Chrome Extension: Hide and show the browser action icon
browser-action, google-chrome, google-chrome-extension
Solution
From https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/browserAction:
If you want to create an icon that isn't always visible, use a page action instead of a browser action.
In other words: no, this isn't possible. Browser actions are permanent by design.
Problem
Is it possible to show and hide the browser action icon from the options page? I know how to do it with the page actions using the show and hide methods, but I don't see any similarities in browser actions.