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Changes
- Added instructions for enabling the Safari extension to the macOS/iOS app
- Tidy Guide sidebar now also hides the section which just contains "Report history" on desktop
- When hiding video metadata on desktop, also hide controls in the top-right of the player which link to it
- Hiding Share buttons now works for all YouTube display languages
- Fixed detection of the "Experiencing interruptions?" popup on desktop after YouTube removed the the "Find out why" link
- Fixed custom menu item styles after YouTube made their CSS variables dynamic
Screenshots
Fixed detection of the "Experiencing interruptions?" popup
This is what happens when you don't have the option to hide the popup enabled:
Tidy Guide sidebar now hides the useless "Report history" item
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Custom menu item style fix
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Instructions for enabling the Safari extension
Apple makes this need to be a thing by installing Safari extensions in a disabled state, and not providing a convenient way for the user to enable them
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