1.6.4 Release
You could call AdGuard v1.6 for Safari a jack of all trades. It has a little bit of everything: bugfixes, UI changes, ad blocking quality improvements. Some would say it robs it of its identity, but the best identity is being a useful update, which it is.
Ad Blocking
- [Fixed] Cosmetic CSS exception rules break other rules #282
- [Improved] Scriptlets and Redirect resources #237
- [Improved] Conversion between different syntaxes #236
- [Improved] ExtCSS has been updated to v1.1.5 #277
- [Improved] Wildcards (
*
) in filtering rules can now match top-level domains #248
Network
- [Changed] Hardware acceleration is now enabled by default with an option to disable it from general settings #299
- [Fixed] Safari freezes for a few seconds during filter updates #168
- [Fixed] Safari launches with a delay #209
- [Fixed] Safari hangs when AdGuard is enabled #257
- [Fixed] An issue with affinity directive #274
UI
- [Added] First run splash screen #243
- [Added] Notification about continuous blocking before closing AdGuard #146
- [Changed] Filters’ icons and "About" tab design #238
- [Changed] "Some AdGuard extensions are disabled” notification is no longer permanent #253
- [Changed] Text on the button to resume paused protection #249
- [Changed] User filter is now displayed among the content blockers #252
- [Fixed] Incorrect user rules count indication #280
- [Fixed] Custom group screen closes after adding a new custom filter #224
- [Fixed] UI slowdown on filters state change #233
- [Fixed] When AdGuard is running in the background it becomes unresponsive indefinitely #284
- [Fixed] Protection status in the app menu is displayed incorrectly #292
Other
- [Added] "Export logs and system info..." option to the status bar menu #272
- [Changed] The application now starts minimized #264
- [Fixed] Settings window opens at login #204
- [Fixed] AdGuard is unresponsive when launched automatically at login #265
- [Fixed] Long response times in extension settings #229
- [Fixed] “Pause AdGuard” button doesn't pause protection #300
- [Improved] Removed unnecessary log entries #269
- [Improved] Handling of the “Content blocker can’t be registered” case #244
- [Improved] Localizations have been updated