uBlock 0.9.5.0
Update: there was a more recent pair of minor, Safari-only releases (0.9.5.1 and 0.9.5.2) which fix uBlock to be compatible (for now) with the upcoming OS X 10.11.
We're thrilled to bring you uBlock 0.9.5.0!
It includes usability and performance enhancement throughout; some noteworthy changes include:
- Firefox performance improvements.
- Fixes Safari filter-list update issues.
- Enhanced storage API infrastructure (this solves issues for Safari users where their preferences were being lost; it shouldn't affect Chrome/Firefox users)
- Firefox now lets you block resources right from Web Inspector's network request log! (To try this out, just right click on an entry in the net-log). Thanks to @AlexVallat from the uBlock team for implementing this feature and what he's been doing to make uBlock awesome on Firefox.
- UI changes and additions — you'll come across them!
- Dynamic filtering UI
- Settings UI
Poll: There's a potential plan to enable uBlock to block requests made via Chrome's prefetching mechanism. This requires an extra permission for the uBlock extension (namely, privacy settings). While uBlock would modify the network prediction setting (without reading its previous value) to ensure all requests are filtered correctly, uBlock never reads or modifies any of your other settings. Your uBlock preferences never leave your computer. We never see any of your data.
Please feel free to share your opinion about whether this should be implemented via this poll.
We hope you'll love and enjoy this release of uBlock.
Your help making uBlock even better is much appreciated! We can't wait to hear your feedback.