Iridium for YouTube version history - 25 versions
Iridium for YouTube by Particle
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- Latest version- Version 2.1.2Released Sep 18, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterNew:
 - Option to disable scrollbar in super theater mode
 - Ambient mode control
 Fix:
 - Shorts showing in search results when disabled
 - Shorts showing in feed pages
 - Blacklist not removing playlists from feed pages
 - Video quality setting not looking for closest quality when the selected quality is not available- Source code released under Custom License 
- Older versions- Version 2.1.1Released Sep 13, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterNew
 - Ability to disable shorts in video page sidebar suggestions
 Fixes
 - Video Upload Count not working
 - Option to blacklist channel not showing
 - Shorts showing in subscriptions page when disabled
 Changes
 - Improve json parsing performance in video pages while logged in
 - Scroll + scroll volume not persisting- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.1.0Released Apr 13, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterFixes:
 - Navigation bar width not resetting in super theater when closing chat
 - Feature initialization depending on player ready callback outside the video page (video focus, default quality, default speed, super theater, and annotations)- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.9Released Mar 31, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterNew Features:
 - Reverse playlist control
 - Channel trailer autoplay control
 Improvement:
 - Remove blacklisted videos from video endscreen
 Fixes:
 - Channel count not working correctly with a different YT UI
 - Blacklist not covering the trending, gaming, and podcasts lists
 - Mini player controls not showing when autoplay is disabled- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.8Released Mar 21, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterNew features:
 - Show video channel count that also acts as a shortcut to the channel video page
 - Option to make holding the shift key optional when changing volume with mouse wheel
 Improvements:
 - Allow player shortcuts (K key and Spacebar) to start playback when autoplay is off
 - Make sure extension settings apply to videos that resume after idling for more than 6h (streams expire)
 Fixes:
 - Fix black screen showing on upcoming live streams
 - Don't put chat on the side in super theater mode when opening the video for the first time if the chat is closed by default
 - Fix shorts not being removed from subscriptions page when using the list view mode instead of grid view mode- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.7Released Mar 8, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterNew features:
 - Control how much the volume changes when using the mouse wheel
 - Control video autoplay from the webpage
 Fixes:
 - Channel tab setting not working when selecting own channel from profile icon
 - Full titles in thumbnails with wrong description
 - Clips not working when autoplay is disabled
 - Search bar width not updating correctly when in super theater mode and chat is open
 Changes:
 - The override methods are no longer targeting player methods and instead target data responses
 - The autoplay control feature was migrated to use play policy method instead of internal APis- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.6Released Mar 1, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterFix always visible mode not working correctly with new YouTube UI
 Fix video focus shortcut with incorrect details
 Improve player tools by renaming them to utils and shortcuts
 Fix search bar becoming too small when combining super theater and always visible modes
 Improve mini player UI by hiding superfluous buttons
 Prevent page scroll when clicking a timestamp while in always visible mode- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.5Released Feb 28, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterNew features:
 - Always visible player
 - Super theater mode
 Changes:
 - Scroll volume now requires holding shift to change volume
 - Scroll volume can now be used from anywhere in the page
 Fixes:
 - Fixed feature compatibility with new video page UI
 - Revert changes to the video focus setting toggle behavior
 - Implemented patch to fix changes not applying when video is resumed after long periods of time- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.4Released Feb 21, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and later- Implement Full Titles in thumbnails feature
 - Implement context validity check in content-script.js
 - Improved video focus to show dimmed content when hovering with the mouse
 - Dropped use of webRequest, webRequestBlocking, and webRequestFilterResponse
 - Dropped any uses of innerHTML
 - Fix shorts control feature not working correctly
 - Fixed false positive triggering of YT anti-adblock
 - Fixed blacklist running on pages that are not home, search, or watch
 - Fixed autoplay off stopping video when video data refreshes
 - Fixed blacklist channel search not working due to CORS
 - Fixed turning off video focus in settings not stopping feature in opened pages
 - Fix feature updates not working for multiple listeners registered under the same feature id- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.3Released Feb 4, 2024 - 1.15 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and later- New Blacklist feature! Block videos from channels. A new button is available in the 3 vertical dot context menu next to the video thumbnails (except vertical short thumbnails) that blocks the respective channel, or add it manually in the add-on settings page.
 - Improved monetization UI - it now has a better UI and shows when a video has sponsored content
 - Improved playback speed feature to not enforce as aggressively and added a new default Auto option
 - Fix disabled ads still showing in the home page after scrolling- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.2Released Jan 17, 2024 - 1.14 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterNew features:
 Video focus toggle on video page
 Default channel tab
 Video annotation control
 Disable merch below the video
 Fixes:
 Update top-layer extension logic to work with non-persistent background scripts in preparation for MV3
 Default settings not loading on fresh install
 Prevent options page from opening in two tabs- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 2.0.1Released Jan 7, 2024 - 1.14 MBWorks with firefox 110.0 and laterBig 2.0 update!
 It has been a while, but I've resumed work on the extension.
 Since it has been so long, the extension had to be redesigned from scratch, but there is a highlight of the features I was able to implement for now (others will come in the future):
 Theme control
 Scroll to change video audio
 Disable video shorts
 Control ads on home, video and search pages
 Show ads only for subscribed channels
 Show video monetization info and respective ad count
 Take a video screenshot
 Open the video thumbnail
 Change the YouTube logo redirect action to your subscriptions page
 Default video quality and playback speed
 Focus video while playing
 Disable loudness normalization
 And more
 As always, this is a continuous work in progress and I appreciate everyone's feedback and bug reports to help make the extension better for everyone.- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.2.5Released Jan 1, 2019 - 80.43 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterRemoved always playing feature since YouTube introduced their own solution
 Fix default YouTube logo destination link not changing on Linux OS
 Fix player switching to always visible when user opens a video link from an external source- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.2.4Released Nov 4, 2018 - 81.86 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix video thumbnail playback not working when autoplay is turned off- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.2.3Released Nov 4, 2018 - 81.85 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix locale fetching not working in Firefox due to browser bug
 Fix auto play not working
 Fix ad control not working
 Fix player pop-up mode not working
 Fix annotations setting not being enforced- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.2.2Released Sep 22, 2018 - 81.72 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix incorrect player size when autoplay is disabled
 Fix erratic player behavior when always visible feature is enabled- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.2.1Released Aug 15, 2018 - 81.65 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix video not scaling correctly when the player changes sizes- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.2.0Released Jul 29, 2018 - 81.53 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix mini player not scaling correctly if the user hasn't moved it for the first time- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.1.9Released Jul 29, 2018 - 81.52 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix video not scaling properly
 Fix always visible player not working when in theater mode- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.1.8Released Jul 17, 2018 - 81.48 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix page exclusion list missing forward slash
 Fix query selector incorrect format- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.1.7Released Jul 15, 2018 - 81.47 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterUpdate extension name to make it easier for users to find
 Fix reverse playlist mal functioning with too large playlists
 Fix video count appending extra text incorrectly on Firefox
 Fix pop up player not working correctly for some logged in users
 Fix general extension incorrect behavior for some logged in users
 Fix Iridium not working for channel urls that don't start with specific prefix
 Fix blacklist not working correctly- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.1.6Released Jun 9, 2018 - 81.38 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix channel video count and relative video post time not working correctly- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.1.5Released May 27, 2018 - 81.29 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix floating player not restoring correctly after the first time it is restored
 Fix blacklist button not showing in /live pages
 Fix fullbrowser mode showing transparent background for some users- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.1.4Released Apr 14, 2018 - 81.25 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix blacklist stops working after resetting it
 Improve welcome box not adjusting height for small size screens- Source code released under Custom License 
- Version 0.1.3Released Apr 12, 2018 - 81.21 KBWorks with firefox 54.0 and laterFix player always visible while scrolling not working due to bad YouTube native version detection method- Source code released under Custom License 
