v1.1.3
Party members can control playback and navigation by default.
Added optional host-only controls for locked sessions.
Fixed new participants overwriting current party URL.
Improved synchronization through YouTube ads and player replacement.
Added automatic playback retry after ads or temporary media failures.
Added clear prompt when browser autoplay policy requires interaction.
Fixed delayed seek echoes and play/pause synchronization races.
Improved Firefox video detection and Chrome/Firefox parity.

What’s new in Sync Watch 1.1.0

• Redesigned extension popup and in-player chat.
• Added live participant roster with Host and You indicators.
• Added emoji reactions displayed over the video.
• Improved room status, connection errors, and room-code copying.
• Added automatic light and dark theme support.
• Refreshed icons, typography, and overall interface.
• No new browser permissions or data categories requested.

v1.0.3

• Fixed room routing so messages stay scoped to
  the correct room and host state follows the
  active room owner.
• Hardened server validation for room IDs, URL
  sync payloads, protocol versions, and browser
  extension origins.
• Added per-IP connection limits, safer
  shutdown handling, and clearer fatal error
  handling for rate limits, room limits, and
  version mismatches.
• Fixed reconnect and URL-navigation races that
  could leave clients stuck, double-broadcast
  navigation, or retry forever after fatal server
  errors.
• Improved video sync reliability with safer
  active-video detection, seek handling,
  playback-rate normalization, and remote-time
  compensation.

v1.0.2 - Fixed cross-browser sync architecture, eliminated echo loops, improved event handling reliability, added URL validation security fix.