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Versions and changes for RiffBlock.

Version 1.0.036 changes1.0.0 · Build 2 · Development notesA record of the current internal RiffBlock test version. The original foundation and the additions in build 2 are identified separately. This is not a public App Store or Mac release.Added16Changed5Improved8Fixed7Show all changesHide changes

Added

  • Three native Safari content blockers for advertising, privacy and appearance.
  • Optional Safari page assistance for dynamic content.
  • Native German and English interface for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
  • Setup assistant with return checks and automatic filter application.
  • A real functional check of all three native filters for the active generation.
  • Targeted website repair, pause, resume and restore defaults.
  • Preview custom selection rules and undo the last selection.
  • Additional logic for YouTube, Facebook and Instagram in Safari.
  • Conservative detection of known newsletter and app-install prompts.
  • Temporarily cover and mute recognised video advertising in supported publisher player states.
  • Local issue reports with export and deletion.
  • In build 2: additional filter packages for German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch.
  • In build 2: automatic filter language selection from local device languages, with manual additions.
  • In build 2: small precompiled website additions for other language profiles within fixed limits.
  • In build 2: local backup and restoration of settings, languages, exceptions and repairs.
  • In build 2: separate backup and restoration of learned rules in the Safari popup.

Changed

  • Build 2 preserves a previously explicit German filter selection as a manual choice.
  • New installations can use automatic local device language selection.
  • All language profiles check the same fixed set of public filter sources without sending language choices or visited websites.
  • The product reporting service is disabled; reports remain local.
  • Video and appearance repairs have separate controls with named scopes.

Improved

  • Conditional HTTPS updates with limited parallel downloads and atomic application.
  • Failed updates receive an earlier bounded retry rather than a full-day delay.
  • Only filter categories that actually changed are reloaded.
  • Affected page regions are combined to reduce duplicate DOM work.
  • Hidden tabs pause dynamic follow-up work.
  • Technical video measurements remain temporary and local, without website or video identifiers.
  • Short-lived permissions survive Safari extension background unloading.
  • Backup imports are validated with explicit size and count limits.

Fixed

  • Corrected a startup crash during simultaneous initial Safari queries.
  • Added cleaning of the supported mobile YouTube response path.
  • Corrected unnecessary player restarts and flickering covers in the video changes checked.
  • Corrected duplicate social detection and retained old feed nodes.
  • Reduced outdated partial scans and unnecessary layout changes.
  • Fixed a truncated report confirmation.
  • A successful source check no longer prevents retrying an application that failed.