Adblock Plus and (a little) more

Adblock Plus 3.10 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2020-11-17 14:36 by Thomas Greiner

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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

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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Where did my ABP extension go on Chrome? · 2020-10-30 20:25 by Aisha Sharipzhan

Google Chrome has changed the way your extensions show up and can be used in the toolbar. Pin the ABP extension to your Chrome toolbar with the help of our guide here.

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Ad blocking on iPhone with Adblock Plus · 2020-10-12 12:26 by Aisha Sharipzhan

Here’s a step-by-step guide for how to block ads on your iPhone for free! Install the world’s number 1 ad blocker and block ads on Safari.

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Adblock Browser 2.4.0 for Android released · 2020-09-23 14:16 by Jasmin Chee

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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

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Adblock Plus 3.9.5 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2020-09-09 12:20 by Thomas Greiner

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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).

Firefox-specific changes

  • Fixed: Link-based popup blocking stopped working in Firefox 79 (webext#237).

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Goodbye development builds · 2020-09-03 00:10 by Sebastian Noack

We are no longer providing signed and updated development builds for Adblock Plus. But if you want to try out the latest features you can use the unsigned builds from GitLab CI, they won’t automatically update and might get disabled as you restart your browser though.

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Adblock Plus 3.9.4 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2020-08-07 12:05 by Thomas Greiner

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This release adds a new snippet and fixes some regressions related to snippets.

Changes

  • Added override-property-read snippet (core#235).
  • Fixed: Snippet filters were missing from issue reports (ui#815).
  • Fixed: Snippets only ran in top-level frame (webext#234).

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The Acceptable Ads Committee wants your input · 2020-07-23 13:59 by Job Plas

Are you an ad-blocker user and have some understanding and interest regarding monetization strategies of online content? Please provide your ideas, feedback and other remarks in this form that the AAC set up to collect ideas, and help decide what is next for the AAC.

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Adblock Plus 3.9.3 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2020-07-22 17:21 by Thomas Greiner

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This release updates the hide-if-labelled-by snippet to also consider aria-label attributes (core#234).

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Adblock Browser 2.3.0 for Android released · 2020-07-22 10:17 by Jasmin Chee

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Changes

  • Updated to Chromium 80
  • Added a preloaded filter list to improve ad blocking user experience
  • Added instructions guide to set Adblock Browser as default
  • Fixed crashes caused by pause ad blocking animation
  • Fixed crashes on launch affecting Huawei MediaPad devices with Android 8
  • Fixed bugs causing app freezes
  • Fixed bugs for ad blocking not working

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