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PostPosted: June 13th, 2013, 12:45 pm 
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For quite some time now, we've been using Google Hangouts for all our voice over IP and streaming needs. It's been used for a lot of social interactions over the past year or so and it's been wonderful.

The only problem any of us have ever had from it is that it makes you check in every so often and if you don't click a button to say you are still there, it boots you. If you are using a hangout to play a game with someone, this can come at very inconvenient times. Luckily there's a fix for this.

First off, this only works on Firefox and Chrome. You will need an addon installed on your browser.

For Firefox users, you will need: Greasemonkey

For Google Chrome you will need: Tampermonkey

Both of these are addons that let you run user created scripts that alter the way things work. I've used Greasemonkey for a long time with a user script called Youtube Enhancer that offered a lot of extra options and got rid of a few Youtube features I didn't like.

The script you will need for this is: G+ Hangouts Unlimited

(URL IS NOW DEAD: Download to script in post below. You will have to copy the contents of the script and paste it into one you will create yourself within Tamper/Grease monkey.)

Code:
// ==UserScript==
// @name          G+ Hangouts Unlimited
// @description   Automatically confirms the 90-minute periodic prompt asking "Are you still there?", so you can talk without worrying about being disconnected.
// @include       https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/*
// @match         https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/*
// @version       1.0.9
// @updateURL     https://userscripts.org/scripts/source/131680.meta.js
// ==/UserScript==

(function(){

   function addJQuery(callback)
   {
      var script = document.createElement("script");
      script.setAttribute("src", "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js");
      script.addEventListener('load', function()
      {
         var script = document.createElement("script");
         script.textContent = "(" + callback.toString() + ")();";
         document.body.appendChild(script);
      }, false);
      document.body.appendChild(script);
   }

   function checkForPrompt()
   {
      function simulate(target, evtName)
      {
         evt = document.createEvent("MouseEvents");

         evt.initMouseEvent(evtName, true, true, document.defaultView, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, target);
         target.dispatchEvent(evt);
      }

      function simulateClick(target)
      {
         simulate(target, "mouseover");
         simulate(target, "mousedown");
         simulate(target, "mouseup");
         simulate(target, "mouseout");
      }

      $('div[role="button"]').each(function(idx, item) // For each div with attribute role = "button"
      {
         if ($(item).html().indexOf("Yes") >= 0 || $(item).html().indexOf("Oui") >= 0) // Correct button found
         {
            simulateClick(item);
         }
      });

      setTimeout(checkForPrompt, 15000); // Repeat every 15 seconds
   }

   function init()
   {
      addJQuery(checkForPrompt);
   }

   setTimeout(init, 15000); // Start after 15 seconds

})();


With this running, you will still be asked if you are there by the hangout, but it will automatically confirm and clear the notification. But at least now we can avoid the whole "Yes, Google. I'm still here." garbage we've been dealing with.

Finally, for Chrome users, there is an addon that will automatically unmute you when you begin to type (or in this case, play video games that require key presses) HangoutSnitch Antimute will be the last thing you need to have the experience in google hangouts needed for seamless gaming.

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PostPosted: June 13th, 2013, 12:48 pm 
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Good find, Lantis. This is going to be invaluable for our Let's Races.

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Btw, it can take up to 15 seconds before the message will clear when it asks if you are still there. It works. Just trust it.

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PostPosted: October 13th, 2013, 4:54 pm 
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This is not hang out related, but it does have to do with using greasemonkey.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/173633

It'll stop Youtube to merge your google plus account with youtube via asking you to change to your real name.

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PostPosted: March 22nd, 2014, 1:24 am 
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Updated the first post with something that will stop google hangout from muting you. Highly recommended.

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Where it mutes you when you enter the chat? I consider that a minor inconvenience at most.

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No no no. When it mutes you when you type. So we can game without having to worry about getting randomly muted for pressing keys.

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PostPosted: March 22nd, 2014, 7:28 pm 
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Google Hangout gives the option to disable that.

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PostPosted: March 22nd, 2014, 7:31 pm 
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Google hangout only allows that option after it has already muted you.

You get into a game with friends, you start the game, you get muted. Then you have to tab out, unmute yourself, and click the "don't mute" option IF it happens to pop up... because sometimes it doesn't.

And once you're in game, it's a bit of a pain to tab out, specially if you are in a game like Loadout where you really don't have the opportunity to do so.

But it doesn't really matter because it seems like it's not really working. We just started playing Loadout and I got muted. I will continue to try and get this fixed.

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PostPosted: July 19th, 2014, 3:44 pm 
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Update to the first post. G+ Unlimited is no longer online, so I've got the actual code you can copy into a new script. Still works great.

Also, finally found an answer to the automute issue. Link in the first post.

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