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Changes
- Added an option to hide the new views icon on desktop
- Added an option to hide thumbnail badges (New, 4K etc.)
- Added an option to open channels on the Videos tab by default instead of Home on desktop
- Added an option to disable the "Video paused. Continue watching?" popup on desktop
- Added an option to hide the new side menu being A/B tested on the watch page on desktop (default: enabled)
- Tweaked options page styling and made option group headers sticky
- Added a new option group for Channel page options
- Fixed hiding low view Related videos with the new play icon UI on desktop
- Fixed new variants of pink progress bars which weren't being reverted to red
- Fixed restoring list view headings with the new play icon views layout on desktop
Availability (2/5)
New versions have to be reviewed and approved for each browser before they're available to install or upgrade to.
This version is available for the following browsers:
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