feat(youtube/sponsorblock): skip to video highlight (#352)

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/patches/PlayerTypeHookPatch.java

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class PlayerTypeHookPatch {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "Unknown PlayerType encountered: " + type);
         } else {
             PlayerType.setCurrent(newType);
-            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "YouTubePlayerOverlaysLayout player type was updated to " + newType);
+            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "PlayerType was updated to: " + newType);
         }
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/settingsmenu/SponsorBlockSettingsFragment.java

@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
         try {
             final boolean enabled = SettingsEnum.SB_ENABLED.getBoolean();
             if (!enabled) {
-                SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipButton();
+                SponsorBlockViewController.hideAll();
-                SponsorBlockViewController.hideNewSegmentLayout();
                 SegmentPlaybackController.setCurrentVideoId(null);
             } else if (!SettingsEnum.SB_CREATE_NEW_SEGMENT_ENABLED.getBoolean()) {
                 SponsorBlockViewController.hideNewSegmentLayout();
@@ -141,12 +140,13 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
             addNewSegment.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference1, o) -> {
                 Boolean newValue = (Boolean) o;
                 if (newValue && !SettingsEnum.SB_SEEN_GUIDELINES.getBoolean()) {
-                    SettingsEnum.SB_SEEN_GUIDELINES.saveValue(true);
                     new AlertDialog.Builder(preference1.getContext())
                             .setTitle(str("sb_guidelines_popup_title"))
                             .setMessage(str("sb_guidelines_popup_content"))
                             .setNegativeButton(str("sb_guidelines_popup_already_read"), null)
                             .setPositiveButton(str("sb_guidelines_popup_open"), (dialogInterface, i) -> openGuidelines())
+                            .setOnDismissListener(dialog -> SettingsEnum.SB_SEEN_GUIDELINES.saveValue(true))
+                            .setCancelable(false)
                             .show();
                 }
                 SettingsEnum.SB_CREATE_NEW_SEGMENT_ENABLED.saveValue(newValue);
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
             segmentCategory.removeAll();
 
             Activity activity = getActivity();
-            for (SegmentCategory category : SegmentCategory.valuesWithoutUnsubmitted()) {
+            for (SegmentCategory category : SegmentCategory.categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted()) {
                 segmentCategory.addPreference(new SegmentCategoryListPreference(activity, category));
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/shared/PlayerType.kt

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ enum class PlayerType {
     WATCH_WHILE_SLIDING_MINIMIZED_MAXIMIZED,
     WATCH_WHILE_SLIDING_MINIMIZED_DISMISSED,
     WATCH_WHILE_SLIDING_FULLSCREEN_DISMISSED,
-    INLINE_MINIMAL,
+    INLINE_MINIMAL, // home feed video playback
     VIRTUAL_REALITY_FULLSCREEN,
     WATCH_WHILE_PICTURE_IN_PICTURE;
 

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/SegmentPlaybackController.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import static app.revanced.integrations.utils.StringRef.str;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.TypedValue;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -30,13 +31,39 @@ import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
  * Class is not thread safe. All methods must be called on the main thread unless otherwise specified.
  */
 public class SegmentPlaybackController {
+    /**
+     * Length of time to show a highlight segment manual skip.
+     * Because there is no scheduled hide of a skip to highlight,
+     * effectively this time value is rounded up to the next second.
+     */
+    private static final long HIGHLIGHT_SEGMENT_DURATION_TO_SHOW_SKIP_PROMPT = 3800;
+
+    /*
+     * Highlight segments have zero length, as they are a point in time.
+     * Draw them on screen using a fixed width bar.
+     * Value is independent of device dpi.
+     */
+    private static final int HIGHLIGHT_SEGMENT_DRAW_BAR_WIDTH = 7;
+
     @Nullable
     private static String currentVideoId;
     @Nullable
     private static SponsorSegment[] segmentsOfCurrentVideo;
 
     /**
-     * Current segment that user can manually skip
+     * Highlight segment, if one exists.
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    private static SponsorSegment highlightSegment;
+
+    /**
+     * Because loading can take time, show the skip to highlight for a few seconds after the segments load.
+     * This is the end time (in milliseconds) to no longer show the initial display skip to highlight.
+     */
+    private static long highlightSegmentInitialShowEndTime;
+
+    /**
+     * Current (non-highlight) segment that user can manually skip
      */
     @Nullable
     private static SponsorSegment segmentCurrentlyPlaying;
@@ -68,23 +95,28 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
         Arrays.sort(segments);
         segmentsOfCurrentVideo = segments;
         calculateTimeWithoutSegments();
+
+        for (SponsorSegment segment : segments) {
+            if (segment.category == SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT) {
+                highlightSegment = segment;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        highlightSegment = null;
     }
 
     public static boolean currentVideoHasSegments() {
         return segmentsOfCurrentVideo != null && segmentsOfCurrentVideo.length > 0;
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    static String getCurrentVideoId() {
-        return currentVideoId;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Clears all downloaded data
      */
     private static void clearData() {
         currentVideoId = null;
         segmentsOfCurrentVideo = null;
+        highlightSegment = null;
+        highlightSegmentInitialShowEndTime = 0;
         timeWithoutSegments = null;
         segmentCurrentlyPlaying = null;
         scheduledUpcomingSegment = null; // prevent any existing scheduled skip from running
@@ -102,8 +134,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
             ReVancedUtils.verifyOnMainThread();
             SponsorBlockSettings.initialize();
             clearData();
-            SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipButton();
+            SponsorBlockViewController.hideAll();
-            SponsorBlockViewController.hideNewSegmentLayout();
             SponsorBlockUtils.clearUnsubmittedSegmentTimes();
             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Initialized SponsorBlock");
         } catch (Exception ex) {
@@ -164,7 +195,19 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                     return;
                 }
                 setSegmentsOfCurrentVideo(segments);
-                setVideoTime(VideoInformation.getVideoTime()); // check for any skips now, instead of waiting for the next update
+
+                final long videoTime = VideoInformation.getVideoTime();
+                // if the current video time is before the highlight
+                if (highlightSegment != null && videoTime < highlightSegment.end) {
+                    if (highlightSegment.shouldAutoSkip()) {
+                        skipSegment(highlightSegment, false);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    highlightSegmentInitialShowEndTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
+                            + HIGHLIGHT_SEGMENT_DURATION_TO_SHOW_SKIP_PROMPT;
+                }
+                // check for any skips now, instead of waiting for the next update to setVideoTime()
+                setVideoTime(videoTime);
             });
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "executeDownloadSegments failure", ex);
@@ -196,7 +239,8 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
 
             for (final SponsorSegment segment : segmentsOfCurrentVideo) {
                 if (segment.category.behaviour == CategoryBehaviour.SHOW_IN_SEEKBAR
-                    || segment.category.behaviour == CategoryBehaviour.IGNORE) {
+                    || segment.category.behaviour == CategoryBehaviour.IGNORE
+                    || segment.category == SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 if (segment.end <= millis) {
@@ -217,7 +261,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                         // Also prevents showing the skip button if user seeks into the last half second of the segment.
                         final long minMillisOfSegmentRemainingThreshold = 500;
                         if (segmentCurrentlyPlaying == segment
-                                || !segment.timeIsNearEnd(millis, minMillisOfSegmentRemainingThreshold)) {
+                                || !segment.endIsNear(millis, minMillisOfSegmentRemainingThreshold)) {
                             foundCurrentSegment = segment;
                         } else {
                             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Ignoring segment that ends very soon: " + segment);
@@ -248,7 +292,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                     // This check is needed to prevent scheduled hide and show from clashing with each other.
                     final long minTimeBetweenStartEndOfSegments = 1000;
                     if (foundCurrentSegment == null
-                            || !foundCurrentSegment.timeIsNearEnd(segment.start, minTimeBetweenStartEndOfSegments)) {
+                            || !foundCurrentSegment.endIsNear(segment.start, minTimeBetweenStartEndOfSegments)) {
                         foundUpcomingSegment = segment;
                     } else {
                         LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Not scheduling segment (start time is near end of current segment): " + segment);
@@ -256,16 +300,22 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                 }
             }
 
+            if (highlightSegment != null && (millis < HIGHLIGHT_SEGMENT_DURATION_TO_SHOW_SKIP_PROMPT
+                    || System.currentTimeMillis() < highlightSegmentInitialShowEndTime)) {
+                SponsorBlockViewController.showSkipHighlightButton(highlightSegment);
+            } else {
+                SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipHighlightButton();
+            }
 
             if (segmentCurrentlyPlaying != foundCurrentSegment) {
                 if (foundCurrentSegment == null) {
                     LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Hiding segment: " + segmentCurrentlyPlaying);
                     segmentCurrentlyPlaying = null;
-                    SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipButton();
+                    SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipSegmentButton();
                 }  else {
                     segmentCurrentlyPlaying = foundCurrentSegment;
                     LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Showing segment: " + segmentCurrentlyPlaying);
-                    SponsorBlockViewController.showSkipButton(foundCurrentSegment);
+                    SponsorBlockViewController.showSkipSegmentButton(foundCurrentSegment);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -274,7 +324,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
 
             // schedule a hide, only if the segment end is near
             final SponsorSegment segmentToHide =
-                    (foundCurrentSegment != null && foundCurrentSegment.timeIsNearEnd(millis, lookAheadMilliseconds))
+                    (foundCurrentSegment != null && foundCurrentSegment.endIsNear(millis, lookAheadMilliseconds))
                     ? foundCurrentSegment
                     : null;
 
@@ -294,7 +344,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                         scheduledHideSegment = null;
 
                         final long videoTime = VideoInformation.getVideoTime();
-                        if (!segmentToHide.timeIsNearEnd(videoTime, videoInformationTimeUpdateThresholdMilliseconds)) {
+                        if (!segmentToHide.endIsNear(videoTime, videoInformationTimeUpdateThresholdMilliseconds)) {
                             // current video time is not what's expected.  User paused playback
                             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Ignoring outdated scheduled hide: " + segmentToHide
                                     + " videoInformation time: " + videoTime);
@@ -306,7 +356,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                         // Should not use VideoInformation time as it is less accurate,
                         // but this scheduled handler was scheduled precisely so we can just use the segment end time
                         segmentCurrentlyPlaying = null;
-                        SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipButton();
+                        SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipSegmentButton();
                         setVideoTime(segmentToHide.end);
                     }, delayUntilHide);
                 }
@@ -330,7 +380,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                         scheduledUpcomingSegment = null;
 
                         final long videoTime = VideoInformation.getVideoTime();
-                        if (!segmentToSkip.timeIsNearStart(videoTime,
+                        if (!segmentToSkip.startIsNear(videoTime,
                                 videoInformationTimeUpdateThresholdMilliseconds)) {
                             // current video time is not what's expected.  User paused playback
                             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Ignoring outdated scheduled segment: " + segmentToSkip
@@ -343,7 +393,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                         } else {
                             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Running scheduled show segment: " + segmentToSkip);
                             segmentCurrentlyPlaying = segmentToSkip;
-                            SponsorBlockViewController.showSkipButton(segmentToSkip);
+                            SponsorBlockViewController.showSkipSegmentButton(segmentToSkip);
                         }
                     }, delayUntilSkip);
                 }
@@ -357,7 +407,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
     private static SponsorSegment lastSegmentSkipped;
     private static long lastSegmentSkippedTime;
 
-    private static void skipSegment(@NonNull SponsorSegment segment, boolean userManuallySkipped) {
+    private static void skipSegment(@NonNull SponsorSegment segmentToSkip, boolean userManuallySkipped) {
         try {
             // If trying to seek to end of the video, YouTube can seek just short of the actual end.
             // (especially if the video does not end on a whole second boundary).
@@ -365,23 +415,27 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
             // Check for and ignore repeated skip attempts of the same segment over a short time period.
             final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
             final long minimumMillisecondsBetweenSkippingSameSegment = 500;
-            if ((lastSegmentSkipped == segment) && (now - lastSegmentSkippedTime < minimumMillisecondsBetweenSkippingSameSegment)) {
+            if ((lastSegmentSkipped == segmentToSkip) && (now - lastSegmentSkippedTime < minimumMillisecondsBetweenSkippingSameSegment)) {
-                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Ignoring skip segment request (already skipped as close as possible): " + segment);
+                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Ignoring skip segment request (already skipped as close as possible): " + segmentToSkip);
                 return;
             }
 
-            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Skipping segment: " + segment);
+            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Skipping segment: " + segmentToSkip);
-            lastSegmentSkipped = segment;
+            lastSegmentSkipped = segmentToSkip;
             lastSegmentSkippedTime = now;
             segmentCurrentlyPlaying = null;
-            scheduledHideSegment = null; // if a scheduled has not run yet
+            scheduledHideSegment = null;
             scheduledUpcomingSegment = null;
-            SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipButton();
+            if (segmentToSkip == highlightSegment) {
+                highlightSegmentInitialShowEndTime = 0;
+            }
+            SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipHighlightButton();
+            SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipSegmentButton();
 
-            final boolean seekSuccessful = VideoInformation.seekTo(segment.end);
+            final boolean seekSuccessful = VideoInformation.seekTo(segmentToSkip.end);
             if (!seekSuccessful) {
                 // can happen when switching videos and is normal
-                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Could not skip segment (seek unsuccessful): " + segment);
+                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Could not skip segment (seek unsuccessful): " + segmentToSkip);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -389,10 +443,10 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                 // check for any smaller embedded segments, and count those as autoskipped
                 final boolean showSkipToast = SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TOAST_ON_SKIP.getBoolean();
                 for (final SponsorSegment otherSegment : segmentsOfCurrentVideo) {
-                    if (segment.end <= otherSegment.start) {
+                    if (segmentToSkip.end < otherSegment.start) {
                         break; // no other segments can be contained
                     }
-                    if (segment.containsSegment(otherSegment)) { // includes checking the segment against itself
+                    if (segmentToSkip.containsSegment(otherSegment)) { // includes checking the segment against itself
                         otherSegment.didAutoSkipped = true; // skipped this segment as well
                         if (showSkipToast) {
                             showSkippedSegmentToast(otherSegment);
@@ -401,19 +455,19 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (segment.category == SegmentCategory.UNSUBMITTED) {
+            if (segmentToSkip.category == SegmentCategory.UNSUBMITTED) {
                 // skipped segment was a preview of unsubmitted segment
                 // remove the segment from the UI view
                 SponsorBlockUtils.setNewSponsorSegmentPreviewed();
                 SponsorSegment[] newSegments = new SponsorSegment[segmentsOfCurrentVideo.length - 1];
                 int i = 0;
-                for (SponsorSegment sponsorSegment : segmentsOfCurrentVideo) {
+                for (SponsorSegment segment : segmentsOfCurrentVideo) {
-                    if (sponsorSegment != segment)
+                    if (segment != segmentToSkip)
-                        newSegments[i++] = sponsorSegment;
+                        newSegments[i++] = segment;
                 }
                 setSegmentsOfCurrentVideo(newSegments);
             } else {
-                SponsorBlockUtils.sendViewRequestAsync(segment);
+                SponsorBlockUtils.sendViewRequestAsync(segmentToSkip);
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "skipSegment failure", ex);
@@ -433,7 +487,7 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
         }
         toastSegmentSkipped = segment;
 
-        final long delayToToastMilliseconds = 200; // also the maximum time between skips to be considered skipping multiple segments
+        final long delayToToastMilliseconds = 250; // also the maximum time between skips to be considered skipping multiple segments
         ReVancedUtils.runOnMainThreadDelayed(() -> {
             try {
                 if (toastSegmentSkipped == null) { // video was changed just after skipping segment
@@ -452,12 +506,20 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
         }, delayToToastMilliseconds);
     }
 
-    public static void onSkipSponsorClicked() {
+    /**
-        if (segmentCurrentlyPlaying != null) {
+     * @param segment can be either a highlight or a regular manual skip segment
-            skipSegment(segmentCurrentlyPlaying, true);
+     */
-        } else {
+    public static void onSkipSegmentClicked(@NonNull SponsorSegment segment) {
-            SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipButton();
+        try {
+            if (segment != highlightSegment && segment != segmentCurrentlyPlaying) {
                 LogHelper.printException(() -> "error: segment not available to skip"); // should never happen
+                SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipSegmentButton();
+                SponsorBlockViewController.hideSkipHighlightButton();
+                return;
+            }
+            skipSegment(segment, true);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            LogHelper.printException(() -> "onSkipSegmentClicked failure", ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -512,18 +574,18 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
      * Injection point
      */
     public static void setSponsorBarThickness(final int thickness) {
-        try {
         setSponsorBarThickness((float) thickness);
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "setSponsorBarThickness failure", ex);
-        }
     }
 
     public static void setSponsorBarThickness(final float thickness) {
+        try {
             if (sponsorBarThickness != thickness) {
                 LogHelper.printDebug(() -> String.format("setSponsorBarThickness: %.2f", thickness));
                 sponsorBarThickness = thickness;
             }
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            LogHelper.printException(() -> "setSponsorBarThickness failure", ex);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -564,6 +626,16 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
         }
     }
 
+    private static int highlightSegmentTimeBarScreenWidth = -1; // actual pixel width to use
+    private static int getHighlightSegmentTimeBarScreenWidth() {
+        if (highlightSegmentTimeBarScreenWidth == -1) {
+            highlightSegmentTimeBarScreenWidth = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(
+                    TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, HIGHLIGHT_SEGMENT_DRAW_BAR_WIDTH,
+                    ReVancedUtils.getContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
+        }
+        return highlightSegmentTimeBarScreenWidth;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Injection point
      */
@@ -582,8 +654,13 @@ public class SegmentPlaybackController {
 
             final float tmp1 = (1f / currentVideoLength) * (absoluteRight - absoluteLeft);
             for (SponsorSegment segment : segmentsOfCurrentVideo) {
-                float left = segment.start * tmp1 + absoluteLeft;
+                final float left = segment.start * tmp1 + absoluteLeft;
-                float right = segment.end * tmp1 + absoluteLeft;
+                final float right;
+                if (segment.category == SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT) {
+                    right = left + getHighlightSegmentTimeBarScreenWidth();
+                } else {
+                     right = segment.end * tmp1 + absoluteLeft;
+                }
                 canvas.drawRect(left, top, right, bottom, segment.category.paint);
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/SponsorBlockSettings.java

@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettings {
             JSONObject barTypesObject = settingsJson.getJSONObject("barTypes");
             JSONArray categorySelectionsArray = settingsJson.getJSONArray("categorySelections");
 
-            for (SegmentCategory category : SegmentCategory.valuesWithoutUnsubmitted()) {
+            for (SegmentCategory category : SegmentCategory.categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted()) {
-                // clear existing behavior, as browser plugin exports no value for ignored categories
+                // clear existing behavior, as browser plugin exports no behavior for ignored categories
                 category.behaviour = CategoryBehaviour.IGNORE;
+                if (barTypesObject.has(category.key)) {
                     JSONObject categoryObject = barTypesObject.getJSONObject(category.key);
                     category.setColor(categoryObject.getString("color"));
                 }
+            }
 
             for (int i = 0; i < categorySelectionsArray.length(); i++) {
                 JSONObject categorySelectionObject = categorySelectionsArray.getJSONObject(i);
@@ -47,16 +49,19 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettings {
 
                 final int desktopKey = categorySelectionObject.getInt("option");
                 CategoryBehaviour behaviour = CategoryBehaviour.byDesktopKey(desktopKey);
-                if (behaviour != null) {
+                if (behaviour == null) {
-                    category.behaviour = behaviour;
+                    ReVancedUtils.showToastLong(categoryKey + " unknown behavior key: " + desktopKey);
+                } else if (category == SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT && behaviour == CategoryBehaviour.SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY_ONCE) {
+                    ReVancedUtils.showToastLong("Skip-once behavior not allowed for " + category.key);
+                    category.behaviour = CategoryBehaviour.SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY; // use closest match
                 } else {
-                    LogHelper.printException(() -> "Unknown segment category behavior key: " + desktopKey);
+                    category.behaviour = behaviour;
                 }
             }
             SegmentCategory.updateEnabledCategories();
 
             SharedPreferences.Editor editor = SharedPrefCategory.SPONSOR_BLOCK.preferences.edit();
-            for (SegmentCategory category : SegmentCategory.valuesWithoutUnsubmitted()) {
+            for (SegmentCategory category : SegmentCategory.categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted()) {
                 category.save(editor);
             }
             editor.apply();
@@ -117,18 +122,20 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettings {
             JSONObject barTypesObject = new JSONObject(); // categories' colors
             JSONArray categorySelectionsArray = new JSONArray(); // categories' behavior
 
-            SegmentCategory[] categories = SegmentCategory.valuesWithoutUnsubmitted();
+            SegmentCategory[] categories = SegmentCategory.categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted();
             for (SegmentCategory category : categories) {
                 JSONObject categoryObject = new JSONObject();
                 String categoryKey = category.key;
                 categoryObject.put("color", category.colorString());
                 barTypesObject.put(categoryKey, categoryObject);
 
+                if (category.behaviour != CategoryBehaviour.IGNORE) {
                     JSONObject behaviorObject = new JSONObject();
                     behaviorObject.put("name", categoryKey);
                     behaviorObject.put("option", category.behaviour.desktopKey);
                     categorySelectionsArray.put(behaviorObject);
                 }
+            }
             json.put("userID", SettingsEnum.SB_UUID.getString());
             json.put("isVip", SettingsEnum.SB_IS_VIP.getBoolean());
             json.put("serverAddress", SettingsEnum.SB_API_URL.getString());
@@ -182,7 +189,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettings {
         initialized = true;
 
         String uuid = SettingsEnum.SB_UUID.getString();
-        if (uuid == null || uuid.isEmpty()) {
+        if (uuid.isEmpty()) {
             uuid = (UUID.randomUUID().toString() +
                     UUID.randomUUID().toString() +
                     UUID.randomUUID().toString())

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/SponsorBlockUtils.java

@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.time.Duration;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
@@ -74,8 +72,8 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
         @Override
         public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
             try {
-                SegmentCategory category = SegmentCategory.valuesWithoutUnsubmitted()[which];
+                SegmentCategory category = SegmentCategory.categoriesWithoutHighlights()[which];
-                boolean enableButton;
+                final boolean enableButton;
                 if (category.behaviour == CategoryBehaviour.IGNORE) {
                     ReVancedUtils.showToastLong(str("sb_new_segment_disabled_category"));
                     enableButton = false;
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
                 Context context = ((AlertDialog) dialog).getContext();
                 dialog.dismiss();
 
-                SegmentCategory[] categories = SegmentCategory.valuesWithoutUnsubmitted();
+                SegmentCategory[] categories = SegmentCategory.categoriesWithoutHighlights();
                 CharSequence[] titles = new CharSequence[categories.length];
                 for (int i = 0, length = categories.length; i < length; i++) {
                     titles[i] = categories[i].getTitleWithColorDot();
@@ -167,7 +165,9 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
             }
             SponsorSegment segment = currentSegments[which];
 
-            SegmentVote[] voteOptions = SegmentVote.values();
+            SegmentVote[] voteOptions = (segment.category == SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT)
+                    ? SegmentVote.voteTypesWithoutCategoryChange // highlight segments cannot change category
+                    : SegmentVote.values();
             CharSequence[] items = new CharSequence[voteOptions.length];
 
             for (int i = 0; i < voteOptions.length; i++) {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
                     })
                     .show();
         } catch (Exception ex) {
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "onPreviewClicked failure", ex);
+            LogHelper.printException(() -> "segmentVoteClickListener failure", ex);
         }
     };
 
@@ -218,11 +218,12 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
             final String uuid = SettingsEnum.SB_UUID.getString();
             final long start = newSponsorSegmentStartMillis;
             final long end = newSponsorSegmentEndMillis;
-            final String videoId = SegmentPlaybackController.getCurrentVideoId();
+            final String videoId = VideoInformation.getCurrentVideoId();
             final long videoLength = VideoInformation.getCurrentVideoLength();
             final SegmentCategory segmentCategory = newUserCreatedSegmentCategory;
-            if (start < 0 || end < 0 || start >= end || videoLength <= 0 || segmentCategory == null || videoId == null || uuid == null) {
+            if (start < 0 || end < 0 || start >= end || videoLength <= 0 || videoId.isEmpty()
-                LogHelper.printException(() -> "Unable to submit times, invalid parameters");
+                     || segmentCategory == null || uuid.isEmpty()) {
+                LogHelper.printException(() -> "invalid parameters");
                 return;
             }
             clearUnsubmittedSegmentTimes();
@@ -258,9 +259,13 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
     public static void onPublishClicked() {
         try {
             ReVancedUtils.verifyOnMainThread();
-            if (!newSponsorSegmentPreviewed) {
+            if (newSponsorSegmentStartMillis < 0 || newSponsorSegmentEndMillis < 0) {
+                ReVancedUtils.showToastShort(str("sb_new_segment_mark_locations_first"));
+            } else if (newSponsorSegmentStartMillis >= newSponsorSegmentEndMillis) {
+                ReVancedUtils.showToastShort(str("sb_new_segment_start_is_before_end"));
+            } else if (!newSponsorSegmentPreviewed && newSponsorSegmentStartMillis != 0) {
                 ReVancedUtils.showToastLong(str("sb_new_segment_preview_segment_first"));
-            } else if (newSponsorSegmentStartMillis >= 0 && newSponsorSegmentStartMillis < newSponsorSegmentEndMillis) {
+            } else {
                 long length = (newSponsorSegmentEndMillis - newSponsorSegmentStartMillis) / 1000;
                 long start = (newSponsorSegmentStartMillis) / 1000;
                 long end = (newSponsorSegmentEndMillis) / 1000;
@@ -273,8 +278,6 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
                         .setNegativeButton(android.R.string.no, null)
                         .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.yes, segmentReadyDialogButtonListener)
                         .show();
-            } else {
-                ReVancedUtils.showToastShort(str("sb_new_segment_mark_locations_first"));
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "onPublishClicked failure", ex);
@@ -308,24 +311,27 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
             voteSegmentTimeFormatter.applyPattern(formatPattern);
 
             final int numberOfSegments = currentSegments.length;
-            List<CharSequence> titles = new ArrayList<>(numberOfSegments);
+            CharSequence[] titles = new CharSequence[numberOfSegments];
             for (int i = 0; i < numberOfSegments; i++) {
                 SponsorSegment segment = currentSegments[i];
                 if (segment.category == SegmentCategory.UNSUBMITTED) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                String start = voteSegmentTimeFormatter.format(new Date(segment.start));
-                String end = voteSegmentTimeFormatter.format(new Date(segment.end));
                 StringBuilder htmlBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-                htmlBuilder.append(String.format("<b><font color=\"#%06X\">⬤</font> %s<br> %s to %s",
+                htmlBuilder.append(String.format("<b><font color=\"#%06X\">⬤</font> %s<br>",
-                        segment.category.color, segment.category.title, start, end));
+                        segment.category.color, segment.category.title));
+                htmlBuilder.append(voteSegmentTimeFormatter.format(new Date(segment.start)));
+                if (segment.category != SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT) {
+                    htmlBuilder.append(" to ").append(voteSegmentTimeFormatter.format(new Date(segment.end)));
+                }
+                htmlBuilder.append("</b>");
                 if (i + 1 != numberOfSegments) // prevents trailing new line after last segment
                     htmlBuilder.append("<br>");
-                titles.add(Html.fromHtml(htmlBuilder.toString()));
+                titles[i] = Html.fromHtml(htmlBuilder.toString());
             }
 
             new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
-                    .setItems(titles.toArray(new CharSequence[0]), segmentVoteClickListener)
+                    .setItems(titles, segmentVoteClickListener)
                     .show();
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "onVotingClicked failure", ex);
@@ -335,7 +341,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
     private static void onNewCategorySelect(@NonNull SponsorSegment segment, @NonNull Context context) {
         try {
             ReVancedUtils.verifyOnMainThread();
-            final SegmentCategory[] values = SegmentCategory.valuesWithoutUnsubmitted();
+            final SegmentCategory[] values = SegmentCategory.categoriesWithoutHighlights();
             CharSequence[] titles = new CharSequence[values.length];
             for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
                 titles[i] = values[i].getTitleWithColorDot();
@@ -353,7 +359,11 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
     public static void onPreviewClicked() {
         try {
             ReVancedUtils.verifyOnMainThread();
-            if (newSponsorSegmentStartMillis >= 0 && newSponsorSegmentStartMillis < newSponsorSegmentEndMillis) {
+            if (newSponsorSegmentStartMillis < 0 || newSponsorSegmentEndMillis < 0) {
+                ReVancedUtils.showToastShort(str("sb_new_segment_mark_locations_first"));
+            } else if (newSponsorSegmentStartMillis >= newSponsorSegmentEndMillis) {
+                ReVancedUtils.showToastShort(str("sb_new_segment_start_is_before_end"));
+            } else {
                 VideoInformation.seekTo(newSponsorSegmentStartMillis - 2500);
                 final SponsorSegment[] original = SegmentPlaybackController.getSegmentsOfCurrentVideo();
                 final SponsorSegment[] segments = original == null ? new SponsorSegment[1] : Arrays.copyOf(original, original.length + 1);
@@ -362,8 +372,6 @@ public class SponsorBlockUtils {
                         newSponsorSegmentStartMillis, newSponsorSegmentEndMillis, false);
 
                 SegmentPlaybackController.setSegmentsOfCurrentVideo(segments);
-            } else {
-                ReVancedUtils.showToastShort(str("sb_new_segment_mark_locations_first"));
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "onPreviewClicked failure", ex);

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/objects/CategoryBehaviour.java

@@ -11,32 +11,29 @@ import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
 import app.revanced.integrations.utils.StringRef;
 
 public enum CategoryBehaviour {
-    SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY("skip", 2, sf("sb_skip_automatically"), true),
+    SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY("skip", 2, true, sf("sb_skip_automatically")),
     // desktop does not have skip-once behavior. Key is unique to ReVanced
-    SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY_ONCE("skip-once", 4, sf("sb_skip_automatically_once"), true),
+    SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY_ONCE("skip-once", 3, true, sf("sb_skip_automatically_once")),
-    MANUAL_SKIP("manual-skip", 1, sf("sb_skip_showbutton"), false),
+    MANUAL_SKIP("manual-skip", 1, false, sf("sb_skip_showbutton")),
-    SHOW_IN_SEEKBAR("seekbar-only", 0, sf("sb_skip_seekbaronly"), false),
+    SHOW_IN_SEEKBAR("seekbar-only", 0, false, sf("sb_skip_seekbaronly")),
-    // Ignore is the default behavior if no desktop behavior key is present
+    // ignored categories are not exported to json, and ignore is the default behavior when importing
-    IGNORE("ignore", 3, sf("sb_skip_ignore"), false);
+    IGNORE("ignore", -1, false, sf("sb_skip_ignore"));
 
     @NonNull
     public final String key;
     public final int desktopKey;
-    @NonNull
-    public final StringRef name;
     /**
      * If the segment should skip automatically
      */
-    public final boolean skip;
+    public final boolean skipAutomatically;
+    @NonNull
+    public final StringRef description;
 
-    CategoryBehaviour(String key,
+    CategoryBehaviour(String key, int desktopKey, boolean skipAutomatically, StringRef description) {
-                      int desktopKey,
-                      StringRef name,
-                      boolean skip) {
         this.key = Objects.requireNonNull(key);
         this.desktopKey = desktopKey;
-        this.name = Objects.requireNonNull(name);
+        this.skipAutomatically = skipAutomatically;
-        this.skip = skip;
+        this.description = Objects.requireNonNull(description);
     }
 
     @Nullable
@@ -60,31 +57,60 @@ public enum CategoryBehaviour {
     }
 
     private static String[] behaviorKeys;
-    private static String[] behaviorNames;
+    private static String[] behaviorDescriptions;
+
+    private static String[] behaviorKeysWithoutSkipOnce;
+    private static String[] behaviorDescriptionsWithoutSkipOnce;
 
     private static void createNameAndKeyArrays() {
         ReVancedUtils.verifyOnMainThread();
+
         CategoryBehaviour[] behaviours = values();
-        behaviorKeys = new String[behaviours.length];
+        final int behaviorLength = behaviours.length;
-        behaviorNames = new String[behaviours.length];
+        behaviorKeys = new String[behaviorLength];
-        for (int i = 0, length = behaviours.length; i < length; i++) {
+        behaviorDescriptions = new String[behaviorLength];
-            CategoryBehaviour behaviour = behaviours[i];
+        behaviorKeysWithoutSkipOnce = new String[behaviorLength - 1];
-            behaviorKeys[i] = behaviour.key;
+        behaviorDescriptionsWithoutSkipOnce = new String[behaviorLength - 1];
-            behaviorNames[i] = behaviour.name.toString();
+
+        int behaviorIndex = 0, behaviorHighlightIndex = 0;
+        while (behaviorIndex < behaviorLength) {
+            CategoryBehaviour behaviour = behaviours[behaviorIndex];
+            String key = behaviour.key;
+            String description = behaviour.description.toString();
+            behaviorKeys[behaviorIndex] = key;
+            behaviorDescriptions[behaviorIndex] = description;
+            behaviorIndex++;
+            if (behaviour != SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY_ONCE) {
+                behaviorKeysWithoutSkipOnce[behaviorHighlightIndex] = key;
+                behaviorDescriptionsWithoutSkipOnce[behaviorHighlightIndex] = description;
+                behaviorHighlightIndex++;
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    public static String[] getBehaviorNames() {
+    static String[] getBehaviorKeys() {
-        if (behaviorNames == null) {
-            createNameAndKeyArrays();
-        }
-        return behaviorNames;
-    }
-
-    public static String[] getBehaviorKeys() {
         if (behaviorKeys == null) {
             createNameAndKeyArrays();
         }
         return behaviorKeys;
     }
+    static String[] getBehaviorKeysWithoutSkipOnce() {
+        if (behaviorKeysWithoutSkipOnce == null) {
+            createNameAndKeyArrays();
+        }
+        return behaviorKeysWithoutSkipOnce;
+    }
+
+    static String[] getBehaviorDescriptions() {
+        if (behaviorDescriptions == null) {
+            createNameAndKeyArrays();
+        }
+        return behaviorDescriptions;
+    }
+    static String[] getBehaviorDescriptionsWithoutSkipOnce() {
+        if (behaviorDescriptionsWithoutSkipOnce == null) {
+            createNameAndKeyArrays();
+        }
+        return behaviorDescriptionsWithoutSkipOnce;
+    }
 }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/objects/SegmentCategory.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
 import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SharedPrefCategory;
 import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
 import app.revanced.integrations.utils.StringRef;
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
             MANUAL_SKIP, 0xFFFF00),
     INTERACTION("interaction", sf("sb_segments_interaction"), sf("sb_segments_interaction_sum"), sf("sb_skip_button_interaction"), sf("sb_skipped_interaction"),
             MANUAL_SKIP, 0xCC00FF),
+    /**
+     * Unique category that is treated differently than the rest.
+     */
+    HIGHLIGHT("poi_highlight", sf("sb_segments_highlight"), sf("sb_segments_highlight_sum"), sf("sb_skip_button_highlight"), sf("sb_skipped_highlight"),
+            MANUAL_SKIP, 0xFF1684),
     INTRO("intro", sf("sb_segments_intro"), sf("sb_segments_intro_sum"),
             sf("sb_skip_button_intro_beginning"), sf("sb_skip_button_intro_middle"), sf("sb_skip_button_intro_end"),
             sf("sb_skipped_intro_beginning"), sf("sb_skipped_intro_middle"), sf("sb_skipped_intro_end"),
@@ -50,7 +56,10 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
     UNSUBMITTED("unsubmitted", StringRef.empty, StringRef.empty, sf("sb_skip_button_unsubmitted"), sf("sb_skipped_unsubmitted"),
             SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY, 0xFFFFFF);
 
-    private static final SegmentCategory[] mValuesWithoutUnsubmitted = new SegmentCategory[]{
+    private static final StringRef skipSponsorTextCompact = sf("sb_skip_button_compact");
+    private static final StringRef skipSponsorTextCompactHighlight = sf("sb_skip_button_compact_highlight");
+
+    private static final SegmentCategory[] categoriesWithoutHighlights = new SegmentCategory[]{
             SPONSOR,
             SELF_PROMO,
             INTERACTION,
@@ -60,7 +69,19 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
             FILLER,
             MUSIC_OFFTOPIC,
     };
-    private static final Map<String, SegmentCategory> mValuesMap = new HashMap<>(2 * mValuesWithoutUnsubmitted.length);
+
+    private static final SegmentCategory[] categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted = new SegmentCategory[]{
+            SPONSOR,
+            SELF_PROMO,
+            INTERACTION,
+            HIGHLIGHT,
+            INTRO,
+            OUTRO,
+            PREVIEW,
+            FILLER,
+            MUSIC_OFFTOPIC,
+    };
+    private static final Map<String, SegmentCategory> mValuesMap = new HashMap<>(2 * categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted.length);
 
     private static final String COLOR_PREFERENCE_KEY_SUFFIX = "_color";
 
@@ -70,13 +91,18 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
     public static String sponsorBlockAPIFetchCategories = "[]";
 
     static {
-        for (SegmentCategory value : mValuesWithoutUnsubmitted)
+        for (SegmentCategory value : categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted)
             mValuesMap.put(value.key, value);
     }
 
     @NonNull
-    public static SegmentCategory[] valuesWithoutUnsubmitted() {
+    public static SegmentCategory[] categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted() {
-        return mValuesWithoutUnsubmitted;
+        return categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted;
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    public static SegmentCategory[] categoriesWithoutHighlights() {
+        return categoriesWithoutHighlights;
     }
 
     @Nullable
@@ -87,7 +113,7 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
     public static void loadFromPreferences() {
         SharedPreferences preferences = SharedPrefCategory.SPONSOR_BLOCK.preferences;
         LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "loadFromPreferences");
-        for (SegmentCategory category : valuesWithoutUnsubmitted()) {
+        for (SegmentCategory category : categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted()) {
             category.load(preferences);
         }
         updateEnabledCategories();
@@ -97,7 +123,7 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
      * Must be called if behavior of any category is changed
      */
     public static void updateEnabledCategories() {
-        SegmentCategory[] categories = valuesWithoutUnsubmitted();
+        SegmentCategory[] categories = categoriesWithoutUnsubmitted();
         List<String> enabledCategories = new ArrayList<>(categories.length);
         for (SegmentCategory category : categories) {
             if (category.behaviour != CategoryBehaviour.IGNORE) {
@@ -157,6 +183,7 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
      * If value is changed, then also call {@link #save(SharedPreferences.Editor)}
      */
     public int color;
+
     /**
      * If value is changed, then also call {@link #updateEnabledCategories()}
      */
@@ -272,17 +299,23 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
      * @return the skip button text
      */
     @NonNull
-    public String getSkipButtonText(long segmentStartTime, long videoLength) {
+    StringRef getSkipButtonText(long segmentStartTime, long videoLength) {
+        if (SettingsEnum.SB_USE_COMPACT_SKIPBUTTON.getBoolean()) {
+            return (this == SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT)
+                    ? skipSponsorTextCompactHighlight
+                    : skipSponsorTextCompact;
+        }
+
         if (videoLength == 0) {
-            return skipButtonTextBeginning.toString(); // video is still loading.  Assume it's the beginning
+            return skipButtonTextBeginning; // video is still loading.  Assume it's the beginning
         }
         final float position = segmentStartTime / (float) videoLength;
         if (position < 0.25f) {
-            return skipButtonTextBeginning.toString();
+            return skipButtonTextBeginning;
         } else if (position < 0.75f) {
-            return skipButtonTextMiddle.toString();
+            return skipButtonTextMiddle;
         }
-        return skipButtonTextEnd.toString();
+        return skipButtonTextEnd;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -291,16 +324,16 @@ public enum SegmentCategory {
      * @return 'skipped segment' toast message
      */
     @NonNull
-    public String getSkippedToastText(long segmentStartTime, long videoLength) {
+    StringRef getSkippedToastText(long segmentStartTime, long videoLength) {
         if (videoLength == 0) {
-            return skippedToastBeginning.toString(); // video is still loading.  Assume it's the beginning
+            return skippedToastBeginning; // video is still loading.  Assume it's the beginning
         }
         final float position = segmentStartTime / (float) videoLength;
         if (position < 0.25f) {
-            return skippedToastBeginning.toString();
+            return skippedToastBeginning;
         } else if (position < 0.75f) {
-            return skippedToastMiddle.toString();
+            return skippedToastMiddle;
         }
-        return skippedToastEnd.toString();
+        return skippedToastEnd;
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/objects/SegmentCategoryListPreference.java

@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ public class SegmentCategoryListPreference extends ListPreference {
 
     public SegmentCategoryListPreference(Context context, SegmentCategory category) {
         super(context);
+        final boolean isHighlightCategory = category == SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT;
         this.category = Objects.requireNonNull(category);
         setKey(category.key);
         setDefaultValue(category.behaviour.key);
-        setEntries(CategoryBehaviour.getBehaviorNames());
+        setEntries(isHighlightCategory
-        setEntryValues(CategoryBehaviour.getBehaviorKeys());
+                ? CategoryBehaviour.getBehaviorDescriptionsWithoutSkipOnce()
+                : CategoryBehaviour.getBehaviorDescriptions());
+        setEntryValues(isHighlightCategory
+                ? CategoryBehaviour.getBehaviorKeysWithoutSkipOnce()
+                : CategoryBehaviour.getBehaviorKeys());
         setSummary(category.description.toString());
         updateTitle();
     }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/objects/SponsorSegment.java

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ public class SponsorSegment implements Comparable<SponsorSegment> {
         DOWNVOTE(sf("sb_vote_downvote"), 0, true),
         CATEGORY_CHANGE(sf("sb_vote_category"), -1, true); // apiVoteType is not used for category change
 
+        public static final SegmentVote[] voteTypesWithoutCategoryChange = {
+                UPVOTE,
+                DOWNVOTE,
+        };
+
         @NonNull
         public final StringRef title;
         public final int apiVoteType;
@@ -51,36 +56,28 @@ public class SponsorSegment implements Comparable<SponsorSegment> {
     }
 
     public boolean shouldAutoSkip() {
-        return category.behaviour.skip && !(didAutoSkipped && category.behaviour == CategoryBehaviour.SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY_ONCE);
+        return category.behaviour.skipAutomatically && !(didAutoSkipped && category.behaviour == CategoryBehaviour.SKIP_AUTOMATICALLY_ONCE);
     }
 
     /**
      * @param nearThreshold threshold to declare the time parameter is near this segment. Must be a positive number
      */
-    public boolean timeIsNearStart(long videoTime, long nearThreshold) {
+    public boolean startIsNear(long videoTime, long nearThreshold) {
         return Math.abs(start - videoTime) <= nearThreshold;
     }
 
     /**
      * @param nearThreshold threshold to declare the time parameter is near this segment. Must be a positive number
      */
-    public boolean timeIsNearEnd(long videoTime, long nearThreshold) {
+    public boolean endIsNear(long videoTime, long nearThreshold) {
         return Math.abs(end - videoTime) <= nearThreshold;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param nearThreshold threshold to declare the time parameter is near this segment
+     * @return if the time parameter is within this segment
-     * @return if the time parameter is within or close to this segment
      */
-    public boolean timeIsInsideOrNear(long videoTime, long nearThreshold) {
+    public boolean containsTime(long videoTime) {
-        return (start - nearThreshold) <= videoTime && videoTime < (end + nearThreshold);
+        return start <= videoTime && videoTime < end;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return if the time parameter is outside this segment
-     */
-    public boolean timeIsOutside(long videoTime) {
-        return start < videoTime || end <= videoTime;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ public class SponsorSegment implements Comparable<SponsorSegment> {
      */
     @NonNull
     public String getSkipButtonText() {
-        return category.getSkipButtonText(start, VideoInformation.getCurrentVideoLength());
+        return category.getSkipButtonText(start, VideoInformation.getCurrentVideoLength()).toString();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ public class SponsorSegment implements Comparable<SponsorSegment> {
      */
     @NonNull
     public String getSkippedToastText() {
-        return category.getSkippedToastText(start, VideoInformation.getCurrentVideoLength());
+        return category.getSkippedToastText(start, VideoInformation.getCurrentVideoLength()).toString();
     }
 
     @Override

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/requests/SBRequester.java

@@ -65,19 +65,15 @@ public class SBRequester {
                     JSONArray segment = obj.getJSONArray("segment");
                     final long start = (long) (segment.getDouble(0) * 1000);
                     final long end = (long) (segment.getDouble(1) * 1000);
-                    if ((end - start) < minSegmentDuration)
-                        continue;
 
-                    String categoryKey = obj.getString("category");
                     String uuid = obj.getString("UUID");
-                    boolean locked = obj.getInt("locked") == 1;
+                    final boolean locked = obj.getInt("locked") == 1;
-
+                    String categoryKey = obj.getString("category");
-                    SegmentCategory segmentCategory = SegmentCategory.byCategoryKey(categoryKey);
+                    SegmentCategory category = SegmentCategory.byCategoryKey(categoryKey);
-                    if (segmentCategory == null) {
+                    if (category == null) {
                         LogHelper.printException(() -> "Received unknown category: " + categoryKey); // should never happen
-                    } else if (segmentCategory.behaviour != CategoryBehaviour.IGNORE) {
+                    } else if ((end - start) >= minSegmentDuration || category == SegmentCategory.HIGHLIGHT) {
-                        SponsorSegment sponsorSegment = new SponsorSegment(segmentCategory, uuid, start, end, locked);
+                        segments.add(new SponsorSegment(category, uuid, start, end, locked));
-                        segments.add(sponsorSegment);
                     }
                 }
                 LogHelper.printDebug(() -> {

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/ui/SkipSponsorButton.java

@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import static app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils.getResourceColor;
 import static app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils.getResourceDimension;
 import static app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils.getResourceDimensionPixelSize;
 import static app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils.getResourceIdentifier;
-import static app.revanced.integrations.utils.StringRef.str;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
@@ -16,9 +14,10 @@ import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
 import app.revanced.integrations.sponsorblock.SegmentPlaybackController;
 import app.revanced.integrations.sponsorblock.objects.SponsorSegment;
 import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
@@ -27,9 +26,9 @@ public class SkipSponsorButton extends FrameLayout {
     private static final boolean highContrast = true;
     private final LinearLayout skipSponsorBtnContainer;
     private final TextView skipSponsorTextView;
-    private final CharSequence skipSponsorTextCompact;
     private final Paint background;
     private final Paint border;
+    private SponsorSegment segment;
     final int defaultBottomMargin;
     final int ctaBottomMargin;
 
@@ -61,11 +60,9 @@ public class SkipSponsorButton extends FrameLayout {
         skipSponsorTextView = Objects.requireNonNull((TextView) findViewById(getResourceIdentifier(context, "sb_skip_sponsor_button_text", "id")));  // id:skip_ad_button_text;
         defaultBottomMargin = getResourceDimensionPixelSize("skip_button_default_bottom_margin");  // dimen:skip_button_default_bottom_margin
         ctaBottomMargin = getResourceDimensionPixelSize("skip_button_cta_bottom_margin");  // dimen:skip_button_cta_bottom_margin
-        skipSponsorTextCompact = str("sb_skip_button_compact");  // string:skip_ads "Skip ads"
 
         skipSponsorBtnContainer.setOnClickListener(v -> {
-            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Skip button clicked");
+            SegmentPlaybackController.onSkipSegmentClicked(segment);
-            SegmentPlaybackController.onSkipSponsorClicked();
         });
     }
 
@@ -90,10 +87,9 @@ public class SkipSponsorButton extends FrameLayout {
     /**
      * @return true, if this button state was changed
      */
-    public boolean updateSkipButtonText(SponsorSegment segment) {
+    public boolean updateSkipButtonText(@NonNull SponsorSegment segment) {
-        CharSequence newText = SettingsEnum.SB_USE_COMPACT_SKIPBUTTON.getBoolean()
+        this.segment = segment;
-                ? skipSponsorTextCompact
+        CharSequence newText = segment.getSkipButtonText();
-                : segment.getSkipButtonText();
         if (newText.equals(skipSponsorTextView.getText())) {
             return false;
         }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/sponsorblock/ui/SponsorBlockViewController.java

@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
 public class SponsorBlockViewController {
     private static WeakReference<RelativeLayout> inlineSponsorOverlayRef = new WeakReference<>(null);
     private static WeakReference<ViewGroup> youtubeOverlaysLayoutRef = new WeakReference<>(null);
+    private static WeakReference<SkipSponsorButton> skipHighlightButtonRef = new WeakReference<>(null);
     private static WeakReference<SkipSponsorButton> skipSponsorButtonRef = new WeakReference<>(null);
     private static WeakReference<NewSegmentLayout> newSegmentLayoutRef = new WeakReference<>(null);
-    private static boolean canShowViewElements = true;
+    private static boolean canShowViewElements;
+    private static boolean newSegmentLayoutVisible;
+    @Nullable
+    private static SponsorSegment skipHighlight;
     @Nullable
     private static SponsorSegment skipSegment;
 
@@ -51,161 +55,155 @@ public class SponsorBlockViewController {
         try {
             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "initializing");
 
-            RelativeLayout layout = new RelativeLayout(ReVancedUtils.getContext());
+            Context context = ReVancedUtils.getContext();
+            RelativeLayout layout = new RelativeLayout(context);
             layout.setLayoutParams(new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
-            LayoutInflater.from(ReVancedUtils.getContext()).inflate(getResourceIdentifier("inline_sponsor_overlay", "layout"), layout);
+            LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(getResourceIdentifier("inline_sponsor_overlay", "layout"), layout);
             inlineSponsorOverlayRef = new WeakReference<>(layout);
 
             ViewGroup viewGroup = (ViewGroup) obj;
-            viewGroup.addView(layout, viewGroup.getChildCount() - 2);
+            viewGroup.addView(layout);
+            viewGroup.setOnHierarchyChangeListener(new ViewGroup.OnHierarchyChangeListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void onChildViewAdded(View parent, View child) {
+                    // ensure SB buttons and controls are always on top, otherwise the endscreen cards can cover the skip button
+                    RelativeLayout layout = inlineSponsorOverlayRef.get();
+                    if (layout != null) {
+                        layout.bringToFront();
+                    }
+                }
+                @Override
+                public void onChildViewRemoved(View parent, View child) {
+                }
+            });
             youtubeOverlaysLayoutRef = new WeakReference<>(viewGroup);
 
+            skipHighlightButtonRef = new WeakReference<>(
+                    Objects.requireNonNull(layout.findViewById(getResourceIdentifier("sb_skip_highlight_button", "id"))));
             skipSponsorButtonRef = new WeakReference<>(
                     Objects.requireNonNull(layout.findViewById(getResourceIdentifier("sb_skip_sponsor_button", "id"))));
-
             newSegmentLayoutRef = new WeakReference<>(
                     Objects.requireNonNull(layout.findViewById(getResourceIdentifier("sb_new_segment_view", "id"))));
+
+            newSegmentLayoutVisible = false;
+            skipHighlight = null;
+            skipSegment = null;
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "initialize failure", ex);
         }
     }
 
-    public static void showSkipButton(@NonNull SponsorSegment info) {
+    public static void hideAll() {
-        skipSegment = Objects.requireNonNull(info);
+        hideSkipHighlightButton();
-        updateSkipButton();
+        hideSkipSegmentButton();
+        hideNewSegmentLayout();
     }
 
-    public static void hideSkipButton() {
+    public static void showSkipHighlightButton(@NonNull SponsorSegment segment) {
-        skipSegment = null;
+        skipHighlight = Objects.requireNonNull(segment);
-        updateSkipButton();
-    }
-
-    private static void updateSkipButton() {
-        SkipSponsorButton skipSponsorButton = skipSponsorButtonRef.get();
-        if (skipSponsorButton == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        if (skipSegment == null) {
-            setSkipSponsorButtonVisibility(false);
-        } else {
-            final boolean layoutNeedsUpdating = skipSponsorButton.updateSkipButtonText(skipSegment);
-            if (layoutNeedsUpdating) {
-                bringLayoutToFront();
-            }
-            setSkipSponsorButtonVisibility(true);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static void showNewSegmentLayout() {
-        setNewSegmentLayoutVisibility(true);
-    }
-
-    public static void hideNewSegmentLayout() {
         NewSegmentLayout newSegmentLayout = newSegmentLayoutRef.get();
-        if (newSegmentLayout == null) {
+        // don't show highlight button if create new segment is visible
+        final boolean buttonVisibility = newSegmentLayout != null && newSegmentLayout.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE;
+        updateSkipButton(skipHighlightButtonRef.get(), segment, buttonVisibility);
+    }
+    public static void showSkipSegmentButton(@NonNull SponsorSegment segment) {
+        skipSegment = Objects.requireNonNull(segment);
+        updateSkipButton(skipSponsorButtonRef.get(), segment, true);
+    }
+
+    public static void hideSkipHighlightButton() {
+        skipHighlight = null;
+        updateSkipButton(skipHighlightButtonRef.get(), null, false);
+    }
+    public static void hideSkipSegmentButton() {
+        skipSegment = null;
+        updateSkipButton(skipSponsorButtonRef.get(), null, false);
+    }
+
+    private static void updateSkipButton(@Nullable SkipSponsorButton button,
+                                         @Nullable SponsorSegment segment, boolean visible) {
+        if (button == null) {
             return;
         }
-        setNewSegmentLayoutVisibility(false);
+        if (segment != null) {
+            button.updateSkipButtonText(segment);
+        }
+        setViewVisibility(button, visible);
     }
 
     public static void toggleNewSegmentLayoutVisibility() {
         NewSegmentLayout newSegmentLayout = newSegmentLayoutRef.get();
-        if (newSegmentLayout == null) {
+        if (newSegmentLayout == null) { // should never happen
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "toggleNewSegmentLayoutVisibility failure");
             return;
         }
-        setNewSegmentLayoutVisibility(newSegmentLayout.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE ? false : true);
+        newSegmentLayoutVisible = (newSegmentLayout.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE);
+        if (skipHighlight != null) {
+            setViewVisibility(skipHighlightButtonRef.get(), !newSegmentLayoutVisible);
+        }
+        setViewVisibility(newSegmentLayout, newSegmentLayoutVisible);
     }
 
-    private static void playerTypeChanged(PlayerType playerType) {
+    public static void hideNewSegmentLayout() {
+        newSegmentLayoutVisible = false;
+        NewSegmentLayout newSegmentLayout = newSegmentLayoutRef.get();
+        if (newSegmentLayout == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        setViewVisibility(newSegmentLayout, false);
+    }
+
+    private static void setViewVisibility(@Nullable View view, boolean visible) {
+        if (view == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        visible &= canShowViewElements;
+        final int desiredVisibility = visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE;
+        if (view.getVisibility() != desiredVisibility) {
+            view.setVisibility(desiredVisibility);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void playerTypeChanged(@NonNull PlayerType playerType) {
         try {
             final boolean isWatchFullScreen = playerType == PlayerType.WATCH_WHILE_FULLSCREEN;
             canShowViewElements = (isWatchFullScreen || playerType == PlayerType.WATCH_WHILE_MAXIMIZED);
 
-            setSkipButtonMargins(isWatchFullScreen);
-            setNewSegmentLayoutMargins(isWatchFullScreen);
-            updateSkipButton();
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "Player type changed error", ex);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void setSkipButtonMargins(boolean fullScreen) {
-        SkipSponsorButton skipSponsorButton = skipSponsorButtonRef.get();
-        if (skipSponsorButton == null) {
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "setSkipButtonMargins failure");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams) skipSponsorButton.getLayoutParams();
-        if (params == null) {
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "setSkipButtonMargins failure");
-            return;
-        }
-        params.bottomMargin = fullScreen ? skipSponsorButton.ctaBottomMargin : skipSponsorButton.defaultBottomMargin;
-        skipSponsorButton.setLayoutParams(params);
-    }
-
-    private static void setSkipSponsorButtonVisibility(boolean visible) {
-        SkipSponsorButton skipSponsorButton = skipSponsorButtonRef.get();
-        if (skipSponsorButton == null) {
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "setSkipSponsorButtonVisibility failure");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        visible &= canShowViewElements;
-
-        final int desiredVisibility = visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE;
-        if (skipSponsorButton.getVisibility() != desiredVisibility) {
-            skipSponsorButton.setVisibility(desiredVisibility);
-            if (visible) {
-                bringLayoutToFront();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void setNewSegmentLayoutMargins(boolean fullScreen) {
             NewSegmentLayout newSegmentLayout = newSegmentLayoutRef.get();
-        if (newSegmentLayout == null) {
+            setNewSegmentLayoutMargins(newSegmentLayout, isWatchFullScreen);
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "Unable to setNewSegmentLayoutMargins (button is null)");
+            setViewVisibility(newSegmentLayoutRef.get(), newSegmentLayoutVisible);
-            return;
+
+            SkipSponsorButton skipHighlightButton = skipHighlightButtonRef.get();
+            setSkipButtonMargins(skipHighlightButton, isWatchFullScreen);
+            setViewVisibility(skipHighlightButton, skipHighlight != null);
+
+            SkipSponsorButton skipSponsorButton = skipSponsorButtonRef.get();
+            setSkipButtonMargins(skipSponsorButton, isWatchFullScreen);
+            setViewVisibility(skipSponsorButton, skipSegment != null);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            LogHelper.printException(() -> "Player type changed failure", ex);
+        }
     }
 
-        RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams) newSegmentLayout.getLayoutParams();
+    private static void setNewSegmentLayoutMargins(@Nullable NewSegmentLayout layout, boolean fullScreen) {
+         if (layout != null) {
+            setLayoutMargins(layout, fullScreen, layout.defaultBottomMargin, layout.ctaBottomMargin);
+        }
+    }
+    private static void setSkipButtonMargins(@Nullable SkipSponsorButton button, boolean fullScreen) {
+        if (button != null) {
+            setLayoutMargins(button, fullScreen, button.defaultBottomMargin, button.ctaBottomMargin);
+        }
+    }
+    private static void setLayoutMargins(@NonNull View view, boolean fullScreen,
+                                         int defaultBottomMargin, int ctaBottomMargin) {
+        RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
         if (params == null) {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "Unable to setNewSegmentLayoutMargins (params are null)");
             return;
         }
-        params.bottomMargin = fullScreen ? newSegmentLayout.ctaBottomMargin : newSegmentLayout.defaultBottomMargin;
+        params.bottomMargin = fullScreen ? ctaBottomMargin : defaultBottomMargin;
-        newSegmentLayout.setLayoutParams(params);
+        view.setLayoutParams(params);
-    }
-
-    private static void setNewSegmentLayoutVisibility(boolean visible) {
-        NewSegmentLayout newSegmentLayout = newSegmentLayoutRef.get();
-        if (newSegmentLayout == null) {
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "setNewSegmentLayoutVisibility failure");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        visible &= canShowViewElements;
-
-        final int desiredVisibility = visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE;
-        if (newSegmentLayout.getVisibility() != desiredVisibility) {
-            newSegmentLayout.setVisibility(desiredVisibility);
-            if (visible) {
-                bringLayoutToFront();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void bringLayoutToFront() {
-        RelativeLayout layout = inlineSponsorOverlayRef.get();
-        if (layout != null) {
-            // needed to keep skip button overtop end screen cards
-            layout.bringToFront();
-            layout.requestLayout();
-            layout.invalidate();
-        }
     }
 
     /**