[6.7.5] - 2026-04-30

Fixed
1440p/HEVC Recovery Stability - Improved the post-ad recovery flow for 1440p HEVC streams to reduce black screens, frozen video, and audio desync after ad cycles. The player now handles HEVC restore/reload behavior more safely when switching back from the AVC backup stream, making recovery more reliable after ads.

[6.7.4] - 2026-04-30

Fixed
1440p/HEVC Post-Ad Black Screen and Audio Desync - Fixed an issue where 1440p streams could show a black screen or have audio out of sync after ad recovery. HEVC streams now use a safer player reload after recovery, while regular AVC streams keep the smoother no-flicker handoff.

1440p/HEVC Ad-Start Black Screen - Fixed an issue where 1440p streams could black screen when ads started on a fresh tab or while playback was paused. The extension now handles HEVC ad recovery more carefully without affecting normal AVC stream playback.

[6.7.2] - 2026-04-29

Fixed
Early Long-Ad Progress Clear - Fixed an issue where the popup or page could stay stuck in visible ad-blocking mode for several minutes even though the clean backup stream was already playing. The extension now clears the visible ad-blocking state sooner while continuing recovery quietly in the background.

Native Restore Timing Preserved - Kept the safer native playback restore behavior from 6.7.1. The extension still waits until Twitch’s normal playlist is clean before restoring native playback, helping avoid the post-ad audio loop issue.

[6.7.1] - 2026-04-29

Fixed
Post-Ad Audio Loop Recovery - Fixed an issue where Twitch audio could keep looping after ad recovery until the user manually paused and played the stream. The extension now waits until normal Twitch playback is actually restored before unmuting and applying the automatic pause/play recovery.

Native Backup-Hold Handoff Timing - Improved the timing of post-ad cleanup and player restore. These steps now run only after Twitch’s normal playlist is fully clean, instead of running too early when the visible ad-blocking state ends.

Automatic rollback based on version [6.6.8].

[6.6.9] - 2026-04-29

Fixed
Long Ad-Blocking Progress Guard - Fixed an issue where the popup or page could stay stuck showing ad-blocking progress even though the backup stream was already playing. After a long recovery period, the extension now ends the visible ad-blocking state without reloading the player and continues handling recovery quietly in the background.

Silent Backup Hold Recovery - Improved long ad recovery so the extension can keep using the clean backup stream while waiting for Twitch’s normal playback to recover. This helps prevent repeated ad-blocking cycles, duplicate block counts, and unsafe reloads back into an ad-marked stream.

Automatic rollback based on version [6.6.5].

[6.6.7] - 2026-04-29

Fixed
Long Ad-Blocking on Bouncing Ads - Fixed an issue where Twitch repeatedly switching ad markers on and off could keep the extension stuck on the backup stream for several minutes. Recovery now continues on schedule instead of resetting every time Twitch briefly changes the playlist state.

Repeated Ad-Blocking After Ads End - Improved ad-end detection so the extension waits for Twitch playback to become more stable before ending recovery. This helps prevent the extension from immediately starting another ad-blocking cycle right after ads appear to finish.

Media Playlist Error Loop - Fixed an issue where a temporary error during post-ad recovery could cause repeated playlist processing errors.

Slow Recovery Fallback - Improved the backup recovery fallback so the extension can still move forward even when Twitch keeps rapidly switching between ad and normal playlist states. This helps prevent the player from staying on the backup stream indefinitely.

Automatic rollback based on version [6.6.3].

[6.6.4] - 2026-04-29

Fixed
Post-Ad Recovery Watchdog - Improved post-ad recovery so the extension keeps watching the player after a reload. This helps catch black screen or loading issues after ads and can automatically try the pause/play recovery that users were doing manually.

Two-Tab Volume Bleed - Fixed an issue where recovery reloads could copy Twitch’s shared volume or mute state from another open Twitch tab. Each tab now restores its own volume and mute setting after recovery, preventing unexpected volume jumps.

[6.6.3] - 2026-04-28

Changed
Rollback to 6.5.3 Baseline - Rolled back the extension to the 6.5.3 version after issues were found in the newer post-ad recovery changes. This restores the previous stable behavior while keeping the version updated so users on 6.6.x receive the fix normally.

[6.6.2] - 2026-04-28

Fixed
Restored Post-Ad Player Reload - Reverted the backup/fallback exit reload skip introduced in 6.6.1 because it left the player stuck on the backup stream after the ad window closed. Post-ad exits now reload the player again whenever RELOAD_AFTER_AD is enabled, matching 6.5.x behavior.

[6.6.1] - 2026-04-28

Fixed
Smoother Post-Ad Handoff - Improved post-ad recovery so the player no longer does a full reload when normal Twitch playback is already ready. This helps reduce spinner flashes after ads while still keeping stronger reload recovery when needed.

[6.6.0] - 2026-04-28

Fixed
Backup Handoff Stability - Improved backup recovery so the extension waits longer before ending ad recovery and reloading the player. This helps prevent false reloads when Twitch briefly looks normal but then returns to ad playback.

Post-Ad Re-Entry Reduction - Reduced repeated post-ad recovery restarts by keeping the backup stream active through short Twitch handoff gaps instead of reloading too early.

[6.5.9] - 2026-04-28

Fixed
Post-Ad Handoff Stability - Improved post-ad recovery so the extension waits a bit longer before reloading the player. This helps prevent quick restart loops when Twitch briefly switches between normal playback and ad playback.

Backup Startup Delay - Improved backup stream startup by trying the faster autoplay path first, reducing delays before ad recovery begins.

[6.5.3] - 2026-04-27

Changed
New Extension Icon - Replaced the old extension icon with a cleaner new design. No features or behavior were changed.

[6.5.2] - 2026-04-27

Added
Report a Bug Button - Added a new “Found a Bug? Report it” button in the extension popup. It opens the GitHub Issues page in a new tab, making it easier for users to report problems.

Report Bug Translations - Added translations for the new report bug button in all supported languages.

Changed
Improved Translations - Updated several translations to sound more natural and easier to understand for native speakers across different languages.

[6.5.1] - 2026-04-27

Fixed
Post-Ad Stall Recovery - Improved recovery for black-screen or frozen playback that can happen shortly after ads end. The extension now watches the stream for a short time after ad recovery and tries a few automatic fixes, starting with a pause/play nudge, then a normal reload, and finally a full player rebuild if needed.

[6.5.0] - 2026-04-27

Fixed
BetterTTV Compatibility - Fixed an issue where BetterTTV’s “Mute Invisible Player” setting could stop working. Twitch now receives normal tab visibility signals again, so BetterTTV and other visibility-based features work properly while the player still recovers if Twitch pauses when the tab is hidden.

[6.4.9] - 2026-04-26

Fixed
Clip Editor Playback - Fixed an issue where the Twitch clip editor preview could freeze when adjusting the clip selection range.

Post-Ad Black Screen Recovery - Improved recovery for cases where the stream could turn black shortly after ads ended. The extension now detects stuck or dead video playback and rebuilds the player automatically.

Ad-Recovery Reload Handling - Improved post-ad reload behavior. If a normal recovery attempt does not fix playback, the extension now performs a stronger player rebuild instead of reusing the stuck player state.

[6.4.8] - 2026-04-24

Fixed
Native Recovery Probe Stability - Now requires two clean native recovery probes before ending an ad cycle, reducing false post-ad reloads when Twitch briefly serves a clean playlist before returning ad markers.

Pre-Roll Handoff Stability - Pre-roll recovery now keeps the same ad cycle alive longer during Twitch's native-player handoff, reducing duplicate Ad ended/reload phases.

hotfix

[6.4.4] - 2026-04-17

Fixed
Backup Hold Recovery - Continues serving and refreshing the last known clean backup playlist while native recovery is still ad-marked, preventing immediate re-entry into ad cycles after an ad window.

Forced Native Reload Removal - Removed the timed ad-end reload fallback that could reload the player into Twitch’s ad path before native recovery was fully clean.

[6.3.9] - 2026-04-17

Fixed
Post-Ad Player Reload - Restored post-ad recovery so once ad blocking finishes, the Twitch player reloads with a fresh access token and a new media player instance.

Removed Backup Hold Regression - Reverted the backup-hold behavior from v6.3.8 so recovery now reloads the native player instead of staying pinned to the backup stream.