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Petal Browser v2.7 Release

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@github-actions github-actions released this 04 Sep 15:33
· 18 commits to main since this release
v2.7
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What's Changed in v2.7

  • 🎬 Native Custom Video Player:
    • Added modern native fullscreen video player overlay with intuitive touch controls.
    • Implemented fancy squiggly wavy seekbar inspired by mpvEx with animated sine wave propagation and dual time readouts.
    • Added vertical slide gesture HUD controls for screen brightness (left edge) and volume (right edge).
    • Added playback speed selector (0.5x up to 2.0x) and quick rewind/forward skip controls (±10s).
    • Smart YouTube exclusion: preserves native YouTube player and embedded player controls without interference.
  • 📺 Rebuilt Dynamic Picture-in-Picture (PiP):
    • Upgraded PiP engine with exact letterbox and pillarbox aspect ratio calculation and smooth window shrink animations.
    • Added dynamic PiP remote actions for 10-second skip back, live play/pause toggle, and 10-second skip forward.
  • 🌐 Core WebView & High-Performance AdBlocker:
    • Seamless touch stream ownership, momentum scrolling, and rapid page rendering.
    • Advanced cosmetic and network filtering for lightning-fast page loading and privacy.
  • 🌟 Open Source Credits:
    • Added mpvEx (by marlboro-advance) to Credits section acknowledging video player UI/UX and wavy seekbar design.

Full Changelog: v2.6.8...v2.7

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