Version 1.0.90 - December 2025

New Features:
- Hide Subscriptions Toggle - New control to hide subscription recommendations in the YouTube sidebar
- Instant Element Hiding - Eliminated all delays when hiding elements for a smoother experience
- Live Chat Support - Recommendations now properly hide in live streams and chat layouts
- Transcript Protection - Transcripts and engagement panels always remain visible regardless of other settings

UI/UX Improvements:
- Redesigned power dropdown with compact layout and rounded corners
- Enhanced menu page with better spacing, backgrounds, and shadows
- Updated Show Stats toggle to match main page toggle size for consistency
- Changed break timer text to "See you in" for better clarity
- Updated disabled state icon to a friendly ":(" emoticon

Technical Improvements:
- Implemented CSS-based instant hiding for zero-delay performance
- Enhanced engagement panel detection to protect important content
- Extended container support for live chat and streaming layouts
- Full translations updated across 6 languages (English, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, French, German)

Version 1.0.85 - Granular Sidebar Controls

NEW FEATURES:
• Video Sidebar Sub-Toggles: New independent controls for Hide Recommended Videos, Hide Shorts, and Hide Playlists under the Video Sidebar toggle
• Feedback Page: Quick access to submit feedback directly from the extension popup
• Sponsor Page: New support options including GitHub Sponsors, UPI, and store links

IMPROVEMENTS:
• Enhanced Shorts detection in sidebar using URL patterns, overlay badges, and metadata
• Search page Shorts hiding no longer affects video page sidebar
• Better playlist preservation when hiding recommendations

BUG FIXES:
• Fixed sidebar not reappearing after turning off Video Sidebar toggle
• Fixed attribute typo in sidebar collapse logic
• Improved element restoration when toggling settings off

Stay focused. Stay LockedIn.

Release Notes (1.0.82)

Background-managed Take a Break timer keeps counting even if the popup/browser is closed and automatically flips the extension back on.
A bright “Time’s Up” overlay now flashes on every YouTube tab and redirects straight to the YouTube homepage when a break ends.
Redirect-to-Subscriptions and Hide Playlists sub-toggles only appear when their parent switches are enabled, keeping the popup tidy and preventing accidental redirects.
Instant CSS hides Home/Shorts navigation items before YouTube renders, eliminating the previous blink.
Custom feed uploader is temporarily disabled with a “Coming Soon” card to avoid corrupt placeholders while the feature is rebuilt.

Version 1.0.75 - Livestream & Toggle Fixes

Bug Fixes:
• Fixed sidebar recommendations not hiding on YouTube livestream pages
• Enhanced livestream compatibility with improved video renderer detection

Technical Improvements:
• Strengthened sidebar hiding logic for better livestream support
• Improved page-type detection for more reliable toggle behavior
• Better mobile layout detection and support
• Comprehensive container hiding for all livestream recommendation types

This update focuses on stability and reliability, ensuring all features work consistently across different YouTube page types including livestreams.

Version 1.0.7 Updates:

• Added Hide Playlist Toggle which as it says hides the playlist
• Changed the logic of Hide Recommended Videos toggle, it now does not hide the complete video sidebar it just hides the Recommended videos and keeps the Playlists
• Enhanced UI scaling for better visibility and usability

Version 1.0.6 - Major UI Overhaul & New Features!

🎨 NEW UI DESIGN
• Complete popup redesign with 4 logical groups (Homepage, Video Page, Search Results, YouTube Sidebar)
• Modern thread-line styling for better visual hierarchy
• Compact footer with GitHub and Support links
• Auto-version display

✨ NEW FEATURES
• Hide Comments - Remove distracting comment sections from video pages
• Hide Search Recommendations - Block "From related searches" suggestions
• Hide "More From YouTube" - Remove sidebar recommendations
• Split Shorts Controls - Separate toggles for homepage and search results
• Motivational Memes - Display random meme when homepage feed is hidden (keeps you focused!)

🚀 IMPROVEMENTS
• Enhanced homepage feed hiding with improved CSS selectors
• Better search recommendations filtering
• Optimized extension size with compressed images (86% reduction)
• Improved UI organization and settings layout

🐛 BUG FIXES
• Fixed homepage feed not hiding due to YouTube's CSS overrides
• Fixed search recommendations showing "from related searches"
• Fixed meme overlay positioning and z-index issues

📊 TECHNICAL
• No data collection (explicitly declared in manifest)
• Extension size: 192 KB (includes compressed meme images)
• 11 customizable features across 4 groups
• 100% vanilla JavaScript - no external dependencies

Version 1.0.5 - Cross-Browser Support

New Features:
• Now compatible with Microsoft Edge and all Chromium-based browsers
• Single extension works across Firefox, Edge, and Chrome
• Added cross-browser API compatibility layer

All features from previous versions included:
• Power button for quick enable/disable
• Enhanced Shorts blocking everywhere
• Optimized performance (56 KB package size)
• No external dependencies or network requests
• Native system fonts for fast loading

Version 1.0.4 - Performance & Size Optimization

Performance Improvements:
• Removed external font dependency - faster load times
• Optimized icon files for smaller package size
• Extension now loads instantly with system fonts

Technical:
• Package size reduced by 95% (1.1 MB → 55 KB)
• No external network requests for fonts
• Better offline performance
• Uses native system fonts for consistent OS integration

All features from v1.0.3 remain:
• Power button for quick enable/disable
• Enhanced Shorts blocking everywhere
• Visual feedback with logo changes

Version 1.0.3 - Fixed Shorts Blocking Bug & Added Power Button

What's New:
• Added Power Button - Quickly enable/disable LockedIn with one click from the extension popup
• Logo changes to "LockedOut" when extension is disabled for clear visual feedback

Improvements:
• Faster, smoother toggle animations
• Minimalist power button design for cleaner interface
• Centered logo in popup for improved visual balance

Bug Fixes:
• Fixed issue where YouTube Shorts weren't being hidden in the sidebar
• Fixed Shorts tab still appearing when blocking was enabled

This update makes it easier to take quick breaks while ensuring distractions stay hidden when you need to focus.

Version 1.0.2 - Updated branding with new icon

Version 1.0.1 - Bug Fix & Stability Release

What's New:
• Fixed: Extension now shows all YouTube content by default (opt-in approach)
• Fixed: Toggle switches now correctly display OFF state on first install
• Fixed: Settings properly initialize before extension activates
• Fixed: Dynamic content (infinite scroll) now handled correctly

Performance Improvements:
• Optimized observer with debouncing for smoother YouTube browsing
• Reduced CPU usage with single observer instance
• Improved reliability across different YouTube pages

Stability:
• Added comprehensive error handling
• Better compatibility with Firefox for Android
• Graceful fallbacks if features fail to load

All features remain optional and can be toggled on/off via the extension icon.