Tabs do not show Group upon initial opening

[Gordon308]

Describe the bug
In the past 24-48 hours when Chrome opens tabs previously configured, the "Group" label is greyed out and shows no text.

To Reproduce
Open a Tab that was previously configured and stored in Tabee.

Expected behavior
Typically, the Group is colored (if assigned) and labeled.

Screenshots

Extension version: `1.1.6

Additional context
If you click on the Group, it will then populate with the correct text and the assigned color. It's just not the traditional behavior of Tabee.

[gabriel-gof]

Same problem here.

Google Chrome

1.1.6

[sebastienfontaine]

Hey,

Thanks for the report! After investigation, this is a confirmed Chrome 145 bug, not a Tabee issue.

Chromium bug tracker: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/483537691

"Chrome 145: chrome.tabGroups.update({title}) succeeds but tab group title not painted until manual click"

What's happening: Tabee calls chrome.tabGroups.update() with the correct title, color and collapsed state. The API returns success with the right values, but Chrome 145 simply doesn't repaint the group label. Clicking the group forces Chrome to repaint, which is why it then shows correctly.

Reddit thread with other users affected: https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1r30kux/ever_since_updating_chrome_to_v145_group_tab/

This affects all extensions using the chrome.tabGroups.update() API, not just Tabee. The fix has to come from Chrome — no workaround is possible on the extension side (we tried many approaches: delayed updates, toggling collapsed state, ungrouping/regrouping, moving tabs, forcing window repaints — none work because Chrome ignores all API-triggered repaints on newly created groups).

Workaround for now: Click on the grey group label to force Chrome to render it.

This should be fixed in a future Chrome update (146+).

Best regards,

[spencerccurtis]

Hey,

Thanks for the report! After investigation, this is a confirmed Chrome 145 bug, not a Tabee issue.

Chromium bug tracker: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/483537691

"Chrome 145: chrome.tabGroups.update({title}) succeeds but tab group title not painted until manual click"

What's happening: Tabee calls chrome.tabGroups.update() with the correct title, color and collapsed state. The API returns success with the right values, but Chrome 145 simply doesn't repaint the group label. Clicking the group forces Chrome to repaint, which is why it then shows correctly.

Reddit thread with other users affected: https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1r30kux/ever_since_updating_chrome_to_v145_group_tab/

This affects all extensions using the chrome.tabGroups.update() API, not just Tabee. The fix has to come from Chrome — no workaround is possible on the extension side (we tried many approaches: delayed updates, toggling collapsed state, ungrouping/regrouping, moving tabs, forcing window repaints — none work because Chrome ignores all API-triggered repaints on newly created groups).

Workaround for now: Click on the grey group label to force Chrome to render it.

This should be fixed in a future Chrome update (146+).

Best regards,

Best dev ever! Was about to add an issue and saw this thread. Thank you!