1. To initiate speech input, there needs to be direct user interaction on that microphone icon. I wish there was a way for extensions to initiate it manually.

1. To initiate speech input, there needs to be direct user interaction on that microphone icon. I wish there was a way for extensions to initiate it manually. 2. This is a bug in Chrome due to the extension rendering in a popup bubble and the usual speech indicator also being in a popup bubble, but it won't render as only one popup bubble at a time can be displayed.