Auto location (fastest available server), filter chips (Free / Premium / Streaming / P2P), live support chat, in‑app account deletion, live plan prices, smarter free plan (no email code at sign‑up, clear messages when your daily minutes are used or another device connects), optional rating prompt, stability fixes. No new permissions.

What's new in 1.0.5:

• Free tier updated: 10 minutes of VPN per day with a free account (sign up and verify your email with a 6-digit code — no credit card needed).
• More reliable connections: the proxy now connects over port 443, so it works on networks that block the standard proxy port.
• Firefox fix: the secure proxy now stays active after Firefox suspends the extension's background page — connections no longer drop silently.
• Reset your password with a 6-digit email code directly in the popup — no website visit needed.
• Free connections are load-balanced across all server locations automatically.
• Accurate quota display and small UI fixes.

Requires Firefox 140 or newer.

v1.0.4 — what's new:

• Bot-resistant signup via in-browser proof-of-work — invisible to
humans (~1-2 sec), raises the cost of automated signup spam by
~10,000× vs the previous rate-limit-only gate.

• Fixed an intermittent proxy-auth dialog that briefly appeared on
the first connect of a fresh session. The extension now waits for
the proxy to actually authenticate before reporting "Connected."

• Behind-the-scenes hardening: signup goes through a layered defence
stack (proof-of-work → disposable-email blocklist → per-IP /
per-/24 / global daily rate limits) so a single bot source can no
longer burn through the verification email quota.

What's new in 1.0.3:

• Two-step free trial: tap "Try free" and pick "Sign up for 2 hours/day"
(with email verification) or "Continue with 20 minutes/day" — never
auto-starts before you've actually chosen.

• Email-verified accounts now get 2 hours/day of free VPN on every
server (was: 20 min/day before this release).

• Faster auth to the proxy on Firefox — first request no longer
waits for the 407 round-trip, so connect completes in one round
instead of two.

• Fix: the Virtual IP card now correctly shows the exit-node IP on
Firefox instead of falling back to your real IP.

• Visual polish: bigger connect orb, dedicated circular loading ring
while connecting, brighter pulse rings while connected.

• 6-digit verification code now arrives in a clean email template
with the code in a large gold box — easier to read from a phone
while typing into the popup on a desktop.

v1.0.2

• Free 20-min/day trial — no signup required. Click "Try free" on the popup
auth screen to start.
• Refreshed brand artwork (new SecurePaid VPN logo + iconography across the
popup, options page, and toolbar icon).
• Improved listing copy and search-relevance keywords.
• Faster proxy authentication on connect.

Bug fixes
• Heartbeat alarm correctly survives Firefox service-worker restart.
• Stale connection record no longer ghosts the popup as "Protected" after
a backend-side session expiry.

What's new in 1.0.1
• The Virtual IP card now shows your real exit IP after connecting, instead of a placeholder.
• Disconnecting no longer closes the extension popup.
• Fixed a Firefox issue where the connection state could appear inconsistent after the browser had been idle.
• Premium tab cleaned up: clearer renewal date format, properly capitalized plan name, better button spacing.
• Quieter primary buttons (Sign in, Manage billing) for a more refined look.
• Several reliability fixes around proxy lifecycle, credential handling, and connect/disconnect transitions.