--- title: "XPlus Changelog - Tavlean" description: "XPlus changelog." source: "https://tavlean.com/projects/xplus/changelog" --- # XPlus Remove distractions from 𝕏 and settings for power users [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/xplus-disable-feed-more-o/fifdmeckddldhjkkfbpalfcbakgjkiil) [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/x-tab/) - [Details](https://tavlean.com/projects/xplus) - [Changelog 7](https://tavlean.com/projects/xplus/changelog) - [Pulse](https://tavlean.com/projects/xplus/pulse) - [Privacy](https://tavlean.com/projects/xplus/privacy) **1.7.01 May 2026** ### Added - **Actual-Used Break Tracking**: Break history now tracks elapsed snooze time, not just requested duration. - Re-enabling a guard early only counts the time actually used. - Active breaks are included in the 3-hour, 24-hour, and 7-day popup totals while the break is still running. - Break history is stored locally and does not add extension permissions. - **Risk-State Adaptive Friction**: Break friction now looks at behavioral pattern, not only total time. - Uses 24-hour break time, 3-hour break time, number of recent break starts, repeated 5-minute requests, and spacing since the last break. - Treats repeated short breaks close together as a stronger signal than well-spaced breaks. - **Compact Focus State**: Popup now shows a compact current pattern state with 3-hour, 24-hour, and 7-day break totals. - Visible states include Steady, Building, Frequent checks, and High pull. - **Adaptive Countdown Prompts**: Waiting periods now rotate brief prompts based on the actual countdown length. - Short waits show simple breath or attention-shift prompts. - Longer waits can suggest standing up, getting water, walking briefly, or reconsidering whether the break is still needed. - Prompt timing is based on the wait duration after adaptive friction is applied, not the selected break duration. - **Focus Friction Philosophy Doc**: Added `docs/FOCUS_FRICTION_PHILOSOPHY.md` as a plain-language reference for the product philosophy and research behind focus friction. ### Improvements - **Snooze Options**: Updated focus break choices to 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1 hour. - **Permanent Disable Placement**: Moved permanent guard removal behind a collapsed Advanced area while keeping the existing 10 minute countdown. - **Focus Copy Pass**: Renamed focus controls around guards rather than redirects and tightened break-flow language. - **Interaction Tone**: Reduced pulsing and sharpened motion/easing so the popup feels calmer and less alarm-like. * * * **1.5.014 Apr 2026** ### Added - **Friction Overhaul**: Snooze options were reworked to 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, and 4 hours. - Countdown wait times scaled by snooze duration: 5 minutes -> 10 seconds, 15 minutes -> 30 seconds, 1 hour -> 3 minutes, and 4 hours -> 8 minutes. - Permanent disable countdown increased to 10 minutes. - Countdown display switched to `mm:ss` for waits of 60 seconds or more. - Leaving the popup during a countdown now resets the countdown. - **Popup Sync Fix**: Popup now listens for storage changes from the background script so toggle state and snooze indicators update when a snooze expires. ### Improvements - **Focus Copy Cleanup**: Updated popup labels and snooze messages for feed, Explore, timestamps, resume status, temporary breaks, and permanent disable. - **Code Cleanup**: Removed dead friction fields and unused helper paths, removed old tomorrow-snooze handling, and fixed the notification icon path. * * * **1.4.114 Apr 2026** ### Improvements - **Popup Copy Tightening**: Streamlined popup section headers, option descriptions, and dialog text for improved clarity and reduced visual clutter. - **Privacy Policy Update**: Revised privacy policy content and updated the last updated date. - Version bump for patch release. * * * **1.4.026 Jan 2025** ### Added - **Explore Redirect Feature**: Added redirection for X.com/explore pages to maintain focus. - Redirects all /explore paths including sub-paths to bookmarks. - Independent toggle control in Focus Features section with friction mechanisms. - Separate snooze timer system for Home and Explore redirects. - **Enhanced Friction System**: Unified and improved disable confirmation flow. - Dynamic dialog titles based on the feature being disabled. - Feature-specific confirmation messages explaining the benefits of each redirect type. - **Improved Visual Design**: Comprehensive UI/UX enhancements. - Added extension icon to popup header. - Reorganized popup with Focus Features at top, Utility Features at bottom. - Enhanced button styling and hover states. - Subtle amber/gold color scheme for focus features. - **Enhanced Interaction Design**: More intuitive user interactions. - Entire option elements are now clickable. - Consistent button styling and improved visual hierarchy. ### Improvements - **Button Color Scheme**: Updated dialog buttons for better visual consistency. - **Popup Layout**: Reorganized interface with improved spacing and typography. - **Friction Mechanisms**: Extended to support multiple redirect features with independent snooze management. * * * **1.3.025 Jan 2025** ### Added - **Intentional Friction for Home Redirect Disable**: Added thoughtful barriers to prevent impulsive disabling. - Confirmation dialog with productivity reminder. - 3-5 second countdown timer with cancel option. - Respectful, non-judgmental language. - **Smart Snooze System**: Temporary disable options that automatically re-enable the feature. - Snooze options: 15 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, until tomorrow. - Real-time snooze status indicator in popup. - Automatic re-enable when snooze period expires. - Optional notification when feature re-enables. - **Enhanced Popup Interface**: Improved visual organization. - Separated settings into "Utility Features" and "Focus Features" sections. - Better spacing, typography, and visual hierarchy. - Improved hover states and transitions. - **Enhanced Storage Schema**: Extended data model for friction and snooze functionality with full backward compatibility. - **Robust Error Handling**: Comprehensive fallback mechanisms for reliability. - Safe storage operations with graceful degradation. - Timestamp validation to prevent invalid snooze states. ### Improvements - **Home Redirect Toggle Behavior**: Enhanced with friction mechanisms while preserving user autonomy. - Standard utility features maintain immediate toggle behavior. - Home Redirect toggle now triggers confirmation flow when disabling. - Multiple disable attempts in the same day reduce friction after the 3rd attempt. - **Background Script**: Extended to handle snooze timer management and automatic re-enable functionality. * * * **1.2.024 Jan 2025** ### Added - **Home Page Redirection**: Automatically redirects X.com/home to X.com/i/bookmarks. - Works for both direct navigation and SPA navigation. - Toggle-able via extension popup. - **Enhanced Error Handling**: Improved robustness with safe message passing and graceful degradation. ### Improvements - **Permissions**: Added `declarativeNetRequest` permission and host permissions for `https://x.com/*` to support home redirection. * * * **1.1.0Previous Release** ### Features - Open X/Twitter post timestamps in new tabs - Open notifications in new tabs - Toggle features via extension popup - Cross-browser support (Chrome & Firefox) - Lightweight and efficient implementation