New FreshView for YouTube™ - Version 2.3.0

Release Date: June 2026

Summary:
This release adds full compatibility with YouTube's 2026 redesign and fixes several critical bugs affecting playlist and video detection.

Key Changes:

1. YouTube 2026 Redesign Support
2. Added support for the new yt-lockup-view-model component used in playlists, search results, and the home page
3. Updated video detection selectors to find titles and links in the new UI structure
4. Updated progress bar detection to work with the new thumbnail overlay components
5. Improved Video Detection
6. Added multiple fallback selectors for finding video links (a.ytLockupMetadataViewModelTitle, a#video-title, a[href*='/watch?v='])
7. Added multiple fallback selectors for finding video titles in the new layout
8. Added generic fallback selector that catches videos even if the structure changes again
9. Improved Progress Bar Detection
10. Added support for transform: scaleX() progress indicators used in the new design
11. Added multiple fallback methods for extracting watch percentage
12. Better handling of different progress bar implementations across layouts
13. Bug Fixes
14. Fixed infinite loop bug in derivePath() that could cause performance issues
15. Added element deduplication to prevent processing the same video multiple times
16. Fixed playlist video extraction for the new layout
17. Updated Manifest
18. Added data_collection_permissions key with "none" value (no data collection)
19. Changed applications to browser_specific_settings
20. Version bump to 2.3.0

Files Modified:
- js/extractor.js - Added yt-lockup-view-model selectors
- js/video.js - New selectors for YouTube redesign, fixed path derivation
- manifest.json - Version bump, data_collection_permissions added
- updates.json - Added 2.3.0 release entry

Testing:
- Verified working on YouTube home page, subscriptions, search results, playlists, and channel pages
- Verified progress bar detection works with both old and new YouTube layouts
- Verified no data collection occurs

Known Issues:
None reported.

Updated the Video class to improve selector handling for April 2026 new homepage layouts and fallback options for title and URL extraction. Also updated and improved progress bar detection. Legacy class detection remains in place.