Google Maps Satellite View Auto-Toggle

Automatically toggle to satellite view in Google Maps

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

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You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Google Maps Satellite View Auto-Toggle
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      0.6
// @description  Automatically toggle to satellite view in Google Maps
// @author       You
// @match        *://www.google.com/maps*
// @grant        none
// @run-at       document-idle
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    function simulateClick(element) {
        const evt = new MouseEvent("click", {
            bubbles: true,
            cancelable: true,
            view: window
        });
        element.dispatchEvent(evt);
    }

    function activateSatelliteView() {
        // Locate the button by its 'aria-labelledby' attribute pointing to 'widget-minimap-icon-overlay'
        const layerButton = document.querySelector('button[aria-labelledby="widget-minimap-icon-overlay"]');
        if (layerButton) {
            simulateClick(layerButton);  // This should toggle the satellite view directly
        }
    }

    setTimeout(activateSatelliteView, 3000); // Delay initial run to ensure elements are loaded
})();