Computing device with automatic download and installation of a new plug-in

A computer-implemented method of installing a plug-in in a computing device, comprising:

• receiving user action information with a web browser application installed in the computing device indicating user interaction with a web page displayed by the web browser application;
• determining with the web browser application that the plug-in is to be installed based on the user action information;
• sending, by the web browser application to a plug-in deployment application installed in the computing device, a request asking whether the plug-in has been installed in the computing device;
• receiving, by the web browser application from the plug-in deployment application in response to the request, information indicating that the plug-in has not yet been installed in the computing device;
• in response to receiving the information indicating that the plug-in has not yet been installed in the computing device, sending download instructions for downloading the plug-in from the web browser application to the plug-in deployment application;
• automatically downloading the plug-in with the plug-in deployment application in response to the download instructions without user involvement;
• and
• automatically installing the plug-in in the computing device with the plug-in deployment application without user involvement.

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a computing device to:

• receive, by a web browser application, user action information indicating user interaction with a web page displayed by the web browser application;
• determine that a plug-in is to be installed based on the user action information;
• receive, by the web browser application from a plug-in deployment application separate and distinct from the web browser application, information indicating that the plug-in has not yet been installed in the computing device;
• in response to receiving the information indicating that the plug-in has not yet been installed in the computing device, provide the plug-in deployment application with download instructions for downloading the plug-in via a REpresentational State Transfer (REST) Application Programming Interface (API) of the plug-in deployment application;
• automatically download, by the plug-in deployment application, the plug-in in response to the download instructions;
• and
• automatically install, by the plug-in deployment application, the plug-in in the computing device without user involvement.