What's new in EZBlocker 1.8.1.0
Nov 7, 2021
- Stability improvements for muting logic. I recommend updating to this version from 1.8.
New in EZBlocker 1.8.0.0 (Nov 1, 2021)
- Enhance ad detection logic
- Podcasts are no longer muted
- Remove unused dependencies
New in EZBlocker 1.7.6.0 (Apr 23, 2020)
- More aggressive blocking (which includes podcasts as a side effect)
- Attempt default Spotify path if none found
New in EZBlocker 1.7.5.0 (Apr 19, 2020)
- Changes in this release:
- Fix for muting "Spotify" ads
- Lower time intervals
New in EZBlocker 1.7.4.0 (Apr 18, 2020)
- Fix muting logic for advertisements
- Fix for muting podcasts
- Fix for Spotify paths when using Windows Store App version
New in EZBlocker 1.7.3.0 (Oct 21, 2018)
- Remove patcher, fix muting
New in EZBlocker 1.7.2.5 (Jul 27, 2018)
New in EZBlocker 1.7.2.4 (Jul 26, 2018)
New in EZBlocker 1.7.2.3 (Jul 26, 2018)
- Handles Windows Store Spotify installs
- Supports Spotify when minimized to tray
New in EZBlocker 1.7.2.0 (Jul 25, 2018)
New in EZBlocker 1.7.1.2 (Jul 24, 2018)
- More tolerance for Spotify window, tweak isPlaying
New in EZBlocker 1.7.1.0 (Jul 23, 2018)
- Almost a complete re-write of the application (lighter, more performant, cleaner code)
- New Spotify ad detection and muting logic after Spotify's shutdown of its local API
New in EZBlocker 1.6.8.6 (Oct 31, 2017)
- Start EZBlocker on login option
- More hosts to block added
- Better user education
- Autofix bad hosts files
New in EZBlocker 1.6.8.3 (Nov 1, 2016)
- EZBlocker now code signed
New in EZBlocker 1.6.8.0 (Jul 1, 2016)
- Start EZBlocker on login option
- More hosts to block added
- Better user education
- Autofix bad hosts files
New in EZBlocker 1.6.7.0 (May 22, 2016)
- Start EZBlocker on login option
- More hosts to block added
- Better user education
- Autofix bad hosts files
New in EZBlocker 1.6.6.0 (May 20, 2016)
- Better handling of Spotify updates/restarts
- Fix bugs caused by newer Spotify local API
- Update dependencies
- Now requires .NET Framework 4.5
New in EZBlocker 1.6.5.0 (May 17, 2016)
- Changes in this release:
- Better handling of Spotify updates/restarts
- Fix bugs caused by newer Spotify local API
- Update dependencies
- Now requires .NET Framework 4.5
New in EZBlocker 1.6.0.0 (Mar 11, 2016)
- Better handling of Spotify updates/restarts
- Fix bugs caused by newer Spotify local API
- Update dependencies
- Now requires .NET Framework 4.5
New in EZBlocker 1.5.1.0 (Mar 7, 2015)
- Support for Spotify versions 1.0 and above
- Support for blocking banner advertisements and muting video advertisements
- Adblocking is now fully automated and not dependent on any blocklists
- UI revamped from user feedback
New in EZBlocker 1.4.0.1 (Nov 24, 2014)
- Huge improvements to ad-detection
- More stable muting/unmuting of Spotify process
- Minor bug fixes
New in EZBlocker 1.3.6.6 (Apr 28, 2014)
- Changes in this release:
- Fix unmuting on EZBlocker startup
- Add check for .net 3.5
- Resume targetting follows "Mute Only Spotify" setting
New in EZBlocker 1.3.6.3 (Apr 9, 2014)
- Fix for new Spotify update
- Settings are now auto-saved
- Option to mute whole computer for those w/ issues muting just Spotify
- Blocklist now opens in an easier to use form
New in EZBlocker 1.3.0.0 (Mar 27, 2014)
- Changes in this release:
- Fix muting for some users
- Fix crashing for adding to blocklist
- Added Google Analytics
New in EZBlocker 1.2.2.2 (Jan 27, 2014)
- More improvements on ad detection (Many less false-positives)
- Fix not muting when minimized bug
- Cleaner ad detection code
- Faster blocklist lookups
New in EZBlocker 1.2.0.0 (Jan 10, 2014)
- Port EZBlocker to C# (Still .NET 3.5)
- Improve accuracy of blocklist checking
- Improve accuracy of auto ad detection
- Improve main muting logic
- Minimize notification balloons
- New option to disable notifications
New in EZBlocker 1.1.1.0 (Aug 27, 2013)
- Bug fix for computers running .NET framework 3.5