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Versions and changes for RiffBlock.

Version 1.116 changesRiffBlock 1.1 · Development update on protection and SafariThis RiffBlock 1.1 development update covers the protection check, personal rules, link cleaning, encrypted settings backups, the DNS option and Safari fixes. The Mac development build was tested. Public app release and further device checks are pending.Added5Changed1Improved7Fixed3Show all changesHide changes

Added

  • Protection check combines Safari extensions, the applied filter revision, filter age and local page checks. Unknown, paused and confirmed remain distinct.
  • Up to 200 validated custom advertising domains, including subdomains, in Safari’s native rules; website exceptions take precedence. Custom rules stay local.
  • Local link cleaning removes known tracking parameters after explicit paste. Functional parameters, encoding and fragments are preserved; protected login/signed links are left unchanged.
  • The DNS picker includes RiffBlock DNS and other providers. Users can explicitly select and export an encrypted DNS profile, then enable it separately in system settings.
  • Settings can be exported and restored locally using a password-protected backup.

Changed

  • The revised Mac and iOS interface brings protection status and everyday settings forward.

Improved

  • Additional YouTube assistance is prepared earlier at startup. Repeated configuration requests, injections and unchanged state writes are reduced.
  • Concurrent configuration requests share local learned-rule reads. Stale responses are discarded after an intervening website pause.
  • Imported learned rules update affected open tabs. Reordering an unchanged domain set no longer needlessly reapplies Safari rules.
  • Individual filters, sources and technical details start collapsed; new views are localised in German and English.
  • Importing, learning and undoing rules notify affected open website tabs; missing permissions in one tab do not block the remaining notifications.
  • Adding existing domains or removing absent ones avoids unnecessary status checks while genuinely pending changes are still applied.
  • The link cleaner preserves the original remaining URL characters, including Unicode, encoding, duplicates and fragments.

Fixed

  • An empty YouTube player advertising container is no longer hidden wholesale; recognised ads inside can still be handled selectively. Saved filter catalogues migrate to the revised local correction.
  • YouTube notices and playback are evaluated separately. Complete detection avoidance, consistently trouble-free startup and battery savings have not been established.
  • Known dismissible YouTube blocker notices are handled only with matching loaded content and active assistance. Sign-in requirements, challenges, unplayable responses and unrelated dialogs are preserved, without forcing playback.