Auto update filter list / add back purge button

[whytf]

Prerequisites

• I verified that this is not a filter list issue. Report any issues with filter lists or broken website functionality in the uAssets issue tracker.
• This is NOT a YouTube, Facebook or Twitch report. These sites MUST be reported by clicking their respective links.
• This is not a support issue or a question. For support, questions, or help, visit /r/uBlockOrigin.
• I performed a cursory search of the issue tracker to avoid opening a duplicate issue.
• The issue is not present after disabling uBO in the browser.
• I checked the documentation to understand that the issue I am reporting is not normal behavior.

I tried to reproduce the issue when...

• uBO is the only extension.
• uBO uses default lists and settings.
• using a new, unmodified browser profile.

Description

I read that there is automatic filter update every hour, however thats far from the truth, whenever i visit site that updates their ad strategy often, it is either broken or ads shows up, before i used to just purge and update all lists in 2 clicks, now i have to unselect every single one, click apply, select every single one again and click update, just because someone decided that the button was unused.

I use this option too "Suspend network activity until all filter lists are loaded"

A specific URL where the issue occurs.

"everywhere" with often ad changes
youtube.com
facebook.com
twitch.tv
cnn.com

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open any website that changes ad strategies often

Expected behavior

Either ublock updates all the lists on start or after couple minutes which would fix the problem right there

Or

purge button could be back so i can do it in 2 clicks instead of 30

Actual behavior

ads show, partly broken but still visible and obstructing

uBO version

1.58.0

Browser name and version

Brave 1.66.118 Chromium: 125.0.6422.147 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Operating System and version

Windows 11 Enterprise 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3593)

[gorhill]

I read that there is automatic filter update every hour, however thats far from the truth

It's not "far from the truth", it is exactly how it works.

[whytf]

Well that must be pure coincidence that it never fixes on it's own and i have to do what purge button used to do, but someone knew better.

[whytf]

Even after waiting for several "1 hour" parts it didn't refresh the lists therefore same problem until i purged it myself

[gwarser]

Duplicate of #3090

[gorhill]

I use this option too "Suspend network activity until all filter lists are loaded"

It's still not guaranteed to work for Chromium-based browsers. It's possible that just forcing a webpage reload yourself after uBO shows as ready would fix your issue.

[gorhill]

same problem

It's impossible to investigate exactly your problem if you are not very specific about it.

There are no widespread reports of the issue you mention. I personally never ever force a manual update and do not suffer the issue you mention (using Firefox). Provide a lot of details of what the "problem" is, which exact webpage, what exactly is wrong on that webpage, troubleshooting information, how many extensions you use, whether this occurs at browser launch, etc.

[whytf]

Yes, lack of information from OP to properly diagnose.

whytf: now i have to unselect every single one, click apply, select every single one again and click update

No need to unselect & select anything: just simply clicking filter list clock icons should be sufficient to force differential update immediately if available, unless you want to say that clicking clock icons doesn't work for you.

Oh right, just click 37 times instead of 74, UI design of the century

[whytf]

should check

key word should

[gorhill]

It all has been explained in details why the button was removed, and how people who do not understand how things work ended up thinking the button was magically creating filters out of thin air. I can't inject into people's head understanding of all the intricacies of filter lists update if they still do not understand after reading the documentation. If you still think you understand more than we do after reading the documentation, then it means you do not trust that we know what we are doing, in which case best is that you uninstall uBO and find something that suits you better.

Locking this thread, we do not need to keep repeating what has already been said, and we do not need to endless notifications leading nowhere on an already closed issue.