Fixed

Break-Ending Warning Timing: The "break ending soon" notification and the redirect could arrive at the same moment instead of about 15 seconds apart, leaving no time to wrap up. The warning and the re-enable were scheduled as two alarms only 15 seconds apart, which the browser's coarse alarm timing collapsed into a single firing. The redirect now reliably follows the notification by about 15 seconds, with a fallback in case the background worker is evicted during the gap.

1.7.2

Added

Break-Ending Warning: A notification now arrives about 15 seconds before a break ends, so you can finish reading or open a post in a new tab before the guard starts redirecting again. The guard then resumes silently at the original time, replacing the previous after-the-fact "re-enabled" notification.

Improvements

Seamless Dialog Transitions: The confirm, break-options, and countdown dialogs now share a single backdrop, so stepping between them no longer flashes the settings screen; the dim stays constant while the panel crossfades in.

Visual Refresh: Replaced the blue button and toggle accents with a Tailwind zinc palette (light primary button, monochrome dark-grey toggle) and swapped the gold accent for amber.
Tighter Copy: Renamed "Home Feed Guard" to "Home Guard", clarified the guard descriptions and snooze message, abbreviated durations (5 min, 1 hr), and enlarged the duration numbers.
Cleaner Popup: Removed all emoji from the popup UI and dropped CSS rules and keyframes left unused by the icon and animation changes.

1.7.1

TubePlus needs access to youtube.com to clean YouTube watch URLs on that site. The host access lets the extension's declarativeNetRequest rules rewrite youtube.com/watch requests — removing playlist/Mix parameters (list, index, pp, start_radio) before the page loads — and lets its content script handle in-page YouTube navigations. Access is limited to youtube.com and is used solely for this on-device URL cleaning; no data is collected or transmitted.

Added

• Actual-Used Break Tracking: Break history now tracks elapsed snooze time, not just requested duration.
• Re-enabling a guard early only counts the time actually used.
• Active breaks are included in the 3-hour, 24-hour, and 7-day popup totals while the break is still running.
• Break history is stored locally and does not add extension permissions.
• Risk-State Adaptive Friction: Break friction now looks at behavioral pattern, not only total time.
• Uses 24-hour break time, 3-hour break time, number of recent break starts, repeated 5-minute requests, and spacing since the last break.
• Treats repeated short breaks close together as a stronger signal than well-spaced breaks.
• Compact Focus State: Popup now shows a compact current pattern state with 3-hour, 24-hour, and 7-day break totals.
• Visible states include Steady, Building, Frequent checks, and High pull.
• Adaptive Countdown Prompts: Waiting periods now rotate brief prompts based on the actual countdown length.
• Short waits show simple breath or attention-shift prompts.
• Longer waits can suggest standing up, getting water, walking briefly, or reconsidering whether the break is still needed.
• Prompt timing is based on the wait duration after adaptive friction is applied, not the selected break duration.

Improvements

• Snooze Options: Updated focus break choices to 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1 hour.
• Permanent Disable Placement: Moved permanent guard removal behind a collapsed Advanced area while keeping the existing 10 minute countdown.
• Focus Copy Pass: Renamed focus controls around guards rather than redirects and tightened break-flow language.
• Interaction Tone: Reduced pulsing and sharpened motion/easing so the popup feels calmer and less alarm-like.

Overhauled the snooze system for Focus features. Tiers now start at 5 minutes (down from 15) and the waiting countdowns scale up with duration — longer snoozes require proportionally longer waits before they kick in. Switching tabs during a countdown resets it.

Permanent disable now requires a significantly longer wait.

Fixed a bug where the popup showed stale state after a snooze expired — the toggle and timer indicator now update in real time when the background re-enables a feature.

Various copy improvements throughout the popup UI.

New Features

• Explore Redirect: Block distracting /explore pages (trending, sports, etc.) by redirecting to bookmarks- Same smart snooze options as Home Redirect (15 min, 1 hour, 4 hours, until tomorrow)
• Independent control - enable/disable separately from Home Redirect
• Works on all explore sub-pages to keep you focused
• Better Interface Design: Cleaner, more intuitive popup experience- Extension icon now appears in popup header
• Focus Features moved to top, Utility Features to bottom for better organization
• Click anywhere on a setting row to toggle it (not just the switch)
• Improved button colors and styling for better consistency

Improvements

• Enhanced Dialogs: More polished confirmation and snooze dialogs- Dialog titles now show which specific feature you're disabling
• Centered buttons for better visual balance
• Consistent button styling across all dialogs
• Smoother hover effects without unwanted movement
• Visual Polish: Refined color scheme and spacing throughout- Subtle amber colors for focus features instead of bright yellow
• Better visual hierarchy and improved readability
• More consistent and professional appearance

Rebrand from Xtab to XPlus

New Features

• Smarter Home Redirect Settings: Added gentle confirmation and "snooze" options when turning off the home redirect feature
  • Choose to disable temporarily (15 min, 1 hour, 4 hours, or until tomorrow) instead of permanently
  • Feature automatically turns back on after your chosen snooze time
  • See remaining snooze time right in the popup
• Better Settings Organization: Reorganized popup into clear "Utility Features" and "Focus Features" sections
  • Easier to understand which settings affect your productivity habits
  • Improved visual design with better spacing and icons
• Thoughtful Friction: Brief confirmation before disabling focus features to help maintain good habits
  • Respectful 3-second countdown with option to cancel
  • Reduces friction if you disable multiple times in one day

Improvements

• Enhanced popup interface with cleaner visual design
• More reliable snooze timing that works across browser sessions
• Better error handling for improved stability

Homepage redirect disabled by default

🎯 New Feature: Focus Mode
Skip the distracting home feed and go straight to your bookmarks!

Home Feed Redirect: Automatically redirects X.com/home to your bookmarks page
Stay Productive: Avoid endless scrolling and focus on content you actually saved
Always Optional: Toggle this feature on/off anytime via the extension popup
Works Everywhere: Whether you type the URL, click a link, or refresh the page

🛠️ Improvements
More reliable tab opening with better error handling
Cleaner, more organized codebase

You now have an interface to enable of disable features. You can choose between posts and notifications to be opened in a new tab. More settings coming soon.