chrome.browserAction.openPopup exists in document, but it does not exist

[hanguokai]

Describe the bug
For chrome.browserAction, in "old documents", I know there are getPopup and setPopup apis, but I don't remember there is an openPopup api. Now, openPopup in the "new document", and in my test it does not exist on stable chrome.

Is it a new feature in next chrome version? or a bug in document?

To Reproduce

1. visit https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/browserAction/#method-openPopup
2. Or see screenshot

[hanguokai]

Find this https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=436489 .
Looks like this api has never been available on stable chrome.

[samthor]

This is fixed but we need to do a new deploy.

[chen99-long]

at present, i am using the v3 version, and there is no way to use this api

[connorlindsey]

What's the status of this api? Completely understand any security concerns or other issues delaying it.

In the meantime, what would be the best way to implement the same behavior? Currently thinking that instead of having a popup, using a content script which renders the same content in a modal. The service worker could open it when required, including when the browser action is clicked, but this loses out on the built-in behavior of the modal like closing when clicking outside.

[philippb]

This is till a problem. https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/action/#method-openPopup

I'm testing this on Chrome 99.0.4844.51

and get the error

Error handling response: TypeError: chrome.action.openPopup is not a function

Reading the documentation my understanding is that this should work with version >= 99.

thank you

[blonde-mike]

I'm seeing this issue as well. I'm unable to run chrome.action.openPopup()

[datgrog]

+1

[xde013]

@dotproto following the proposal document here action.openPopup() and Chrome documentation, it should be available but it's not available, even from a user action.

It is quite confusing. Do you have any ideas what can cause this? is it related to any of the following issues?
Bug 1
Bug 2

[Nick9499]

+1 , is it fixed?

[zycoJamie]

this problem has not resolved, now.
TypeError: chrome.action.openPopup is not a function.