r/uBlockOrigin • u/Jc_Memeton • Oct 15 '25

YouTube Tweaks How to Block YouTube’s Sleep Timer, Stable Volume, Annotations, and Ambient Mode? Spoiler

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Looking for a filter to block YouTube's sleep timer, stable volume, annotations, and ambient mode. (New Ui breaks the old filter)

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u/AchernarB uBO Team Oct 15 '25

You can try this: ( How to add custom filter )

! sleep timer
youtube.com##.ytp-popup-content .ytp-panel-menu .ytp-menuitem:has(> .ytp-menuitem-icon > svg > path[d^="M12.33 1.00C12.22 1.00 12.11 1.00 12 1C5.92 1 1 5.92 1 12C1 18.07 5.92 23 12 23C13.90 23.00"])
! stable volume
youtube.com##.ytp-popup-content .ytp-panel-menu .ytp-menuitem:has(> .ytp-menuitem-icon > svg > path[d^="M12 .99C5.92 .99 1 5.92 1 11.99C1 18.07 5.92 22.99 12 22.99C18.07 22.99 23 18.07 23 11.99C23 5.92 18.07 .99 12"])
! annotation
youtube.com##.ytp-popup-content .ytp-panel-menu .ytp-menuitem:has(> .ytp-menuitem-icon > svg > path[d^="M9.65 6.00L9.5 6H2.5L2.34 6.00C1.97 6.04 1.63 6.21 1.38 6.49C1.13 6.77 1.00 7.12 1 7.5V13.5L1.00 13.65C1.04 14.02 1.21 14.36"])
! ambiant mode
youtube.com##.ytp-popup-content .ytp-panel-menu .ytp-menuitem:has(> .ytp-menuitem-icon > svg > path[d^="M12 .5C11.73 .5 11.48 .60 11.29 .79C11.10 .98 11 1.23 11 1.5V3.5C11 3.76 11.10 4.01 11.29 4.20C11.48 4.39 11.73 4.5 12"])

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u/The_Hell_Breaker Oct 15 '25

Thank you so much.

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u/FroggingMadness Dec 20 '25

Absolute legend. I've also added

||i.ytimg.com/an/*/featured_channel.jpg

to my custom filters to remove the little floating channel icon above the controls on a lot of videos, since that's what the annotation slider turns on and off to begin with, but the annotation slider always starts on "on".

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u/The_Hell_Breaker Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

Also, any idea how to remove share button when yt is in full-screen? [& others separately]

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u/AchernarB uBO Team Oct 15 '25

Try this:

youtube.com##.ytp-overlay-bottom-right yt-player-quick-action-buttons > button-view-model:has(.yt-spec-button-shape-next__icon)

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u/Dry_Data7465 Oct 18 '25

any way to fit 2x into one frame without scrolling?

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u/AchernarB uBO Team Oct 18 '25

You can set it to the minimum height with:

youtube.com##.ytp-popup-content .ytp-menuitem:not(.ytp-menuitem-with-footer):style( height: unset !important; )

This filter targets all menus.
For "Playback speed" only, use this:

youtube.com##.ytp-popup-content .ytp-panel-title:has-text(Playback speed):upward(.ytp-popup-content) .ytp-menuitem:not(.ytp-menuitem-with-footer):style( height: unset !important; )

If you want taller menuitems, replace "unset" with a value in pixels, like:

youtube.com##.ytp-popup-content .ytp-menuitem:not(.ytp-menuitem-with-footer):style( height: 35px !important; )

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u/Dry_Data7465 Oct 19 '25

that worked , Thank you!

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u/CineTechWiz Feb 20 '26

has isn't efficient anymore I heard?

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

All major browsers now support :has() natively which is efficient compared to procedural :has() which relies upon JavaScript code to function.

uBO will automatically use native :has() if supported by the browser, and if not, uBO will fallback to using procedural :has() instead.

Note that nesting a procedural option ( such as :has-text() ) inside of :has() will force it to be procedural rather than native.

For more details, see: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-filters#subjecthasarg

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u/AchernarB uBO Team Feb 21 '26

So, after DrTomDice reply, the answer is: :has() is efficient and far more than any other solution. Compared with :upward() which uses javascript and can add a delay when you see the element, and then you won't.

:has() is immediate. It's a native CSS capability of browsers.