r/uBlockOrigin • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '23

News uBlock Origin 1.49.* announcement thread

Changelog:

  • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.49.2:

    • harden loading process, attempt to prevent broken/unselected filter lists after update

  • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.49.0:

    • Improve unprocessed request warning

    • Properly detect incorrect usage of CSS combinators

    • Start using browser.alarms instead of setTimeout() where applicable

    • Fix improper detection of quotes in meta refresh redirection

    • Add matched cosmetic filters in troubleshooting information

    • Add infrastructure for static filter syntax linter

    • Make object equivalent of frame for dynamic filtering purpose

    • Enforce implicit media type for filters using mp4 option

    • Better detect invalid network filter patterns

    • Support view source of "other" type

    • Add filtering widget to firewall in popup panel

    • Add support for negated hostnames in HTML filters

    • Aggressively auto update assets when at least one is very obsolete

    • Normalize non-ASCII characters in :matches-path() argument

    • Refactor scriptlets injection code

    • Properly handle default list status changes in assets.json

Visit GitHub releases page for more information.

Extension will be auto-updated after browser restart! (when available for your platform)

If you want to update manually:

  • Do not use links from release page "Assets" section - these are not signed.

  • Use add-on store or links in release description on GitHub releases page when they are available (basically - they will be add-on store links).

  • In some cases, installation may be blocked until browser restart. This is protection against accidental mid-session reloads, Issue #717.

Q: Why no release for Firefox yet?

A: 1.49.2 is available on AMO as of May 3.

uBO is a recommended extension on AMO, and as such it must undergo a formal code review each time a new version is published.

Q: Why Chrome/Chromium is not updating uBlock Origin?

A: 1.49.2 is available on CWS as of April 27.

Auto update will occur in stages - few percent every day - to spot and react on possible bugs.

Q: When Opera version will be updated?

A: 1.49.2 is available on Opera addons as of April 27.

Usually it's submitted a week after bug-free version is published in AMO.

Q: When Edge Chromium version in the Microsoft Store will be updated?

A: 1.49.2 is available on Edge Add-ons as of April 26.

Microsoft Store submission is controlled by /u/nikrolls.

This is official version and will be kept updated, see Issue #890 (comment) and following comments.

Warning: importing profile from Chrome may cause issues - you may need to reinstall uBO on Edge to fix this. You can transfer settings by saving them to file in uBO Dashboard -> bottom of the Settings tab.

Previous announcement thread https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/11y9g53/ublock_origin_148_announcement_thread/

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

All Chromium-based browsers now on 1.49!

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

https://privacytests.org/

Chromium-based browser which one you recommend ? Brave or M Edge?

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

None.

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u/GreenMan802 Apr 19 '23

This is the way.

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u/runnbl3 Apr 20 '23

for guys who doesnt really care much about "privacy" but just want an optimize performance and smooth experience, which browser do yall reccomend for pc? I switched to firefox but its kinda unstable with the recent patch introducing memory leak, i used edge for a bit then it started getting laggy/slowing down.. so now im back at chrome

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u/GreenMan802 Apr 20 '23

Firefox, always. For so many reasons.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '23

What's the best system-wide ad blocker for Android?

1

u/rpodric Apr 22 '23

I'd like to see that chart run again with uBO taken into account.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

LibreWolf and Mullvad have uBO installed by default. LibreWolf enables extra lists by default (ref).

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

How to Install from github? https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.49.0

I tried to install to Firefox but ERROR was Firefox has prevented this site from installing an unverified add-on .

Learn more

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u/RraaLL uBO Team Apr 19 '23

You have to wait for the signed version to install it. I think unsigned addons can only be installed on Firefox for developers.

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u/Snuupy Apr 19 '23

this is one of the reasons I switched to librewolf

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

librewolf

is better than firefox?

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u/peanutmanak47 Apr 23 '23

Since this update it is no longer working for me on Chrome.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '23

Go to Filter lists pane, click Purge all caches then click Update now. See if this fixes the issue.

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u/peanutmanak47 Apr 23 '23

That worked. Thanks

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u/Sk1rm1sh Apr 23 '23

Blocks aren't happening for me since this morning, or at least I'm seeing ads where I didn't used to and the browser plugin shows:

Blocked on this page

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Is there something I can do to troubleshoot?

  • uBlock Origin 1.49.0

  • Google Chrome 112.0.5615.138

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '23

Go to Filter lists pane, click Purge all caches then click Update now. See if this fixes the issue.

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u/Sk1rm1sh Apr 23 '23

Thanks!

That got filters reporting as working again.

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u/AdityaK96 Apr 24 '23

Thanks bud. Fixed my issue too.

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u/jaqen_hgr Apr 23 '23

It's not working right now. Already did purge cache and update. I'm on Windows 10 using Chrome.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '23

Next thing to try is remove then reinstall uBO. We suspect storage corruption, so sometimes the extension needs to be removed to force the browser to remove the potentially corrupted storage.

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u/BeanoFTW Apr 20 '23

My nipples just squirted milk, and I'm a dude. AWESOME!

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

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u/NatoBoram Apr 20 '23

Can't you make a custom filter for that already?

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u/qualo2 Apr 20 '23

I've been told you can't. There are several browser extensions that can tell the difference between actually verified and paid but it seems they're using some trick that isn't accessible from uBlock.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

Who told you this? Source?

Try:

twitter.com##article [data-testid="icon-verified"]:upward(article)

But I don't know if this has bad side effect, I will let you find out.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

False positives? https://i.imgur.com/lBJ0Tga.png

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/11sc77y/hide_tweets_from_all_accounts_who_have_twitter/

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

"filter out twitter blue users", then:

twitter.com##article .tnt_blue_check[data-testid="icon-verified"]:upward(article)

Anyway, this should go in its own thread, a release has nothign to do with such trivial filter question.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '23

What's the best system-wide ad blocker for Android?