What's Changed

Major Features & Improvements

• Web Extension Migration (7bc44aa, 739ad1d, 6e8d194, a8136c6, 2986df7, #282)
  Converted wBlock Advanced from a Safari App Extension to a modern Web Extension. This brings cross-platform parity between macOS and iOS and enables GM_xmlhttpRequest routing through the native layer to bypass CORS.
• Smarter Userscript Auto-Updates (7e95898, 4648f1d, dee8a5a)
  Userscript auto-updates now use a two-phase check involving a lightweight .meta.js fetch to compare @version before downloading the full script. Saves bandwidth and avoids unnecessary writes.
• Bypass Paywalls Clean Reliability (d449392, d16ed05, 5324790, 82d968d)
  Migrated the BPC userscript from gitflic to Greasy Fork, and the BPC filter list to a Cloudflare Worker proxy. Both sources are now fast and reliable. All gitflic-specific DDoS bypass code has been removed, and wBlock will no longer require accessing any Russian sources.
• Filter Preprocessing Pipeline (956e677, 672aa6b, 4daab35, bd79061, 61ae687, 932aeb1, 780ea1f)
  Added a full filter preprocessing pipeline with conditional evaluation (!#if), !#include resolution with same-origin checks and cycle detection, and unknown directive stripping.
• Element Zapper Improvements (629e298, abc97a1, e540ade, 3a2dc36, bcba829, e2067e7)
  Added parent/child element navigation, scroll tracking on iOS, and fixed keyboard escape not exiting zapper mode.
• Zapper Rule Protobuf Migration (5d2c48e, 562b9f9, 2266a64, b6a2cc5, c8f2b59, 2266a64)
  Rewrote zapper rule storage from UserDefaults to protobuf with proper CRUD and bulk sync support.
• AdGuard Syntax Highlighting (7a4c2f3, #264)
  The custom filter rule editor now has real-time AdGuard syntax highlighting.

Performance & Reliability

• Apply Pipeline Speedup (68a07c7, a57bad5, e718c93, 986bde5, 64c4e30)
  Faster site disable/enable, batched MainActor updates, coalesced rapid filter saves, and dictionary-based filter lookups replacing linear scans.
• AppFilterManager Refactor (213f6e5, 1600ab8, 5726126, d7135e6)
  Split into focused extension files, shared extension handler boilerplate, and extracted common utilities.
• Extension Safe Mode Log Spam Fix (79e4d49)
  Fixed auto-update telemetry logging the same skip message 80+ times per launch from extension processes. Now logs once.
• WebExtension Data Race Fix (3b3b7cd)
  Serialized WebExtension access to fix a data race crash.
• Flush Saves on Termination (67c3f91)
  Coalesced filter saves are now flushed before the app quits, preventing lost changes.

Bug Fixes

• Userscript Metadata Escaping (5fb6011, #258)
  Fixed userscript metadata not being escaped before JS string literal injection.
• iCloud Sync Not Offered on New Devices (b8e803e)
  Fixed iCloud sync adoption prompt not appearing on fresh installs.
• Keyboard Auto-Focus on iOS (3a02265, #249)
  Disabled keyboard auto-focus on iOS add sheets.
• Regional Filters Empty on Relaunch (9d94efb)
  Fixed regional filters showing as empty after app restart.
• iPad Popup Clipping (300f228)
  Fixed popup clipping on iPad by removing min-width constraint.
• Stale Rules Count (083b34c)
  Fixed stale rule count display when all filters are disabled.
• Custom Filter Auto-Detect Title (3d8e770)
  Custom filter lists now auto-detect their title from ! Title metadata.

UI/UX Improvements

• Rule Limit Alert (3e5dd40)
  Tapping the Safari Rules pill now shows "Rule Capacity" (informational) instead of a warning when you're well under the limit.
• Settings Polish (1b12c42, eae74cc)
  Fixed icon alignment, cleaned up Export/Import buttons.
• Filter List Display (b52096c)
  Removed "(pending)" label from filters that haven't been downloaded yet.
• Stat Card Alignment (a7971bc)
  Fixed icon and text misalignment in the apply changes summary cards.
• Auto-Update Interval Picker (eb35908)
  Replaced the auto-update interval slider with a cleaner picker.
• Apply Changes View Cleanup (c02e729)
  Removed unnecessary backgrounds and summary labels.

Localization

• New Languages (265da64, 84847aa, de880a6, #229)
  Added Greek and Hungarian translations, updated Korean and German translations, and added plural rules.
• Missing Keys (2a0268c)
  Added missing localization keys for the apply changes view and restart button.

Dependencies

• AdGuard Scriptlets 2.2.16 → 2.3.0
• SafariConverterLib 4.2.1
• swift-protobuf 1.35.0
• swift-argument-parser 1.7.0 (reverted to 1.5.0 for Xcode Cloud compat)
• ZIPFoundation 0.9.20
• swift-psl 1.1.118

Notes

Thank you for all the feedback and bug reports that shaped this release. If you encounter issues or have suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.

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