chore(release): 0.101.0-dev.1 [skip ci]

# [0.101.0-dev.1](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-integrations/compare/v0.100.2-dev.3...v0.101.0-dev.1) (2023-03-17)

### Features

* **youtube/spoof-signature-verification:** automatic signature spoofing ([d16980e](d16980ef2f))

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Release
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    branches: 
+    branches:
       - main
       - dev
   pull_request:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Cancel previou runs
+    - name: Cancel previous runs
       uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: "latest"
+        node-version: "18"
         cache: 'npm'
     - name: Setup semantic-release
-      run: npm install semantic-release@19.0.5 @saithodev/semantic-release-backmerge @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/changelog gradle-semantic-release-plugin@1.7.4 -D
+      run: npm install
     - name: Release
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPOSITORY_PUSH_ACCESS }}
-      run: npx semantic-release
+      run: npm exec semantic-release

.releaserc

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     [
       "@saithodev/semantic-release-backmerge",
       {
-        branches: [{from: "main", to: "dev"}],
+        backmergeBranches: [{"from": "main", "to": "dev"}],
         clearWorkspace: true
       }
     ]

app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import java.io.FileInputStream
-import java.util.Properties
-
 plugins {
     id("com.android.application")
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(project(mapOf("path" to ":dummy")))
     compileOnly("androidx.annotation:annotation:1.5.0")
-    compileOnly("androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.5.1")
+    compileOnly("androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1")
     compileOnly("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:5.0.0-alpha.11")
     compileOnly("com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.9.0")
 }

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

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ final class CommentsPatch extends Filter {
         var comments = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.HIDE_COMMENTS_SECTION, "video_metadata_carousel", "_comments");
         var previewComment = new BlockRule(
                 SettingsEnum.HIDE_PREVIEW_COMMENT,
-                "carousel_item",
+                "|carousel_item",
                 "comments_entry_point_teaser",
                 "comments_entry_point_simplebox"
         );

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

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
-
-import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
-import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
-
-public final class FixPlaybackPatch {
-    private static Thread currentThread = null;
-    private static String videoId;
-
-    public static void newVideoLoaded(final String videoId) {
-        if (!SettingsEnum.FIX_PLAYBACK.getBoolean()) return;
-
-        if (videoId.equals(FixPlaybackPatch.videoId)) return;
-        else FixPlaybackPatch.videoId = videoId;
-
-        if (currentThread != null) {
-            currentThread.interrupt();
-        }
-
-        currentThread = new Thread(() -> {
-            try {
-                while (true) {
-                    var currentVideoTime = VideoInformation.getVideoTime();
-
-                    if (currentVideoTime > -1) {
-                        VideoInformation.seekTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
-                        VideoInformation.seekTo(currentVideoTime);
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    Thread.sleep(10);
-                }
-            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Thread was interrupted");
-            }
-        });
-
-        currentThread.start();
-    }
-}

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

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
 
 import android.view.View;
-
 import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
 
 public class FullscreenPanelsRemoverPatch {
-
     public static int getFullscreenPanelsVisibility() {
         return SettingsEnum.HIDE_FULLSCREEN_PANELS.getBoolean() ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE;
     }
-
 }

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

@@ -26,21 +26,27 @@ public final class GeneralAdsPatch extends Filter {
         var subscribersCommunityGuidelines = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_SUBSCRIBERS_COMMUNITY_GUIDELINES_REMOVAL, "sponsorships_comments_upsell");
         var channelMemberShelf = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_CHANNEL_MEMBER_SHELF_REMOVAL, "member_recognition_shelf");
         var compactBanner = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_COMPACT_BANNER_REMOVAL, "compact_banner");
-        var inFeedSurvey = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_FEED_SURVEY_REMOVAL, "in_feed_survey");
+        var inFeedSurvey = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_FEED_SURVEY_REMOVAL, "in_feed_survey", "slimline_survey");
         var medicalPanel = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_MEDICAL_PANEL_REMOVAL, "medical_panel");
         var paidContent = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_PAID_CONTENT_REMOVAL, "paid_content_overlay");
         var merchandise = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_MERCHANDISE_REMOVAL, "product_carousel");
         var infoPanel = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_INFO_PANEL_REMOVAL, "publisher_transparency_panel", "single_item_information_panel");
         var latestPosts = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_HIDE_LATEST_POSTS, "post_shelf");
         var channelGuidelines = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_HIDE_CHANNEL_GUIDELINES, "channel_guidelines_entry_banner");
-        var artistCard = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.HIDE_ARTIST_CARD, "official_card");
+        var artistCard = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.HIDE_ARTIST_CARDS, "official_card");
         var selfSponsor = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_SELF_SPONSOR_REMOVAL, "cta_shelf_card");
-        var chapterTeaser = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_CHAPTER_TEASER_REMOVAL, "expandable_metadata");
+        var chapterTeaser = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_CHAPTER_TEASER_REMOVAL, "expandable_metadata", "macro_markers_carousel");
+        var viewProducts = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_VIEW_PRODUCTS, "product_item", "products_in_video");
+        var webLinkPanel = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_WEB_SEARCH_RESULTS, "web_link_panel");
+        var channelBar = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_CHANNEL_BAR, "channel_bar");
+        var relatedVideos = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_RELATED_VIDEOS, "fullscreen_related_videos");
+        var quickActions = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_QUICK_ACTIONS, "quick_actions");
+        var imageShelf = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_IMAGE_SHELF, "image_shelf");
         var graySeparator = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_GRAY_SEPARATOR,
                 "cell_divider" // layout residue (gray line above the buttoned ad),
         );
         var buttonedAd = new BlockRule(SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_BUTTONED_REMOVAL,
-                "video_display_full_buttoned_layout",
+                "_buttoned_layout",
                 "full_width_square_image_layout",
                 "_ad_with",
                 "landscape_image_wide_button_layout"
@@ -51,7 +57,11 @@ public final class GeneralAdsPatch extends Filter {
                 "banner_text_icon",
                 "square_image_layout",
                 "watch_metadata_app_promo",
-                "video_display_full_layout"
+                "video_display_full_layout",
+                "hero_promo_image",
+                "statement_banner",
+                "carousel_footered_layout",
+                "text_image_button_layout"
         );
         var movieAds = new BlockRule(
                 SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_MOVIE_REMOVAL,
@@ -65,20 +75,26 @@ public final class GeneralAdsPatch extends Filter {
         this.pathRegister.registerAll(
                 generalAds,
                 buttonedAd,
+                channelBar,
                 communityPosts,
                 paidContent,
                 latestPosts,
                 movieAds,
                 chapterTeaser,
                 communityGuidelines,
+                quickActions,
+                relatedVideos,
                 compactBanner,
                 inFeedSurvey,
+                viewProducts,
                 medicalPanel,
                 merchandise,
                 infoPanel,
                 channelGuidelines,
                 artistCard,
                 selfSponsor,
+                webLinkPanel,
+                imageShelf,
                 subscribersCommunityGuidelines,
                 channelMemberShelf
         );

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

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
 import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
 
 public class HideAutoplayButtonPatch {
-
     public static boolean isButtonShown() {
-        return SettingsEnum.HIDE_AUTOPLAY_BUTTON.getBoolean() == false;
+        return !SettingsEnum.HIDE_AUTOPLAY_BUTTON.getBoolean();
     }
 }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
+
+import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
+
+public final class HideFloatingMicrophoneButtonPatch {
+    public static boolean hideFloatingMicrophoneButton(final boolean original) {
+        return SettingsEnum.HIDE_FLOATING_MICROPHONE_BUTTON.getBoolean() || original;
+    }
+}

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

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
 
 import android.view.View;
-
 import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
 
-public class HideInfocardsPatch {
-    public static void hideInfocardsIncognito(View view) {
+public class HideInfoCardsPatch {
+    public static void hideInfoCardsIncognito(View view) {
         if (!SettingsEnum.HIDE_INFO_CARDS.getBoolean()) return;
         view.setVisibility(View.GONE);
     }
 
-    public static boolean hideInfocardsMethodCall() {
+    public static boolean hideInfoCardsMethodCall() {
         return SettingsEnum.HIDE_INFO_CARDS.getBoolean();
     }
 }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
+
+
+import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
+
+public final class HidePlayerButtonsPatch {
+
+    public static boolean hideButtons() {
+        return SettingsEnum.HIDE_PLAYER_BUTTONS.getBoolean();
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
+
+import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
+
+public class HideSeekbarPatch {
+    public static boolean hideSeekbar() {
+        return SettingsEnum.HIDE_SEEKBAR.getBoolean();
+    }
+}

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

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
-
-import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
-
-public class HideTimeAndSeekbarPatch {
-    //Used by app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hidetimeandseekbar.patch.HideTimeAndSeekbarPatch
-    public static boolean hideTimeAndSeekbar() {
-        return SettingsEnum.HIDE_TIME_AND_SEEKBAR.getBoolean();
-    }
-}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
+
+import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
+
+public class HideTimestampPatch {
+    public static boolean hideTimestamp() {
+        return SettingsEnum.HIDE_TIMESTAMP.getBoolean();
+    }
+}

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

@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
 
 import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
 
-public class HideWatchinVRPatch {
-    //Used by app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.watchinvr.patch.HideWatchinVRPatch
-    public static boolean hideWatchinVR() {
+public class HideWatchInVRPatch {
+    public static boolean hideWatchInVR() {
         return SettingsEnum.HIDE_WATCH_IN_VR.getBoolean();
     }
 }

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

@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
 
-import static app.revanced.integrations.sponsorblock.StringRef.str;
-
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.widget.Toast;
-
-import java.util.Objects;
-
 import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
 import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static app.revanced.integrations.sponsorblock.StringRef.str;
+
 public class MicroGSupport {
     private static final String MICROG_VENDOR = "com.mgoogle";
-    private static final String MICROG_PACKAGE_NAME = "com.mgoogle.android.gms";
+    private static final String MICROG_PACKAGE_NAME = MICROG_VENDOR + ".android.gms";
     private static final String VANCED_MICROG_DOWNLOAD_LINK = "https://github.com/TeamVanced/VancedMicroG/releases/latest";
     private static final String DONT_KILL_MY_APP_LINK = "https://dontkillmyapp.com";
-    private static final Uri VANCED_MICROG_PROVIDER = Uri.parse("content://com.mgoogle.android.gsf.gservices/prefix");
+    private static final Uri VANCED_MICROG_PROVIDER = Uri.parse("content://" + MICROG_VENDOR + ".android.gsf.gservices/prefix");
 
     private static void startIntent(Context context, String uriString, String message) {
         Toast.makeText(context, message, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

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

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
 
 import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
+import app.revanced.integrations.shared.PlayerType;
 
 public class MinimizedPlaybackPatch {
 
+    public static boolean isNotPlayingShorts(boolean isPipEnabled) {
+        return !PlayerType.getCurrent().isNoneOrHidden() && isPipEnabled;
+    }
+
     public static boolean isMinimizedPlaybackEnabled() {
         return SettingsEnum.ENABLE_MINIMIZED_PLAYBACK.getBoolean();
     }

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

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
-
-import java.net.URLDecoder;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
-import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
-
-public class OpenLinksDirectlyPatch {
-
-    public static String parseRedirectUri(String uri) {
-        if (SettingsEnum.OPEN_LINKS_DIRECTLY.getBoolean()) {
-            Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile("&q=(http.+?)&v=").matcher(uri);
-            return matcher.find() ? URLDecoder.decode(matcher.group(1)) : uri;
-        }
-        return uri;
-    }
-}

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

@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
 package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-
+import android.text.Spanned;
 import app.revanced.integrations.returnyoutubedislike.ReturnYouTubeDislike;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
 /**
  * Used by app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.patch.ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch
  */
 public class ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch {
 
     /**
-     * Called when the video id changes
+     * Injection point
      */
     public static void newVideoLoaded(String videoId) {
         ReturnYouTubeDislike.newVideoLoaded(videoId);
     }
 
     /**
+     * Injection point
+     *
      * Called when a litho text component is created
      */
     public static void onComponentCreated(Object conversionContext, AtomicReference<Object> textRef) {
@@ -24,16 +27,22 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Injection point
+     *
+     * Called when a Shorts dislike Spannable is created
+     */
+    public static Spanned onShortsComponentCreated(Spanned dislike) {
+        return ReturnYouTubeDislike.onShortsComponentCreated(dislike);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Injection point
+     *
      * Called when the like/dislike button is clicked
      *
      * @param vote -1 (dislike), 0 (none) or 1 (like)
      */
     public static void sendVote(int vote) {
-        for (ReturnYouTubeDislike.Vote v : ReturnYouTubeDislike.Vote.values()) {
-            if (v.value == vote) {
-                ReturnYouTubeDislike.sendVote(v);
-                return;
-            }
-        }
+        ReturnYouTubeDislike.sendVote(vote);
     }
 }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
+
+import android.widget.Toast;
+
+import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
+import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
+import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
+
+public class SpoofSignatureVerificationPatch {
+    /**
+     * Protobuf parameters used by the player.
+     * Known issue: video preview not showing when using the seekbar.
+     */
+    private static final String PROTOBUF_PARAMETER_GENERAL = "CgIQBg";
+
+    /**
+     * Protobuf parameter of shorts and YouTube stories.
+     * Known issue: captions are positioned on upper area in the player.
+     */
+    private static final String PROTOBUF_PARAMETER_SHORTS = "8AEB"; // "8AEByAMTuAQP"
+
+    /**
+     * Target Protobuf parameters.
+     * Used by the generic player.
+     */
+    private static final String PROTOBUF_PARAMETER_TARGET = "YADI";
+
+    /**
+     * Injection point.
+     *
+     * @param originalValue originalValue protobuf parameter
+     */
+    public static String overrideProtobufParameter(String originalValue) {
+        try {
+            if (!SettingsEnum.SIGNATURE_SPOOFING.getBoolean()) {
+                return originalValue;
+            }
+            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Original protobuf parameter value: " + originalValue);
+            if (originalValue.startsWith(PROTOBUF_PARAMETER_TARGET) || originalValue.isEmpty()) {
+                return PROTOBUF_PARAMETER_SHORTS;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            LogHelper.printException(() -> "overrideProtobufParameter failure", ex);
+        }
+
+        return originalValue;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Injection point. Runs off the main thread.
+     * <p>
+     * Used to check the response code of video playback requests made by YouTube.
+     * Response code of interest is 403 that indicate a signature verification failure for the current request
+     *
+     * @param responseCode HTTP status code of the completed YouTube connection
+     */
+    public static void onResponse(int responseCode) {
+        try {
+            if (responseCode < 400 || responseCode >= 500) {
+                return; // everything normal
+            }
+            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "YouTube HTTP status code: " + responseCode);
+
+            if (SettingsEnum.SIGNATURE_SPOOFING.getBoolean()) {
+                return;  // already enabled
+            }
+
+            SettingsEnum.SIGNATURE_SPOOFING.saveValue(true);
+            ReVancedUtils.runOnMainThread(() -> {
+                Toast.makeText(
+                        ReVancedUtils.getContext(),
+                        "Spoofing app signature to prevent playback issues", Toast.LENGTH_LONG
+                ).show();
+                // it would be great if the video could be forcefully reloaded, but currently there is no code to do this
+            });
+
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            LogHelper.printException(() -> "onResponse failure", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+}

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

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package app.revanced.integrations.patches;
-
-import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
-
-public class VideoBufferPatch {
-
-    public static int getMaxBuffer() {
-        int confVal = SettingsEnum.MAX_BUFFER.getInt();
-        if (confVal < 1) confVal = 1;
-        return confVal;
-    }
-
-    public static int getPlaybackBuffer() {
-        int confVal = SettingsEnum.PLAYBACK_MAX_BUFFER.getInt();
-        if (confVal < 1) confVal = 1;
-        return confVal;
-    }
-
-    public static int getReBuffer() {
-        int confVal = SettingsEnum.MAX_PLAYBACK_BUFFER_AFTER_REBUFFER.getInt();
-        if (confVal < 1) confVal = 1;
-        return confVal;
-    }
-
-
-}

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/patches/playback/quality/RememberVideoQualityPatch.java

@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 package app.revanced.integrations.patches.playback.quality;
 
-import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
-import android.net.NetworkInfo;
 import android.widget.Toast;
+import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
+import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
+import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
+import app.revanced.integrations.utils.SharedPrefHelper;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
-import app.revanced.integrations.settings.SettingsEnum;
-import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
-import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
-import app.revanced.integrations.utils.SharedPrefHelper;
-
 public class RememberVideoQualityPatch {
 
     public static int selectedQuality1 = -2;
@@ -24,38 +21,37 @@ public class RememberVideoQualityPatch {
 
     public static void changeDefaultQuality(int defaultQuality) {
         Context context = ReVancedUtils.getContext();
-        if (isConnectedWifi(context)) {
-            try {
-                SharedPrefHelper.saveString(SharedPrefHelper.SharedPrefNames.REVANCED_PREFS, "wifi_quality", defaultQuality + "");
-                String message = "Changing default Wi-Fi quality to: " + defaultQuality;
-                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> message);
-                Toast.makeText(context, message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-            } catch (Exception ex) {
-                LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to change default WI-FI quality", ex);
-            }
-        } else if (isConnectedMobile(context)) {
-            try {
-                SharedPrefHelper.saveString(SharedPrefHelper.SharedPrefNames.REVANCED_PREFS, "mobile_quality", defaultQuality + "");
-                String message = "Changing default mobile data quality to:" + defaultQuality;
-                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> message);
-                Toast.makeText(context, message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-            } catch (Exception ex) {
-                LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to change default mobile data quality", ex);
-            }
-        } else {
+
+        var networkType = getNetworType(context);
+
+        if (networkType == NetworkType.NONE) {
             String message = "No internet connection.";
             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> message);
             Toast.makeText(context, message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+        } else {
+            var preferenceKey = "wifi_quality";
+            var networkTypeMessage = "WIFI";
+
+            if (networkType == NetworkType.MOBILE) {
+                networkTypeMessage = "mobile";
+                preferenceKey = "mobile_quality";
+            }
+
+            SharedPrefHelper.saveString(SharedPrefHelper.SharedPrefNames.REVANCED_PREFS, preferenceKey, defaultQuality + "");
+            String message = "Changing default " + networkTypeMessage + " quality to: " + defaultQuality;
+            Toast.makeText(context, message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
+
         userChangedQuality = false;
     }
 
     public static int setVideoQuality(Object[] qualities, int quality, Object qInterface, String qIndexMethod) {
-        int preferredQuality;
         Field[] fields;
+
         if (!(newVideo || userChangedQuality) || qInterface == null) {
             return quality;
         }
+
         Class<?> intType = Integer.TYPE;
         ArrayList<Integer> iStreamQualities = new ArrayList<>();
         try {
@@ -93,51 +89,48 @@ public class RememberVideoQualityPatch {
             LogHelper.printException(() -> "Context is null or settings not initialized, returning quality: " + qualityToLog);
             return quality;
         }
-        if (isConnectedWifi(context)) {
-            preferredQuality = SharedPrefHelper.getInt(SharedPrefHelper.SharedPrefNames.REVANCED_PREFS, "wifi_quality", -2);
-            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Wi-Fi connection detected, preferred quality: " + preferredQuality);
-        } else if (isConnectedMobile(context)) {
-            preferredQuality = SharedPrefHelper.getInt(SharedPrefHelper.SharedPrefNames.REVANCED_PREFS, "mobile_quality", -2);
-            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Mobile data connection detected, preferred quality: " + preferredQuality);
-        } else {
+        var networkType = getNetworType(context);
+        if (networkType == NetworkType.NONE) {
             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "No Internet connection!");
             return quality;
-        }
-        if (preferredQuality == -2) {
-            return quality;
-        }
-        for (int streamQuality2 : iStreamQualities) {
-            final int indexToLog = index;
-            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Quality at index " + indexToLog + ": " + streamQuality2);
-            index++;
-        }
-        for (Integer iStreamQuality : iStreamQualities) {
-            int streamQuality3 = iStreamQuality;
-            if (streamQuality3 <= preferredQuality) {
-                quality = streamQuality3;
+        } else {
+            var preferenceKey = "wifi_quality";
+            if (networkType == NetworkType.MOBILE) preferenceKey = "mobile_quality";
+
+            int preferredQuality = SharedPrefHelper.getInt(SharedPrefHelper.SharedPrefNames.REVANCED_PREFS, preferenceKey, -2);
+            if (preferredQuality == -2) return quality;
+
+            for (int streamQuality2 : iStreamQualities) {
+                final int indexToLog = index;
+                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Quality at index " + indexToLog + ": " + streamQuality2);
+                index++;
+            }
+            for (Integer iStreamQuality : iStreamQualities) {
+                int streamQuality3 = iStreamQuality;
+                if (streamQuality3 <= preferredQuality) {
+                    quality = streamQuality3;
+                }
+            }
+            if (quality == -2) return quality;
+
+            int qualityIndex = iStreamQualities.indexOf(quality);
+            final int qualityToLog2 = quality;
+            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Index of quality " + qualityToLog2 + " is " + qualityIndex);
+            try {
+                Class<?> cl = qInterface.getClass();
+                Method m = cl.getMethod(qIndexMethod, Integer.TYPE);
+                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Method is: " + qIndexMethod);
+                m.invoke(qInterface, iStreamQualities.get(qualityIndex));
+                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Quality changed to: " + qualityIndex);
+                return qualityIndex;
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to set quality", ex);
+                return qualityIndex;
             }
-        }
-        if (quality == -2) {
-            return quality;
-        }
-        int qualityIndex = iStreamQualities.indexOf(quality);
-        final int qualityToLog2 = quality;
-        LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Index of quality " + qualityToLog2 + " is " + qualityIndex);
-        try {
-            Class<?> cl = qInterface.getClass();
-            Method m = cl.getMethod(qIndexMethod, Integer.TYPE);
-            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Method is: " + qIndexMethod);
-            m.invoke(qInterface, iStreamQualities.get(qualityIndex));
-            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Quality changed to: " + qualityIndex);
-            return qualityIndex;
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to set quality", ex);
-            return qualityIndex;
         }
     }
 
     public static void userChangedQuality(int selectedQuality) {
-        // Do not remember a **new** quality if REMEMBER_VIDEO_QUALITY is false
         if (!SettingsEnum.REMEMBER_VIDEO_QUALITY_LAST_SELECTED.getBoolean()) return;
 
         selectedQuality1 = selectedQuality;
@@ -148,20 +141,23 @@ public class RememberVideoQualityPatch {
         newVideo = true;
     }
 
-    @SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
-    private static NetworkInfo getNetworkInfo(Context context) {
+    private static NetworkType getNetworType(Context context) {
         ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
-        return cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
+        var networkInfo = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
+
+        if (networkInfo == null || !networkInfo.isConnected()) {
+            return NetworkType.NONE;
+        } else {
+            var type = networkInfo.getType();
+
+            return type == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE || type == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_BLUETOOTH ? NetworkType.MOBILE : NetworkType.OTHER;
+        }
     }
 
-    private static boolean isConnectedWifi(Context context) {
-        NetworkInfo info = getNetworkInfo(context);
-        return info != null && info.isConnected() && info.getType() == 1;
-    }
-
-    private static boolean isConnectedMobile(Context context) {
-        NetworkInfo info = getNetworkInfo(context);
-        return info != null && info.isConnected() && info.getType() == 0;
+    enum NetworkType {
+        MOBILE,
+        OTHER,
+        NONE
     }
 
 }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/returnyoutubedislike/requests/RYDVoteData.java

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package app.revanced.integrations.returnyoutubedislike.requests;
 
+import static app.revanced.integrations.returnyoutubedislike.ReturnYouTubeDislike.Vote;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
+import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
 
 /**
  * ReturnYouTubeDislike API estimated like/dislike/view counts.
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
  * So these values may lag behind what YouTube shows.
  */
 public final class RYDVoteData {
-
+    @NonNull
     public final String videoId;
 
     /**
@@ -20,46 +24,87 @@ public final class RYDVoteData {
      */
     public final long viewCount;
 
+    private final long fetchedLikeCount;
+    private volatile long likeCount; // read/write from different threads
+    private volatile float likePercentage;
+
+    private final long fetchedDislikeCount;
+    private volatile long dislikeCount; // read/write from different threads
+    private volatile float dislikePercentage;
+
+    /**
+     * @throws JSONException if JSON parse error occurs, or if the values make no sense (ie: negative values)
+     */
+    public RYDVoteData(@NonNull JSONObject json) throws JSONException {
+        videoId = json.getString("id");
+        viewCount = json.getLong("viewCount");
+        fetchedLikeCount = json.getLong("likes");
+        fetchedDislikeCount = json.getLong("dislikes");
+        if (viewCount < 0 || fetchedLikeCount < 0 || fetchedDislikeCount < 0) {
+            throw new JSONException("Unexpected JSON values: " + json);
+        }
+        likeCount = fetchedLikeCount;
+        dislikeCount = fetchedDislikeCount;
+        updatePercentages();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Estimated like count
      */
-    public final long likeCount;
+    public long getLikeCount() {
+        return likeCount;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Estimated dislike count
      */
-    public final long dislikeCount;
+    public long getDislikeCount() {
+        return dislikeCount;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Estimated percentage of likes for all votes.  Value has range of [0, 1]
      *
      * A video with 400 positive votes, and 100 negative votes, has a likePercentage of 0.8
      */
-    public final float likePercentage;
+    public float getLikePercentage() {
+        return likePercentage;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Estimated percentage of dislikes for all votes. Value has range of [0, 1]
      *
      * A video with 400 positive votes, and 100 negative votes, has a dislikePercentage of 0.2
      */
-    public final float dislikePercentage;
-
-    /**
-     * @throws JSONException if JSON parse error occurs, or if the values make no sense (ie: negative values)
-     */
-    public RYDVoteData(JSONObject json) throws JSONException {
-        Objects.requireNonNull(json);
-        videoId = json.getString("id");
-        viewCount = json.getLong("viewCount");
-        likeCount = json.getLong("likes");
-        dislikeCount = json.getLong("dislikes");
-        if (likeCount < 0 || dislikeCount < 0 || viewCount < 0) {
-            throw new JSONException("Unexpected JSON values: " + json);
-        }
-        likePercentage = (likeCount == 0 ? 0 : (float)likeCount / (likeCount + dislikeCount));
-        dislikePercentage = (dislikeCount == 0 ? 0 : (float)dislikeCount / (likeCount + dislikeCount));
+    public float getDislikePercentage() {
+        return dislikePercentage;
     }
 
+    public void updateUsingVote(Vote vote) {
+        if (vote == Vote.LIKE) {
+            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Increasing like count");
+            likeCount = fetchedLikeCount + 1;
+            dislikeCount = fetchedDislikeCount;
+        } else if (vote == Vote.DISLIKE) {
+            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Increasing dislike count");
+            likeCount = fetchedLikeCount;
+            dislikeCount = fetchedDislikeCount + 1;
+        } else if (vote == Vote.LIKE_REMOVE) {
+            LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Resetting like/dislike to fetched values");
+            likeCount = fetchedLikeCount;
+            dislikeCount = fetchedDislikeCount;
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalStateException();
+        }
+        updatePercentages();
+    }
+
+    private void updatePercentages() {
+        likePercentage = (likeCount == 0 ? 0 : (float) likeCount / (likeCount + dislikeCount));
+        dislikePercentage = (dislikeCount == 0 ? 0 : (float) dislikeCount / (likeCount + dislikeCount));
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "RYDVoteData{"
@@ -73,4 +118,5 @@ public final class RYDVoteData {
     }
 
     // equals and hashcode is not implemented (currently not needed)
+
 }

app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/returnyoutubedislike/requests/ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi.java

@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
 package app.revanced.integrations.returnyoutubedislike.requests;
 
-import static app.revanced.integrations.returnyoutubedislike.requests.ReturnYouTubeDislikeRoutes.getRYDConnectionFromRoute;
-import static app.revanced.integrations.sponsorblock.StringRef.str;
-
 import android.util.Base64;
 import android.widget.Toast;
-
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-
+import app.revanced.integrations.requests.Requester;
+import app.revanced.integrations.returnyoutubedislike.ReturnYouTubeDislike;
+import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
+import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.ProtocolException;
+import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-import app.revanced.integrations.requests.Requester;
-import app.revanced.integrations.returnyoutubedislike.ReturnYouTubeDislike;
-import app.revanced.integrations.utils.LogHelper;
-import app.revanced.integrations.utils.ReVancedUtils;
+import static app.revanced.integrations.returnyoutubedislike.requests.ReturnYouTubeDislikeRoutes.getRYDConnectionFromRoute;
+import static app.revanced.integrations.sponsorblock.StringRef.str;
 
 public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
     /**
@@ -48,7 +46,13 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
     /**
      * Response code of a successful API call
      */
-    private static final int SUCCESS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE = 200;
+    private static final int HTTP_STATUS_CODE_SUCCESS = 200;
+
+    /**
+     * Response code indicating the video id is not for a video that can be voted for.
+     * (it's not a Short or a regular video, and it's likely a YouTube Story)
+     */
+    private static final int HTTP_STATUS_CODE_NOT_FOUND = 404;
 
     /**
      * Indicates a client rate limit has been reached
@@ -57,9 +61,9 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
 
     /**
      * How long to wait until API calls are resumed, if a rate limit is hit.
-     * No clear guideline of how long to backoff.  Using 60 seconds for now.
+     * No clear guideline of how long to backoff. Using 2 minutes for now.
      */
-    private static final int RATE_LIMIT_BACKOFF_SECONDS = 60;
+    private static final int RATE_LIMIT_BACKOFF_SECONDS = 120;
 
     /**
      * Last time a {@link #RATE_LIMIT_HTTP_STATUS_CODE} was reached.
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
      *
      * @param maximumTimeToWait maximum time to wait
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("UnusedReturnValue")
     private static long randomlyWaitIfLocallyDebugging(long maximumTimeToWait) {
         final boolean DEBUG_RANDOMLY_DELAY_NETWORK_CALLS = false; // set true to debug UI
         if (DEBUG_RANDOMLY_DELAY_NETWORK_CALLS) {
@@ -183,6 +188,8 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
 
         if (httpResponseCode == RATE_LIMIT_HTTP_STATUS_CODE) {
             lastTimeRateLimitWasHit = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            //noinspection NonAtomicOperationOnVolatileField // don't care, field is used only as an estimate
+            numberOfRateLimitRequestsEncountered++;
             LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "API rate limit was hit. Stopping API calls for the next "
                     + RATE_LIMIT_BACKOFF_SECONDS + " seconds");
             ReVancedUtils.runOnMainThread(() -> { // must show toasts on main thread
@@ -208,7 +215,6 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
             fetchCallNumberOfFailures++;
         } else if (rateLimitHit) {
             fetchCallResponseTimeLast = FETCH_CALL_RESPONSE_TIME_VALUE_RATE_LIMIT;
-            numberOfRateLimitRequestsEncountered++;
         } else {
             fetchCallResponseTimeLast = responseTimeOfFetchCall;
         }
@@ -228,7 +234,6 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
         LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Fetching votes for: " + videoId);
         final long timeNetworkCallStarted = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-        String connectionErrorMessageStringKey = "revanced_ryd_failure_connection_timeout";
         try {
             HttpURLConnection connection = getRYDConnectionFromRoute(ReturnYouTubeDislikeRoutes.GET_DISLIKES, videoId);
             // request headers, as per https://returnyoutubedislike.com/docs/fetching
@@ -250,7 +255,7 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            if (responseCode == SUCCESS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE) {
+            if (responseCode == HTTP_STATUS_CODE_SUCCESS) {
                 final long timeNetworkCallEnded = System.currentTimeMillis(); // record end time before parsing
                 // do not disconnect, the same server connection will likely be used again soon
                 JSONObject json = Requester.parseJSONObject(connection);
@@ -263,13 +268,20 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
                     LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to parse video: " + videoId + " json: " + json, ex);
                     // fall thru to update statistics
                 }
+            } else if (responseCode == HTTP_STATUS_CODE_NOT_FOUND) {
+                // normal response when viewing YouTube Stories (cannot vote for these)
+                LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Video has no like/dislikes (video is a YouTube Story?): " + videoId);
+                return null; // do not updated connection statistics
             } else {
-                LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to fetch votes for video: " + videoId
-                        + " response code was: " + responseCode, null, str(connectionErrorMessageStringKey));
+                LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to fetch votes for video: " + videoId + " response code was: " + responseCode,
+                        null, str("revanced_ryd_failure_connection_status_code", responseCode));
                 connection.disconnect(); // something went wrong, might as well disconnect
             }
-        } catch (Exception ex) { // connection timed out, response timeout, or some other network error
-            LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to fetch votes", ex, str(connectionErrorMessageStringKey));
+        } catch (SocketTimeoutException ex) { // connection timed out, response timeout, or some other network error
+            LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to fetch votes", ex, str("revanced_ryd_failure_connection_timeout"));
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            // should never happen
+            LogHelper.printException(() -> "Failed to fetch votes", ex, str("revanced_ryd_failure_generic", ex.getMessage()));
         }
 
         updateStatistics(timeNetworkCallStarted, System.currentTimeMillis(), true, false);
@@ -299,7 +311,7 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
                 connection.disconnect(); // disconnect, as no more connections will be made for a little while
                 return null;
             }
-            if (responseCode == SUCCESS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE) {
+            if (responseCode == HTTP_STATUS_CODE_SUCCESS) {
                 JSONObject json = Requester.parseJSONObject(connection);
                 String challenge = json.getString("challenge");
                 int difficulty = json.getInt("difficulty");
@@ -340,7 +352,7 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
                 connection.disconnect(); // disconnect, as no more connections will be made for a little while
                 return null;
             }
-            if (responseCode == SUCCESS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE) {
+            if (responseCode == HTTP_STATUS_CODE_SUCCESS) {
                 String result = Requester.parseJson(connection);
                 if (result.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
                     LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Registration confirmation successful for user: " + userId);
@@ -387,7 +399,7 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
                 connection.disconnect(); // disconnect, as no more connections will be made for a little while
                 return false;
             }
-            if (responseCode == SUCCESS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE) {
+            if (responseCode == HTTP_STATUS_CODE_SUCCESS) {
                 JSONObject json = Requester.parseJSONObject(connection);
                 String challenge = json.getString("challenge");
                 int difficulty = json.getInt("difficulty");
@@ -431,7 +443,7 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (responseCode == SUCCESS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE) {
+            if (responseCode == HTTP_STATUS_CODE_SUCCESS) {
                 String result = Requester.parseJson(connection);
                 if (result.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
                     LogHelper.printDebug(() -> "Vote confirm successful for video: " + videoId);
@@ -469,9 +481,7 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
         byte[] decodedChallenge = Base64.decode(challenge, Base64.NO_WRAP);
 
         byte[] buffer = new byte[20];
-        for (int i = 4; i < 20; i++) { // FIXME replace with System.arrayCopy
-            buffer[i] = decodedChallenge[i - 4];
-        }
+        System.arraycopy(decodedChallenge, 0, buffer, 4, 16);
 
         MessageDigest md;
         try {
@@ -513,9 +523,9 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeApi {
 
     private static int countLeadingZeroes(byte[] uInt8View) {
         int zeroes = 0;
-        int value = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < uInt8View.length; i++) {
-            value = uInt8View[i] & 0xFF;
+        int value;
+        for (byte b : uInt8View) {
+            value = b & 0xFF;
             if (value == 0) {
                 zeroes += 8;
             } else {

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

@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
         setPreferenceScreen(preferenceScreen);
 
         enabledPreference = new SwitchPreference(context);
-        enabledPreference.setKey(SettingsEnum.RYD_ENABLED.getPath());
-        enabledPreference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.RYD_ENABLED.getDefaultValue());
         enabledPreference.setChecked(SettingsEnum.RYD_ENABLED.getBoolean());
         enabledPreference.setTitle(str("revanced_ryd_enable_title"));
         enabledPreference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((pref, newValue) -> {
@@ -77,8 +75,6 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
         preferenceScreen.addPreference(enabledPreference);
 
         percentagePreference = new SwitchPreference(context);
-        percentagePreference.setKey(SettingsEnum.RYD_SHOW_DISLIKE_PERCENTAGE.getPath());
-        percentagePreference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.RYD_SHOW_DISLIKE_PERCENTAGE.getDefaultValue());
         percentagePreference.setChecked(SettingsEnum.RYD_SHOW_DISLIKE_PERCENTAGE.getBoolean());
         percentagePreference.setTitle(str("revanced_ryd_dislike_percentage_title"));
         percentagePreference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((pref, newValue) -> {
@@ -90,8 +86,6 @@ public class ReturnYouTubeDislikeSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
         preferenceScreen.addPreference(percentagePreference);
 
         compactLayoutPreference = new SwitchPreference(context);
-        compactLayoutPreference.setKey(SettingsEnum.RYD_USE_COMPACT_LAYOUT.getPath());
-        compactLayoutPreference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.RYD_USE_COMPACT_LAYOUT.getDefaultValue());
         compactLayoutPreference.setChecked(SettingsEnum.RYD_USE_COMPACT_LAYOUT.getBoolean());
         compactLayoutPreference.setTitle(str("revanced_ryd_compact_layout_title"));
         compactLayoutPreference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((pref, newValue) -> {

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

@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements
         screen.addPreference(colorPreference);
         colorPreference.setTitle(str("color_change"));
         colorPreference.setSummary(str("color_change_sum"));
+        colorPreference.setSelectable(false);
         preferencesToDisableWhenSBDisabled.add(colorPreference);
     }
 
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements
             Preference preference = new Preference(context);
             category.addPreference(preference);
             preference.setTitle(str("stats_loading"));
+            preference.setSelectable(false);
 
             SBRequester.retrieveUserStats(category, preference);
         }
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements
             Preference preference = new Preference(context);
             screen.addPreference(preference);
             preference.setTitle(str("about_madeby"));
+            preference.setSelectable(false);
         }
 
     }
@@ -233,11 +236,14 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements
         }
 
         {
-            Preference preference = new SwitchPreference(context);
+            SwitchPreference preference = new SwitchPreference(context);
             preference.setTitle(str("general_skiptoast"));
             preference.setSummary(str("general_skiptoast_sum"));
-            preference.setKey(SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TOAST_WHEN_SKIP.getPath());
-            preference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TOAST_WHEN_SKIP.getDefaultValue());
+            preference.setChecked(SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TOAST_WHEN_SKIP.getBoolean());
+            preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference1, newValue) -> {
+                SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TOAST_WHEN_SKIP.saveValue(newValue);
+                return true;
+            });
             preference.setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference12 -> {
                 Toast.makeText(preference12.getContext(), str("skipped_sponsor"), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                 return false;
@@ -247,21 +253,28 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements
         }
 
         {
-            Preference preference = new SwitchPreference(context);
+            SwitchPreference preference = new SwitchPreference(context);
             preference.setTitle(str("general_skipcount"));
             preference.setSummary(str("general_skipcount_sum"));
-            preference.setKey(SettingsEnum.SB_COUNT_SKIPS.getPath());
-            preference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.SB_COUNT_SKIPS.getDefaultValue());
+            preference.setChecked(SettingsEnum.SB_COUNT_SKIPS.getBoolean());
+            preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference1, newValue) -> {
+                SettingsEnum.SB_COUNT_SKIPS.saveValue(newValue);
+                return true;
+            });
             preferencesToDisableWhenSBDisabled.add(preference);
             screen.addPreference(preference);
         }
 
         {
-            Preference preference = new SwitchPreference(context);
+            SwitchPreference preference = new SwitchPreference(context);
             preference.setTitle(str("general_time_without_sb"));
             preference.setSummary(str("general_time_without_sb_sum"));
-            preference.setKey(SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TIME_WITHOUT_SEGMENTS.getPath());
-            preference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TIME_WITHOUT_SEGMENTS.getDefaultValue());
+            preference.setChecked(SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TIME_WITHOUT_SEGMENTS.getBoolean());
+            preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference1, newValue) -> {
+                SettingsEnum.SB_SHOW_TIME_WITHOUT_SEGMENTS.saveValue(newValue);
+                return true;
+            });
+
             preferencesToDisableWhenSBDisabled.add(preference);
             screen.addPreference(preference);
         }
@@ -271,8 +284,11 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements
             preference.getEditText().setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
             preference.setTitle(str("general_adjusting"));
             preference.setSummary(str("general_adjusting_sum"));
-            preference.setKey(SettingsEnum.SB_ADJUST_NEW_SEGMENT_STEP.getPath());
-            preference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.SB_ADJUST_NEW_SEGMENT_STEP.getDefaultValue() + "");
+            preference.setText(String.valueOf(SettingsEnum.SB_ADJUST_NEW_SEGMENT_STEP.getInt()));
+            preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference1, newValue) -> {
+                SettingsEnum.SB_ADJUST_NEW_SEGMENT_STEP.saveValue(Integer.valueOf(newValue.toString()));
+                return true;
+            });
             screen.addPreference(preference);
             preferencesToDisableWhenSBDisabled.add(preference);
         }
@@ -282,18 +298,25 @@ public class SponsorBlockSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements
             preference.getEditText().setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_DECIMAL);
             preference.setTitle(str("general_min_duration"));
             preference.setSummary(str("general_min_duration_sum"));
-            preference.setKey(SettingsEnum.SB_MIN_DURATION.getPath());
-            preference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.SB_MIN_DURATION.getDefaultValue() + "");
+            preference.setText(String.valueOf(SettingsEnum.SB_MIN_DURATION.getFloat()));
+            preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference1, newValue) -> {
+                SettingsEnum.SB_MIN_DURATION.saveValue(Float.valueOf(newValue.toString()));
+                return true;
+            });
             screen.addPreference(preference);
             preferencesToDisableWhenSBDisabled.add(preference);
         }
 
         {
-            Preference preference = new EditTextPreference(context);
+            EditTextPreference preference = new EditTextPreference(context);
             preference.setTitle(str("general_uuid"));
             preference.setSummary(str("general_uuid_sum"));
-            preference.setKey(SettingsEnum.SB_UUID.getPath());
-            preference.setDefaultValue(SettingsEnum.SB_UUID.getDefaultValue() + "");
+            preference.setText(SettingsEnum.SB_UUID.getString());
+            preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference1, newValue) -> {
+                SettingsEnum.SB_UUID.saveValue(newValue.toString());
+                return true;
+            });
+
             screen.addPreference(preference);
             preferencesToDisableWhenSBDisabled.add(preference);
         }

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

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import app.revanced.integrations.utils.Event
  */
 @Suppress("unused")
 enum class PlayerType {
-    NONE, // this also includes when shorts are playing
-    HIDDEN,
+    NONE, // includes Shorts playback
+    HIDDEN, // also includes YouTube Shorts and Stories, if a regular video is minimized and a Short/Story is then opened
     WATCH_WHILE_MINIMIZED,
     WATCH_WHILE_MAXIMIZED,
     WATCH_WHILE_FULLSCREEN,
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ enum class PlayerType {
                 currentPlayerType = value
                 onChange(currentPlayerType)
             }
+        @Volatile // value is read/write from different threads
         private var currentPlayerType = NONE
 
         /**
@@ -49,4 +50,13 @@ enum class PlayerType {
          */
         val onChange = Event<PlayerType>()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the current player type is [NONE] or [HIDDEN]
+     *
+     * @return True, if nothing, a Short, or a Story is playing.
+     */
+    fun isNoneOrHidden(): Boolean {
+        return this == NONE || this == HIDDEN
+    }
 }

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

@@ -193,14 +193,13 @@ public class PlayerController {
                 SettingsEnum.SB_SKIPPED_SEGMENTS_TIME.saveValue(newSkippedTime);
             }
         }
-        new Thread(() -> { // fixme: use ReVancedUtils#runOnBackgroundThread
-            if (SettingsEnum.SB_COUNT_SKIPS.getBoolean() &&
-                    segment.category != SponsorBlockSettings.SegmentInfo.UNSUBMITTED &&
-                    millis - segment.start < 2000) {
-                // Only skips from the start should count as a view
+        if (SettingsEnum.SB_COUNT_SKIPS.getBoolean()
+                && segment.category != SponsorBlockSettings.SegmentInfo.UNSUBMITTED
+                && millis - segment.start < 2000) { // Only skips from the start should count as a view
+            ReVancedUtils.runOnBackgroundThread(() -> {
                 SBRequester.sendViewCountRequest(segment);
-            }
-        }).start();
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     public static void setHighPrecisionVideoTime(final long millis) {