Changelog

Version history and release notes

v5.1.0
January 5, 2026
LATEST

โœจ New Features

  • Professional extension UI with modern cyber defense theme
  • Enhanced proxy stability and performance
  • Improved build automation for all platforms
  • Comprehensive production tooling suite
  • Advanced monitoring with Grafana dashboards
  • Automated SSL/TLS certificate renewal
  • Full CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions

๐Ÿ”ง Improvements

  • Optimized ad blocking for 90%+ effectiveness
  • Enhanced compatibility with major streaming platforms
  • Improved mobile app UI/UX (Android)
  • Better error handling and self-healing capabilities
  • Faster filter list updates and processing

๐Ÿ› Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Content-Type API handling issues
  • Resolved Mobile Ad Trackers feed parsing
  • Fixed Android drawable compatibility issues
  • Corrected proxy startup import paths
  • Fixed extension manifest version synchronization

๐Ÿ”’ Security

  • Fixed urllib3 CVE-2025-66418, CVE-2025-66471
  • Fixed werkzeug CVE-2025-66221
  • All pip-audit vulnerabilities resolved
  • Enhanced certificate validation and renewal
  • Improved secrets management

๐Ÿ“ฆ Downloads

  • Windows Installer: StreamShield-Setup-5.1.0.exe (70.6 MB)
  • Android APK: StreamShield-5.1.0-Android.apk (13.05 MB)
  • Chrome Extension: StreamShield-Extension-Chrome-5.1.0.zip
  • Firefox Extension: StreamShield-Extension-Firefox-5.1.0.xpi
  • Edge Extension: StreamShield-Extension-Edge-5.1.0.zip
v5.0.0
December 2025

โœจ New Features

  • Complete platform rebrand to StreamShield
  • Next-generation AI-powered detection engine
  • Enterprise-grade policy management
  • Advanced telemetry and analytics system
  • Federated learning privacy protection
  • Visual AI ad detection
  • Predictive DNS blocking
  • WebAssembly detection engine

๐Ÿ”ง Improvements

  • Completely redesigned UI/UX
  • Enhanced performance and stability
  • Improved cross-platform synchronization
  • Better streaming platform compatibility

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Infrastructure

  • Kubernetes/Helm charts for scalable deployment
  • Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboards
  • Comprehensive E2E test suite with Playwright
  • Internationalization framework (EN/ES)
  • A/B testing and feature flag system
v4.0.0
November 2025

โœจ New Features

  • Privacy-first telemetry system with opt-in consent
  • Domain-only collection (no URLs/paths/queries)
  • Sensitive category filtering (banking, medical, government)
  • PII sanitization for error messages
  • WebAssembly Detection Engine
  • Neural Link Sync Protocol
  • Predictive DNS Blocking
  • Federated Learning Privacy system
  • Visual AI Ad Detection
  • Annoyance DNA Fingerprinting
  • Enterprise Fleet Management

๐Ÿงช Testing

  • 973 tests passing with comprehensive coverage
  • 71 telemetry tests
  • 135 files changed with 51,027 insertions
v3.0.0
October 2025

โœจ New Features

  • Machine learning-based URL classifier
  • Advanced video ad detection
  • Content analyzer with DOM inspection
  • CNAME uncloaking for tracking domains
  • Privacy protector with fingerprint blocking
  • Smart allowlist management
  • Real-time performance monitoring

๐Ÿ”ง Improvements

  • Enhanced Bloom filter performance
  • Optimized filter compilation
  • Improved cache hit rates
  • Better memory management
v2.0.0
September 2025

โœจ New Features

  • Browser extension support (Chrome, Firefox, Edge)
  • Web dashboard with real-time statistics
  • REST API for remote management
  • WebSocket-based live updates
  • Filter list management UI
  • User preferences system

๐Ÿ”ง Improvements

  • Redesigned configuration system
  • Improved logging and error handling
  • Better TLS/SSL certificate management
v1.0.0
August 2025

๐ŸŽ‰ Initial Release

  • Core HTTPS proxy functionality
  • Basic ad blocking with filter lists
  • EasyList and EasyPrivacy support
  • URL-based filtering
  • SQLite database for statistics
  • Command-line interface
  • Basic logging and metrics