v1.1.7

[1.1.7] - 2026-08-28

✨ New Features

• QR/Barcode Scanner: Built-in scanner reader powered by CameraX + ML Kit Barcode Scanning. Accessible via the scanner icon on the New Tab home page search bar and the search overlay bar. Scanned URLs open directly; non-URL results (text, numbers) are sent through the default search engine. Features a dimmed overlay with a transparent scan window and corner brackets for precise framing.
• Themed Scanner Icon: Scanner icon follows the browser's accent color — pink for normal mode, red (#FF002C) for incognito mode.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Ghost Ads / Popunders: Blocked cross-domain popup windows via window.open(), popunder redirects via location.assign()/location.replace(), clicks on ad-network <a> links, and auto-removed ad iframes and video ad players from the DOM.
• Back Navigation Opening Ads: Added markRedirectUrlForSkip() to track ad redirect URLs. The goBack() method now checks the history stack and skips ad-domain entries, navigating directly to the previous legitimate page.
• Video Ads: Expanded VAST/VPAID blocking patterns (25+ new signatures including ad_break, adplayer, video_ads, etc.), added detection for ad iframes and video ad players, and blocked 100+ additional video ad networks (Brightcove, Brid.tv, Teads, Connatix, Playwire, etc.).
• Aggressive Cosmetic Filtering: Switched from el.remove() to CSS-only hiding (display:none, visibility:hidden) to prevent JavaScript errors on ad-heavy sites. Added periodic DOM rescan (5s interval) to catch dynamically injected ads.

🔧 Adblock Engine Improvements

• Expanded Ad Domain Blocklist: Added 200+ ad domains across popup networks (shrinkearn, linkvertise, adsco.re), video networks (brightcove, teads, brid.tv, vidoomy), and ad networks (popads, propellerads, adsterra, exoclick, etc.).
• Enhanced JS-Level Ad Blocking: blockAdIframes() removes src attributes from iframes loading ad domains. blockVideoAdPlayers() hides elements with ad player classes (preroll, midroll, vast-player, instream).
• Improved Popup Detection: Better detection of cross-domain window openings and <a> link clicks targeting ad networks.