Switch current tab from notification in Google Chrome extension

Question

Am I missing something in the Chrome tabs documentation or is there a way for an extension to change the currently active tab?

I have an extension which, once the tab ha

Answer 1

Not sure, but could you try adding a content script in an inactive tab (or just in all tabs), then sending a request to a non-active tab (sendRequest)? The content script should execute window.focus(). Again, not sure whether this works.

Update the inactive tab, and pass { selected: true }. That should work, since it's listed as an available setting there.