media auto-refreshing

Positive themes

- Effective background video playback

- Zero setup required

- Useful for web scraping tasks

Negative themes

- Failure to prevent auto-refresh on specific social media sites

- Inability to bypass inactivity detection on certain streaming platforms

Observed friction

- No pricing friction observed as the product is claimed to be entirely free.

Evidence boundary: Evidence derived from the store listing's feature claims and a small sample of 4 user reviews indicating mixed reliability on specific platforms. The review sample size is extremely small, which may not reflect the overall user sentiment or reliability.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support or account-related complaints were found in the provided reviews.

Reliability

Users expressed frustration regarding the extension's failure to work on specific websites like Facebook and Paramount+.

Privacy

No privacy complaints observed; the listing claims all operations are local and no data is collected.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 4

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

Store metadata

- Version: 2.0.0

- Size: 33.61KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

keep tab activeprevent video pausestop tab inactivity detectionbackground tab activity

Comparison

anti-detection tab extensionprevent tab sleep

Problem

video pauses when switching tabswebsite detects inactive tabfacebook auto refresh

Alternative

tab suspender alternativesbackground video player extension

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Screenshots

Tab Activity Shield - Keep Tab Active screenshot
Tab Activity Shield - Keep Tab Active screenshot
Tab Activity Shield - Keep Tab Active screenshot
Tab Activity Shield - Keep Tab Active screenshot

Links

Privacy policy: https://tabactivityshield.easyquiz.io/privacy-policy

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