CHANGELOG.md

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v.3.1.0 (13.05.2021)

• Latency loading remains stuck fixed
• After some time SL is not working fixed
• Bypasslist for firefox not working fixed
• New server endpoint

v.3.0.2 (08.02.2021)

• Hotfix for broken storage when updating to upper version

v.3.0.1 (03.02.2021)

• Fixed expand arrow from server list
• Temporarily addons not being temporarily fixed
• Connection animation respects the connection state

v.3.0.0 (2.02.2021)

• Same app feature

v.2.4.4 (07.12.2020)

• Added translations for onboarding and just in time

v.2.4.3 (19.11.2020)

• Just in time (rating system)

v.2.3.2 (12.11.2020)

• Hotfix for mace

v.2.3.1 (05.11.2020)

• Changed port for smart location

v.2.3.0 (29.10.2020)

• Adobe flash functionality is no more
• Added new light theme background and some styles for onboarding
• Added onboarding screen for new users
• Added new tab for extra features
• IpTile is default true
• Settings are now default false when extension is installed
• No more warnings for new users
• Latency is the default tab

v2.2.8

• More translations.

v2.2.7 (15.09.2020)

• Translations and css changes for some of them.

v2.2.6

• Proxy Ip updates when changing tab

v2.2.5

• Fixed smart location not grabbing correct proxy
• Remember me now clears when false

v2.2.3 (25.08.2020)

• Added loading icon in region tile

v2.2.2 (05.08.2020)

• Smart location loading improvements
• Fix for smart location domain grab
• Fix for smart location current region changing

v2.2.1

• Always on changes and fixes

v2.2.0

• Added smart location feature

v2.1.20

• Fix proxy enabled status

v2.1.19

• Fix storage fails to retrieve falsy values

v2.1.18

• Add toggle for always active settings

v2.1.17

• Update e2e tests

v2.1.16

• Fix console error when bypass tile can't find the current tab url

v2.1.15

• Fix malformed support link on authentication failure page

v2.1.14

• Remove session storage

v2.1.13

• Fix memory leaks in extension

v2.1.12

• Transition to extension storage

v2.1.11

• Bundle region data with extension

v2.1.10

• Increase "Debug Log Copied" visibility to 5 secs

v2.1.9

• Update startup warning to be calmer

v2.1.8

• Fix styling issue with translated bypass list tile

v2.1.7

• Fix bug with storing https-upgrade rulesets on installation

v2.1.6

• Reset Drawer position on navigation

v2.1.5

• Initialize i18n with app.browser

v2.1.4

• Add IP tile

v2.1.3

• Add https-upgrade/rulesets unit tests

v2.1.2

• Remove unused locale keys

v2.1.1

• Update utils to ES6 classes

v2.1.1

• Update "tabs" permission to "activeTab"
• Fix Netflix Rule breaking proxy connections

v2.1.0

• Fix exclusions for https-upgrade
• Add unit tests for https-upgrade
• Fix translated region name spacing on region list
• Fix Issue with displaying Uncontrollable or Upgrade pages
• Fix failing tests
• Fix swapped camera and microphone images in quick settings
• Add unit tests for https-upgrade
• Improve latency test error handling
• Improve latency test results
• Change beta process to use zip files
• Fix translation capitalization
• Decouple privacy, security, tracking settings from proxy
• Fix navigational keybinds
• Update https-upgrade to PIA source
• Add chrome to browserslist to fix styling on chrome
• Add unit test framework
• Target relevant versions for "bug on Windows where foreground would not close when losing focus"
• Add badge to icon
• Add build name to settings page
• Add Bypass Rules Tile
• Adjust CSS to remove green dots from arrows on settings page
• Prevent button text in Debug Log from creating horizontal scrollbars
• Prevent text in Debug Log from creating horizontal scrollbars
• Fix Tile ordering on startup
• Disallow selection of Tile text
• Fix Setting text not updating on language change
• Refactor React code to use the context API for global data
• Migrate to Webpack
• Add React Router, Remove Renderer Class
• Add HTTPS Upgrade feature
• Enhance QA functionality

v2.0.2

• Revert latency frequency
• Convert latency test to use ips rather than domains

v2.0.1

• Extend latency test frequency to once a day

v2.0.0

• 2.0.0 Release
• Update Remember Me tooltip wording
• Add no-op to setAccount if account parameter is undefined
• Add maxlength to bypass rule input field (32779)
• Add maxlength to login input fields (253 chars)
• Backport CSS fixes for text breakout on DebugLog Page
• Beta Release
• Componentize Drawer Handle
• Add Checkmark on Export button after Bypasslist export completion
• Fix tile ordering on authenticated view on theme change
• Adjust spacing for new Translations
• Update Translations
• Add new tests for settings & tiles, improved test core
• Remove LogoutOnClose setting
• Fix bug where enabling extension in incognito would sometimes log user out
• Translate "view changelog"
• Add homepage to extension page
• Add setting to filter Facebook fbclid query parameters
• Refactor user to remove unnecessary properties
• Bypass-list Firefox parity
• Add Token Based Authentication
• Add Quick Settings Tile
• Add Subscription Tile
• Add Quick Connect Tile
• Convert current region component to Quick Region Tile
• Add Tiles system to main view
• Add Auto Region
• Add Region Latency refresh button when no regions found
• Move Region latency polling to a timer based system
• Add Region search by name feature
• Remove Region Grid View
• Update view components to met new design spec

v1.8.1

• 1.8.1 Release
• Fixed extension breaking on startup when proxy enabled

v1.8.0

• 1.8.0 Release
• Update Changelog to follow version releases
• Update Translations
• Bypass List Firefox Parity
• Updated beta & release scripts
• Fixed links in settings not disabling offline
• Disabled links when extension offline
• Removed links when setting disabled
• Fixed autofill setting
• Remove download dialog from Bypass Export
• Updated bypasslist import to use tab
• Fixed authentication dialog showing on google pages
• Fixed i18n util only replacing first dash in locale
• Fixed authfail test
• Fixed bug where exporting bypass rules would crash browser on linux
• Fixed spelling mistake in import window
• Added instructional message to import window
• Improved http error handling
• Added missing flags
• Refactored chromesettings
• Fixed authentication dialog presented after changing regions
• Moved remember me tooltip to avoid hiding submit button
• Hid debug button when debug mode is off
• Autofocus username input on login screen
• Refactored to use native fetch API
• Added link to Chrome Setting Bug in settingsmanager.js file
• Full Offline support for regions
• Fixed style issue on region sorter
• Improving test reliability
• Fixed issue where connfail page wouldn't redirect on refresh
• Added Offline Warning Banner
• Better Offline startup support
• Converted ruby tests to javascript

v1.7.0

• Updated Translations
• Updated Error handling to open close popup windows
• Fixed issue where user couldn't import bypass file after changing contents
• Fixed a styling issue with "Remember me" tooltip misplaced during login error.
• Fixed settings not being initialized properly
• Fixed bug where remember me tooltip was not showing on hover
• Fixed visual bug with popover on extension settings
• Updated Changelog to have consistent phrasing
• Fixed bug on Windows where foreground would not close when losing focus
• Updated NPM build script to include automated packaging
• Updated the Bypass list custom rule instructions and placeholder
• Fixed bug where foreground would not close on Windows 10
• Added error messages to import popup if file is invalid
• Added linting for airbnb style guide
• Fixed components breaking out of parent styling
• Added tooltip to remember me checkbox
• Updated remember me checkbox design
• Added "Log me out on browser close" setting
• Debounced proxy button to avoid crashing browser
• Fixed bug where extension automatically attempted to log user in
• Added try/catch along code base to catch any 'dead object' errors that hang the UI
• Fixed a bug where localStorage was not being cleared by unchecking "remember me"
• Centered add button on bypass list
• Routed Latency checks through HTTPS
• Added import/export feature for bypass list

v1.6.2

• Updated project dependencies
• Updated Region selection/favorite tab design

v1.6.0

• Update region translations
• Add Favorite Region view
• Updated Helpdesk links
• Updated translations for new Berlin region.

v1.5.10

• Updated translations for Washington DC region.

v1.5.9

• Bug fix for translation text overflow on login view
• Bug fix for copy pasting url into bypass list (trailing slash)
• Cosmetic changes to Bypass list view.

v1.5.6

• Updated new translations
• Add Disable Autofill setting in extension settings.
• Fix wrong url bug on error page due to network connection being unavailable.
• Clean chrome webstore and OneSky keys from repo.
• Add new bypass list page
• Fixed typo on Disable SafeBrowsing tooltip.
• Add 'View Debug Log' button to extension section of settings.

v1.5.0

• Fallback to the website if a flag icon cannot be found for a region locally on disk.
• Add flag assets for Austria and Belgium.
• Add a new setting "Disable SafeBrowsing". It is enabled by default.
• Show the PIA connection error page when a connection timeout(net::ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT) error is encountered.
• Request a new region list every 30 minutes, in case a new region is deployed while the extension is running.
• Set 'Remember me' option as a default for new users due to a Chrome bug that signs a user out when the extension is updated and this option is not selected.
• Add a 'Password Reset' link to the login page.
• Fix a bug where clicking "Copy Debug Log" on Windows and pasting the result into notepad.exe did not separate each entry with a newline.
• Fix a bug where the "remember me" text on login page did not have a pointer cursor, even though it can be clicked on to check and uncheck the remember me checkbox.
• Fix a bug where the template shown on an outdated version of Chrome was rendered as an empty white page instead of a page with an upgrade message.

v1.4.0

• Add a new setting: "Disable website referrer". It is enabled by default.
• Add a new setting: "Disable third party cookies". It is enabled by default.
• Add a new setting: "Disable hyperlink auditing". It is enabled by default.
• Add a new setting: "Disable network prediction". It is enabled by default.
• Add a new setting: "Remove UTM parameters". It is enabled by default.
• Add 10.0.0.0/8 to the list of IP ranges are automatically bypassed by the extension.
• Rephrase "Block WebRTC" setting as "Block WebRTC IP Detection".
• Improve icon quality for computers with different screen pixel densities.
• Add a button to the debug log page that can be used to clear the contents of the log.
• Add "Popular websites" checkbox options that include Netflix and Hulu under the "Bypass List" settings group.
• Add a new setting "UI Language" under the "Extension" settings group. It allows you to change the language the extension uses to display text.
• Add a new setting: "Allow desktop notifications". It is enabled by default, and when enabled the extension will create a desktop notification for important events.
• After Chrome has updated the extension show a desktop notification that lets user know they're running an updated version.
• Add the national flag of the region you are connected to onto the icon used to open the extensions popup window.
• While chrome and the extension are starting a timeglass icon is shown in place of the green or red robot icon until the extensions connection status is known.
• Don't apply an extension update while Chrome is running and "Remember me" is unchecked to avoid user being signed out when the update is applied. This fix will apply to versions after v1.4.0.
• Redesign the page shown when there's an authentication error.
• Redesign page shown when there's a connection error:
  • Add a "Try again" button to the page.
  • The keys "cmd+r", "ctrl+r", or "F5" (depending on your platform) will try to reload the URL that failed.
  • Include the name used by Chrome to describe the error.
• Redesign the settings page:
  • Group settings by topics (Security, Privacy, Tracking, Bypass List, Extension)
  • Each setting group is expanded or collapsed when clicked.
  • Header for each setting group contains the number of enabled settings within its group.
  • Header for bypass list section includes the number of rules added.
  • Disable checkbox and show a warning when a setting cannot be controlled.
  • Apply new style to checkbox and dropdown(<select>) elements, & restyle text.
• Change tooltip content that appears on hover of green or red robot icon:
  • While connected to a region show "You are connected to <region name>" as a tooltip.
  • While not connected show "You are disconnected" as a tooltip.
  • While logged out show "Private Internet Access" as a tooltip.
• Improve error handling during login:
  • Handle request being aborted
  • Handle network errors
  • Handle timed out requests
  • Improve login error messages, & improve visual appearance of login error messages.
  • Remove "Login failed due to an unknown error" error message.
• Open the client control panel using a subdomain that matches the language settings the extension is configured to use.
• Add support for automatically signing into the client control panel from https://nor.privateinternetaccess.com.
• Update URLs in the Changelog to be clickable links.

v1.3.1

• Fix a number of bugs that were present on older versions of Chrome (v48-v53):
  • The extension didn't work at all on Chrome v49.
  • Sorting by latency didn't work correctly.
  • It wasn't possible to open the debug log.
• The settings "Block Adobe Flash", "Block WebRTC", "Block camera access", "Block microphone access", and "Block location access" are only active while the extension is connected to a region.
• Clicking on the icon for help and support opens https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com instead of the client support page.

v1.3.0

• Add a new page, "Debug Log", that is accessible by pressing the "ctrl" key followed by the "d" key while the extensions popup window is open.
• Reduce and stabilize the amount of memory the extension consumes over long periods of time.
• The left arrow key can be used to navigate to the previous page when the back icon(<) is visible on a page.
• Sort regions by name when sorting by latency cannot complete due to all regions being offline.
• Show a more relevant error message when login cannot complete because of an unexpected server response.

v1.2.2

• Fix a bug where the region grid could become misaligned when a region is removed from the grid.

v1.2.1

• Fix a bug where unchecking a setting such as "Block location access", "Block camera access", "Block microphone access", or "Block Adobe Flash" would unblock other settings as well.

v1.2.0

• Add a new setting, "Block location access", that when enabled blocks a website from accessing information about your physical location. It is enabled by default.
• Add a new setting, "Block camera access", that when enabled blocks websites from accessing your computers camera. It is enabled by default.
• Add a new setting, "Block microphone access", that when enabled blocks websites from accessing your computers microphone. It is enabled by default.
• Due to a bug in Chrome (v56), it is not possible to block plugins other than Adobe Flash. As a consequence, the "Block native plugins" setting on the settings page has been renamed to "Block Adobe Flash".
• When the "Block Adobe Flash" setting is unchecked the browser default for running flash content will be used, where as before flash content would be set to always run if "Block Adobe Flash" was unchecked.
• The "Block WebRTC" and "Block Adobe Flash" text appears clickable on hover, giving users a visual cue that the text can be clicked on to turn those settings on or off.
• Add tooltips that explain the purpose of the "Block WebRTC" and "Block Adobe Flash" settings.
• Redesign the tooltips of the menu icons on the authenticated page.
• Add a new page named "Changelog" that is accessible through the settings page. The page provides a short summary of recent changes.
• Add a new setting, "Debug mode", that when enabled prints debugging information to the console of the extensions background page. It is disabled by default.

v1.1.0

• During authentication, whitespace is removed from the username to help avoid copy and paste errors.
• Fix a bug that prevented the user from being able to disable the blocking of native plugins.
• Fix a bug that would sometimes cause Chrome to prompt the user for their username and password.
• Fix a bug that prevented the red robot icon from loading while switching regions.
• Region names have been translated in all languages where a translation was missing.
• The "Please wait" screen now includes a message that tells the user they are waiting for the extension to finish loading.
• The extension avoids running two or more latency tests in parallel, as doing so often produces inaccurate test results.
• A tooltip that appears on hover and explains the purpose of "PIA MACE™" was added to the Extension Settings page.
• The dropdown for choosing how to sort regions was redesigned.
• When a flag for a region cannot be found on disk, the extension will try to load the flag from the Private Internet Access website instead.
• A new swiss flag which includes corrections to the previous version was added.
• The regions listed as "Canada", "UK", and "Australia" have been renamed to: "CA Montreal", "UK London", and "AU Sydney".

v1.0.11

• First release.