Chrome extension “Speed Dial 2” does not work in incognito mode — why?

Question

I installed the chrome extension Speed Dial 2. Although I ticked the checkbox "Allow in incognito" under chrome://chrome/extensions, but it does not work (works in normal mode). When a new tab is opened, the standard

"You are in incognito mode bla bla ..." is displayed.

If I manually enter the url

chrome-extension://jpfpebmajhhopeonhlcgidhclcccjcik/newtab.html

it does not work either (This works in NON-incognito mode!)

Thank you in advance for any suggestions how to solve this.

Answer 1

I found the solution.

To enable ANY chrome extension in incognito mode:

1. Install the extension via the chrome store
2. Copy the extension to some other place: cp -r ~/.config/chromium/Default/Extensions/jpfpebmajhhopeonhlcgidhclcccjcik/1.6.0.9_0 ~
3. Go to the location of the copy: cd ~/1.6.0.9_0
4. Change manifest.json: ... ,"incognito": "split"}
5. Go to chrome://chrome/extensions, check Developer mode, uninstall the extension via clicking the trash bin, click Load unpacked extension... and select ~/1.6.0.9_0, check Allow in incognito

That's it.

Answer 2

This is what the Speed Dial 2 page has:

Speed dial 2 is fast and clean extension for your favorite pages and quick access to your apps, bookmarks and browsing history.

and

Speedial2 keeps track of your daily routines and remembers which pages you visit in the morning, afternoon, evening and night. These are afterwards highlighted to distinct pages you often visit at the current part of a day.

I would imagine that these features are expressly what are excluded when one chooses the incognito mode. In other words, the Speed Dial 2 features are contrary to what the incognito mode achieves.