Adblock Plus and (a little) more

Adblock Browser 2.6.0 for Android released · 15 days ago by Pablo Garcia

Install Adblock Browser 2.6.0 for Android

Changes

Chromium v86 under the hood
General stability and performance improvements
Bottom toolbar removed (originally removed by Chromium team)
No longer supporting Android 4.x

Adblock Plus 3.10.2 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 30 days ago by Thomas Greiner

Install Adblock Plus 3.10.2 for Chrome
Install Adblock Plus 3.10.2 for Firefox
Install Adblock Plus 3.10.2 for Microsoft Edge
Install Adblock Plus 3.10.2 for Opera

Changes

Expanded list of trusted websites that are allowed to use subscribe links (webext#299, webext#308, webext#311).
Fixed: Gave first-run page enough time to load even under slow network conditions (ui#880).

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Adblock Plus 3.10.1 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 74 days ago by Thomas Greiner

Install Adblock Plus 3.10.1 for Chrome
Install Adblock Plus 3.10.1 for Firefox
Install Adblock Plus 3.10.1 for Microsoft Edge
Install Adblock Plus 3.10.1 for Opera

Changes

Improved performance of hide-if-matches-xpath snippet (core#263).
Fixed: Made iFrame properties accessible to abort-on-property-read and abort-on-property-write snippets (core#212).
Fixed: First-run page was being replaced even though it was already visible (ui#873).

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Adblock Plus 3.10 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 102 days ago by Thomas Greiner

Install Adblock Plus 3.10 for Chrome
Install Adblock Plus 3.10 for Firefox
Install Adblock Plus 3.10 for Microsoft Edge
Install Adblock Plus 3.10 for Opera

This release includes various improvements to the “Block element” feature, adds ad blocking support for more languages and restricts the ability to subscribe to filter lists to some trusted websites. It also drops support for some old browser versions, namely Chromium 59 and Firefox 51.

User interface changes

Redesigned “Block element” dialog and added ability to preview blocked elements (ui#638, ui#761).
Open a web-based version of the first-run page upon installation (ui#833).
Updated design of buttons in icon popup (ui#472).
Updated design of rating button in settings page (ui#706).
Added donation button to settings page and first-run page (ui#769, ui#818).
Removed Weibo link from settings page (ui#670).
Allow Chinese users to share number of blocked items on Weibo (ui#642).
Fixed: Cannot add new filter list by pressing Enter key (ui#548).
Fixed: Hide counters in icon popup when for non-web pages (ui#810).
Fixed: Hide “Block element” button in icon popup for web pages in allowlist (ui#806).
Fixed: Settings page layout broke when displaying lengthy language names (ui#793).

Filter changes

Snippet changes
- Removed readd snippet (core#179).
- Protected freeze-element snippet from outside interference (core#260).
Restricted subscribe links to trusted websites (webext#87, webext#263).
Recommend Dandelion Sprout’s Nordic Filters filter list for Nordic languages (core#233, ui#841).
Recommend IndianList filter list for some additional languages (core#245, ui#841).
Fixed: Preinstalled incorrect language filter list if no suitable one was found (webext#271).

Other changes

Check for data corruption upon initialization (ui#830, webext#201).
Fixed: Don’t show notifications to user in case of data corruption (ui#829, core#247, webext#244).
Fixed: Avoid interfering with web browsing when opening a new tab (ui#831, webext#260).

Chromium-specific changes

Dropped support for Chromium 59 and below (webext#266).
This includes Chrome 59 and Opera 46.

Fixed: Tabs opened by user were treated as popups (webext#272).

Firefox-specific changes

Dropped support for Firefox 51 (webext#143).
Fixed: Scrolling through custom filters was slow (ui#487).
Fixed: Firefox freezes when using element hiding debug mode (core#220, webext#209).
Fixed: Frames are not being collapsed (webext#90).

Opera-specific changes

Fixed: Cannot close “Block element” dialog (ui#791).

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Adblock Browser 2.4.0 for Android released · 157 days ago by Archive

Install Adblock Browser 2.4.0 for Android

Changes

Added feature to block requests from domains
Introduced changelogs in the New Tab page
Updated feedback form
Fixed crashes on pages where “find my location” is enabled

Adblock Plus 3.9.5 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 171 days ago by Thomas Greiner

Install Adblock Plus 3.9.5 for Chrome
Install Adblock Plus 3.9.5 for Firefox
Install Adblock Plus 3.9.5 for Microsoft Edge
Install Adblock Plus 3.9.5 for Opera

Changes

Added freeze-element snippet (core#200).
Updated hide-if-matches-xpath snippet to be able to hide more elements (core#240).
Fixed: Error message shown in browser’s developer tools when using Block element feature (webext#230).