MetaMask / MetaMask/metamask-extension

Warn users about running multiple MetaMask (Q4)

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Description

Having multiple MM running is not recommended.

Options:

- [ ] Put a note in the flask onboarding page
- [ ] Use the extension messaging API and the immutable, platform-dependent extension IDs to communicate with other versions of MetaMask to detect and display a warning to the user
- We can use the extension-provider as a reference implementation for how to use the messaging API:
https://github.com/MetaMask/extension-provider
- We should store the IDs as enums somewhere. The IDs can be retrieved by installing the main extension and/or Flask from the extension store of a particular browser and just check what the ID is. The ID of every extension in the Chrome and Firefox stores are unique, permanent, and set by the browser vendors.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the Flask onboarding page and the extension-provider reference implementation linked in the issue. Review the extension messaging API and the platform-specific extension IDs for Chrome and Firefox. The work is done when users are warned about multiple MetaMask versions, with the relevant IDs stored as enums.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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