No Google Chrome icons in top bar

[Jonathan Kamens]

After upgrade to 17.10, the Google Chrome and Hangouts icons that were previously in my top bar are gone.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.26.1-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 23 09:26:48 2017
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-19 (156 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-20 (2 days ago)

[Jonathan Kamens (jik)]

Relevant:

http://www.webupd8.org/2017/04/fix-appindicator-not-working-for.html

Launching chrome like `XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity google-chrome-stable" fixes the issue. It appears that Chrome doesn't like the preset value, `ubuntu:GNOME`.

I suppose that makes this a Chrome bug, not an Ubuntu bug?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

When you write "top bar" you mean indicator?

[Jonathan Kamens (jik)]

"top bar" means the bar at the top of my machine, you know, the one with the time, wifi icon, battery icon, sound icon, etc. in it.

I believe those icons are also called "AppIndicators", yes.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)]

This should be fixed by now, no?

[Jonathan Kamens (jik)]

I still see it in current Focal.

[Jonathan Kamens (jik)]

Well, more accurately, I _sometimes_ see it in Focal. The icons in the top bar come and go seemingly at random i.e. I can't currently identify what makes them disappear.

[Roberto Leinardi (leinardi)]

#8 same issue here on Ubuntu 19.10.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Does the problem only happen in Wayland sessions? (see also bug 1870795)

[Roberto Leinardi (leinardi)]

Nvidia user here, nope, it happens also with Xorg. And like in #8 I also see/don't see them randomly. For example, right now they are visible.