[8.3.7] - 2026-05-18

Changed
Rolled back CSAI sticky path, ad-stripped promotion, and recovery segment injection changes from v8.2.x–v8.3.x
Kept parallel backup token+master pre-fetch from v8.1.0 — tokens fire simultaneously across all player types eliminating sequential RTT delays

[8.3.1] - 2026-05-18

Fixed
Ad-stripped promotion no longer serves a different type's recovery playlist under the wrong label (e.g. autoplay's 360p content as "site"), preventing player hangs when recovery mixes content from different player types

[8.2.5] - 2026-05-18

Fixed
Ad stripping recovery now injects cached live segments when all segments are removed, preventing black-screen and fallback to original ad-ridden playlist on fully-contaminated SSAI streams

[8.2.4] - 2026-05-18

Fixed
Re-added autoplay (360p) as absolute last-resort backup when all Source-tier types are contaminated and stripping produces empty playlists, preventing ad leakage on fully-contaminated channels
autoplay is now pinned to end of search order regardless of contamination status, ensuring Source-tier types are always tried first

hotfix

[8.2.2] - 2026-05-18

Changed
Removed autoplay (360p) from backup player types; when all Source-tier types are contaminated the fallback path strips ads at full quality instead of degrading to low-resolution autoplay

[8.2.0] - 2026-05-18

Changed
site (native) added as first-choice backup player type, maintaining full stream quality during ad blocking instead of falling through to lower-quality backups

[8.1.0] - 2026-05-18

Changed
- Backup stream token + master playlist fetches now run in parallel across all player types (embed/popout/autoplay/site), eliminating the sequential ~500ms-per-type token round-trip that caused buffer drain during ad-blocking transitions

[8.0.0] - 2026-05-18

Added
Ad Spoofing toggle in popup UI — control anti-adblock fingerprinting beacons independently

Ad Spoofing info modal explaining the feature

Translations for Ad Spoofing in all 11 supported locales

Changed
Backup ad-marked retry cooldown reduced from 15s to 5s — prevents stale playlist serving during contaminated backup cascades

Initial backup search runs as background fire-and-forget when cached content is available, eliminating buffer drain during mid-roll ad detection

Buffer Fix toggle hidden from popup UI (always-on internally)

Ad Spoofing defaults to off — users who want anti-fingerprinting coverage can enable it from the popup

Fixed
Backup playlist staleness: force-clears all backup cooldowns when cached playlist exceeds 8s, preventing expired-segment looping

Stream freezing/audio lag during ad transitions caused by blocked synchronous backup search and cooldown deadlock

Ad-completion spoofing beacons made user-controllable via popup toggle

[7.7.5] - 2026-05-17

Fixed
Brief loading circle during silent backup hold caused by 10s backup refresh letting HLS segments expire

[7.7.4] - 2026-05-17

Added
Ad-completion spoofing: mimics Twitch telemetry (impression, quartile, pod-complete beacons) to reduce anti-adblock fingerprinting

Fixed
Silent backup hold now capped at 2 minutes to prevent indefinite low-res playback

Ad recovery cascade after player reload: suppressed rapid backup type bouncing

Improved
Backup refresh during silent hold slowed from 1.5s to 10s to reduce network pressure

[7.7.1] - 2026-05-17

Fixed
Loading circle freeze during ad recovery: stale clean backup now served during search instead of falling through to ad-marked content

Improved
Faster stall detection and recovery: post-ad grace stall threshold reduced from 3 to 2 ticks, retry cooldown from 4s to 1.5s

[7.6.9] - 2026-05-17

Fixed
CSAI poll wait returns cached clean backup or native playlist instead of ad-marked content

[7.6.6] - 2026-05-17

Fixed
CSAI background backup search now applies to metadata-only playlists

[7.6.5] - 2026-05-17

Fixed
Fire-and-forget ad segment fetches now use AbortController to prevent background resource waste

Transient backup search flags properly reset on ad-end state cleanup

Cache prune uses spec-safe collect-then-delete pattern instead of forEach+delete during iteration

Token fetch now retries up to 3 times with incremental backoff on timeout/network errors

CSAI playlists now strip ad segments during the poll-wait window while background backup search runs, closing a brief ad-leak gap on metadata-marked streams

[7.6.2] - 2026-05-16

Fixed
Ad recovery now properly refreshes the access token to escape the ad window without rebuilding the player

[7.6.0] - 2026-05-16

Fixed
Audio no longer desyncs after ad recovery player rebuild replaced with soft reload

[7.5.9] - 2026-05-16

Fixed
Removed rapid pause and resume cycling during consecutive midroll breaks

[7.5.8] - 2026-05-16

Fixed
Ad detection now covers more marker types for broader protection

[7.5.7] - 2026-05-16

Fixed
Ad blocking stays active when ads are embedded directly in the stream — playback now switches to a clean backup immediately instead of waiting

[7.5.6] - 2026-05-15

Fixed
Stream no longer shows as offline after ads end when Twitch returns an empty playlist

Playback no longer stalls when ad tracking strips all segments falls back to original playlist

Ads no longer leak through during marker bounce backup returned silently without triggering reload

Backup stream no longer cycles rapidly during consecutive midrolls

Consecutive midroll reload suppression extended to 30 seconds

Backup refresh now only triggers for current ad cycle, preventing cross-cycle backup search

All prefetch hints now stripped when ad metadata is present

hotfix

[7.5.4] - 2026-05-15

Fixed
Stream no longer shows as offline after ads end when Twitch returns an empty playlist

Playback no longer stalls when ad tracking strips all segments falls back to original playlist

Ads no longer leak through during marker bounce backup returned silently without triggering reload

Backup stream no longer cycles rapidly during consecutive midrolls

Consecutive midroll reload suppression extended to 30 seconds

Ad blocking now stays inline for the full duration of live-segment ad breaks, preventing backup search during marker bounce

All prefetch and preload hints now stripped when ad metadata is present, preventing player from loading upcoming ad segments

Stale backup cache from previous ad cycles no longer leaks into new breaks

hotfix

[7.5.2] - 2026-05-15

Fixed
Stream no longer shows as offline after ads end when Twitch returns an empty playlist

Playback no longer stalls when ad tracking strips all segments — falls back to original playlist

Ads no longer leak through during marker bounce — backup returned silently without triggering reload

Backup stream no longer cycles rapidly during consecutive midrolls

Consecutive midroll reload suppression extended to 30 seconds

Ad blocking now stays inline for the full duration of live-segment ad breaks, preventing backup search during marker bounce

All prefetch and preload hints now stripped when ad metadata is present, preventing player from loading upcoming ad segments

Stale backup cache from previous ad cycles no longer leaks into new breaks