Adblock Plus and (a little) more

Adblock Plus 3.0.4 for Firefox released · 2018-04-21 15:20 by Sebastian Noack

When we recently released Adblock Plus 3.0.3, we accidentally pushed the build for Chrome and Opera to our Firefox users as well (instead of uploading the Firefox-specific build to AMO). This caused the update page intended for Chrome and Opera users only, to show on Firefox as well (issue 6604), along some other potential issues.

We just pushed the correct build to our Firefox users as Adblock Plus 3.0.4. There are no changes compared to the build that was supposed to be released as Adblock Plus 3.0.3 in the first place.

We apologize to our users that got unintentionally bothered by the update page, or experienced any other issues due to this incident since yesterday.

Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet 1.1.4 released · 2018-03-27 13:44 by Mario König

Install Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet 1.1.4

Changes

Fixed a bug that caused Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet to crash on some devices. (Issue 6454)

Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet 1.1.3 released · 2018-02-20 10:20 by Mario König

Install Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet 1.1.3

Changes

Implemented feature to update all selected subscriptions manually. (Issue 6066)
Fixed bug that could cause changed settings to not be applied. (Issue 6289)
Adjusted filter list downloads to distinguish between Yandex Browser and Samsung Internet. (Issue 6187)
Updated translations for new features. (Issue 6345, Issue 6335, Issue 6376)

Adblock Plus 3.0.2 for Firefox released · 2017-12-12 10:42 by Dave Vandyke

Install Adblock Plus 3.0.2 for Firefox

This release features a number of bug fixes, some of which work around limitations of Firefox’s new Web Extensions API. Additionally, there are some minor improvements to the options page, aiming to address some of the feedback from both our users and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Changes

Fixed the “Block element” tool for Windows users (issues 6053 and 5817, corresponding to Firefox bugs 1418394 and 1418655 respectively).
Fixed blocking of WebRTC connections on websites using CSP security mechanism, works in Firefox 58 and higher now (issue 5953, Firefox bug 1406278).
Made sure that filter list downloads and other requests performed by the extension cannot be blocked (issue 6010).
Fixed subscription link handling for Windows users (issue 5965).
Fixed a bug which caused the mobile options page to be zoomed incorrectly (issue 6046).
Fixed a bug which caused the desktop popup window to open instead of the mobile options page with Firefox 57 for Android and higher (issue 5977).
Improved our Developer Tools panel, fixing a bug which prevented viewing the requested resource (issue 6035) and improving the quality of the icon (issue 6036).
Improved the layout of the options page (issue 5872), fixed the page title (issue 5972) and added a warning for users who subscribe to both the Easy Privacy and Acceptable Ads filter lists (issue 6031).
Firefox 50 is no longer supported, the options page is essentially broken there without a way to fix it (issue 5971, Firefox bug 1209869).

Known issues

Adblock Plus extension might disappear completely, only to be fixed by restarting the browser (Firefox bug 1420145).
In Firefox 57 on Windows, filtering by type in the Developer Tools panel isn’t possible (issue 5988, Firefox bug 1417043).
In Firefox, filtering by search string in the Developer Tools panels isn’t possible (Firefox bug 1366752).
“Block element” option isn’t available for some websites (issue 5938, Firefox bug 1408996).
In Firefox 57 on Windows, there is a delay before the suggested filter appears in the “block element” dialog window (Firefox bug 1418655).
Blocked frames are not hidden (issue 6051, Firefox bug 1418975).
Occasional heavy disk activity (issue 6050, Firefox bug 1277612).
High CPU usage on some websites (issue 6067).

Adblock Browser 1.3.3 for Android released · 2017-12-11 10:39 by Mario König

Install Adblock Browser 1.3.3 for Android

Changes

Adjusted how and how often filter lists are downloaded in case of flaky internet connections. (Issue 6070)
Fixed issue: Ad blocking malfunction for some users. (Issue 6108)

After the previous version update, some users’ ad blocking settings ended up in a non-recoverable state. In order to get this working again, this fix will, when settings are non-recoverable, reset user preferences to default. For help with your ad blocking settings, don’t hesitate to write us at support@adblockplus.org.

Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet 1.1.2 released · 2017-12-04 14:51 by Mario König

Install Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet 1.1.2

Changes

Added terms of use and privacy policy to the app. (Issue 5366, Issue 5367, Issue 5368”, Issue 5369)
Fixed a bug which caused ABP to not select the correct filter list based on the phone’s language configuration. (Issue 5254)
Improved URL verification while whitelisting websites. (Issue 5254, Issue 5273, Issue 5816)

Adblock Browser 1.3.2 for Android released · 2017-11-20 16:51 by Mario König

Install Adblock Browser 1.3.2 for Android

Changes

Fixed issue with the missing reading list. Your reading list is now available as a sub-folder in your Bookmarks. (Issue 6032)
Fixed issue with the “Give feedback” link. (Issue 6015)

Adblock Plus 3.0.1 for Firefox released · 2017-11-08 15:41 by Wladimir Palant

Install Adblock Plus 3.0.1 for Firefox

This release adds many translations which were missing in the Adblock Plus 3.0 release. There are no changes beyond that.

Adblock Browser 1.3.1 for Android released · 2017-11-06 17:38 by Mario König

Install Adblock Browser 1.3.1 for Android

During the rollout of Adblock Browser 1.3.0 we’ve discovered a bug which caused the application to consistently crash after the upgrade. Only devices with a specific configuration were affected, but it was noticeable enough for us to stop the rollout and submit an update which addresses this issue right away.

Changes

Fixed a bug which caused Adblock Browser to crash under specific circumstances after upgrading to the latest version. (Issue 5989)

Adblock Plus 3.0 for Firefox released · 2017-11-06 14:21 by Wladimir Palant

Install Adblock Plus 3.0 for Firefox

With Mozilla disallowing classic extensions in Firefox 57, Adblock Plus 3.0 is our first version based on the Web Extensions framework as announced before. The significant changes introduced here are unfortunate but sadly unavoidable. This is particularly visible in the user interface:

The ABP icon in the toolbar will now display the number of blocked ads (optional, can be disabled). This replaces the status information in the tooltip.
The toolbar icon will no longer open a native menu but rather a pop-up. This one uses an old design, we want to improve it soon.
The options page is not a native dialog but a web page now. It should be easier to use, but it is lacking much of the functionality that Firefox users got used to. We plan to add more functionality to it in future.
The issue reporter works mostly the same as it did before, but it won’t flag common issues locally at this point. Also, it will collect less information than it did before. We’ll keep improving it.
The “Block element” dialog offers less assistance than it did before, we will improve that as well.

As to the good news:

We largely fixed the performance degradation which has been an issue since we switched to a different storage format with Adblock Plus 2.9. The root issue is going to be addressed in Firefox 57.
The experimental element hiding emulation syntax is now available in Firefox as well.
Blocking WebRTC connections is also possible in Firefox now.

With this being a massive change, there are some known issues left which should be addressed in another release soon:

The “Block element” dialog doesn’t work in Firefox 57 under some circumstances (issue 5817).
On Firefox 57 for Android, the Adblock Plus menu item opens the (partly dysfunctional) pop-up rather than the options page (issue 5977).
In older Firefox versions such as Firefox 50, saving custom filters won’t update the list and you need to reload the options page to see your changes (issue 5971).
abp:subscribe links sometimes won’t work in Firefox 57 (issue 5965).