chore(release): 4.16.0-dev.2 [skip ci]

# [4.16.0-dev.2](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v4.16.0-dev.1...v4.16.0-dev.2) (2024-09-28)

### Features

* **YouTube - Hide Shorts components:** Add patch option to hide Shorts from app launcher widget Beta ([#3707](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/issues/3707)) ([4c7b018](4c7b018878))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [4.16.0-dev.2](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v4.16.0-dev.1...v4.16.0-dev.2) (2024-09-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **YouTube - Hide Shorts components:** Add patch option to hide Shorts from app launcher widget Beta ([#3707](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/issues/3707)) ([838f183](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/commit/838f1834a5df547ce2c3217b874c0594b6878a67))
+
 # [4.16.0-dev.1](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v4.15.1-dev.2...v4.16.0-dev.1) (2024-09-27)
 
 

gradle.properties

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 org.gradle.parallel = true
 org.gradle.caching = true
 kotlin.code.style = official
-version = 4.16.0-dev.1
+version = 4.16.0-dev.2

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/shorts/HideShortsComponentsPatch.kt

@@ -81,7 +81,14 @@ object HideShortsComponentsPatch : BytecodePatch(
         key = "hideShortsAppShortcut",
         default = false,
         title = "Hide Shorts app shortcut",
-        description = "Permanently hides the shortcut to open Shorts from long pressing the app icon in your launcher."
+        description = "Permanently hides the shortcut to open Shorts when long pressing the app icon in your launcher."
+    )
+
+    internal val hideShortsWidget by booleanPatchOption(
+        key = "hideShortsWidget",
+        default = false,
+        title = "Hide Shorts widget",
+        description = "Permanently hides the launcher widget Shorts button."
     )
 
     override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext) {

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/shorts/HideShortsComponentsResourcePatch.kt

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import app.revanced.patches.all.misc.resources.AddResourcesPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.ResourceMappingPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.settings.preference.SwitchPreference
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hide.shorts.HideShortsComponentsPatch.hideShortsAppShortcut
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hide.shorts.HideShortsComponentsPatch.hideShortsWidget
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.SettingsPatch
 import app.revanced.util.findElementByAttributeValueOrThrow
 import org.w3c.dom.Element
@@ -57,12 +58,21 @@ object HideShortsComponentsResourcePatch : ResourcePatch() {
 
         if (hideShortsAppShortcut == true) {
             context.xmlEditor["res/xml/main_shortcuts.xml"].use { editor ->
-                val shortcuts = editor.file.getElementsByTagName("shortcuts").item(0) as Element
-                val shortsItem =
-                    shortcuts.getElementsByTagName("shortcut").findElementByAttributeValueOrThrow(
-                        "android:shortcutId",
-                        "shorts-shortcut"
-                    )
+                val shortsItem = editor.file.childNodes.findElementByAttributeValueOrThrow(
+                    "android:shortcutId",
+                    "shorts-shortcut"
+                )
+
+                shortsItem.parentNode.removeChild(shortsItem)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (hideShortsWidget == true) {
+            context.xmlEditor["res/layout/appwidget_two_rows.xml"].use { editor ->
+                val shortsItem = editor.file.childNodes.findElementByAttributeValueOrThrow(
+                    "android:id",
+                    "@id/button_shorts_container"
+                )
 
                 shortsItem.parentNode.removeChild(shortsItem)
             }