chore: Release v5.41.0-dev.14 [skip ci]

# [5.41.0-dev.14](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v5.41.0-dev.13...v5.41.0-dev.14) (2025-09-24)

### Features

* **YouTube - Hide layout components:** Add "Hide Emoji and Timestamp buttons" setting ([#5992](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/issues/5992)) ([2b555f6](2b555f67f0))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# [5.41.0-dev.14](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v5.41.0-dev.13...v5.41.0-dev.14) (2025-09-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **YouTube - Hide layout components:** Add "Hide Emoji and Timestamp buttons" setting ([#5992](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/issues/5992)) ([2b555f6](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/commit/2b555f67f07e0de5703c630888ce2fbba3145192))
+
+# [5.41.0-dev.13](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v5.41.0-dev.12...v5.41.0-dev.13) (2025-09-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **YouTube - Hide Shorts components:** Fix "Hide preview comment" ([#5990](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/issues/5990)) ([dd4e2cd](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/commit/dd4e2cd0855ccc51b94593004fdd8150ac3b41cc))
+
 # [5.41.0-dev.12](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v5.41.0-dev.11...v5.41.0-dev.12) (2025-09-24)
 
 

extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/components/CommentsFilter.java

@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ import app.revanced.extension.youtube.shared.PlayerType;
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 final class CommentsFilter extends Filter {
 
+    private static final String COMMENT_COMPOSER_PATH = "comment_composer.eml";
+
     private final StringFilterGroup chipBar;
     private final ByteArrayFilterGroup aiCommentsSummary;
+    private final StringFilterGroup emojiAndTimestampButtons;
     
     public CommentsFilter() {
         var chatSummary = new StringFilterGroup(
@@ -52,6 +55,11 @@ final class CommentsFilter extends Filter {
                 "composer_short_creation_button.eml"
         );
 
+        emojiAndTimestampButtons = new StringFilterGroup(
+                Settings.HIDE_COMMENTS_EMOJI_AND_TIMESTAMP_BUTTONS,
+                "|CellType|ContainerType|ContainerType|ContainerType|ContainerType|ContainerType|"
+        );
+
         var previewComment = new StringFilterGroup(
                 Settings.HIDE_COMMENTS_PREVIEW_COMMENT,
                 "|carousel_item",
@@ -64,11 +72,6 @@ final class CommentsFilter extends Filter {
                 "super_thanks_button.eml"
         );
 
-        StringFilterGroup timestampButton = new StringFilterGroup(
-                Settings.HIDE_COMMENTS_TIMESTAMP_BUTTON,
-                "composer_timestamp_button.eml"
-        );
-
         addPathCallbacks(
                 channelGuidelines,
                 chatSummary,
@@ -77,9 +80,9 @@ final class CommentsFilter extends Filter {
                 comments,
                 communityGuidelines,
                 createAShort,
+                emojiAndTimestampButtons,
                 previewComment,
-                thanksButton,
-                timestampButton
+                thanksButton
 
         );
     }
@@ -93,6 +96,10 @@ final class CommentsFilter extends Filter {
                     && aiCommentsSummary.check(buffer).isFiltered();
         }
 
+        if (matchedGroup == emojiAndTimestampButtons) {
+            return path.startsWith(COMMENT_COMPOSER_PATH);
+        }
+
         return true;
     }
 }

extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/components/ShortsFilter.java

@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ public final class ShortsFilter extends Filter {
                 "reel_dislike_button.eml"
         );
 
+        StringFilterGroup previewComment = new StringFilterGroup(
+                Settings.HIDE_SHORTS_PREVIEW_COMMENT,
+                // Preview comment that can popup while a Short is playing.
+                // Uses no bundled icons, and instead the users profile photo is shown.
+                "participation_bar.eml"
+        );
+
         joinButton = new StringFilterGroup(
                 Settings.HIDE_SHORTS_JOIN_BUTTON,
                 "sponsor_button"
@@ -213,7 +220,7 @@ public final class ShortsFilter extends Filter {
 
         addPathCallbacks(
                 shortsCompactFeedVideo, joinButton, subscribeButton, paidPromotionButton,
-                shortsActionBar, suggestedAction, pausedOverlayButtons, channelBar,
+                shortsActionBar, suggestedAction, pausedOverlayButtons, channelBar, previewComment,
                 fullVideoLinkLabel, videoTitle, useSoundButton, reelSoundMetadata, soundButton, infoPanel,
                 stickers, likeFountain, likeButton, dislikeButton
         );
@@ -243,12 +250,6 @@ public final class ShortsFilter extends Filter {
         // Suggested actions.
         //
         suggestedActionsBuffer.addAll(
-                new ByteArrayFilterGroup(
-                        Settings.HIDE_SHORTS_PREVIEW_COMMENT,
-                        // Preview comment that can popup while a Short is playing.
-                        // Uses no bundled icons, and instead the users profile photo is shown.
-                        "shorts-comments-panel"
-                ),
                 new ByteArrayFilterGroup(
                         Settings.HIDE_SHORTS_SHOP_BUTTON,
                         "yt_outline_bag_"

extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/settings/Settings.java

@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ public class Settings extends BaseSettings {
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_COMMENTS_COMMUNITY_GUIDELINES = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_comments_community_guidelines", TRUE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_COMMENTS_CREATE_A_SHORT_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_comments_create_a_short_button", TRUE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_COMMENTS_PREVIEW_COMMENT = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_comments_preview_comment", FALSE);
+    public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_COMMENTS_EMOJI_AND_TIMESTAMP_BUTTONS = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_comments_emoji_and_timestamp_buttons", FALSE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_COMMENTS_SECTION = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_comments_section", FALSE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_COMMENTS_THANKS_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_comments_thanks_button", TRUE);
-    public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_COMMENTS_TIMESTAMP_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_comments_timestamp_button", FALSE);
 
     // Description
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_AI_GENERATED_VIDEO_SUMMARY_SECTION = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_ai_generated_video_summary_section", FALSE);

gradle.properties

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs = -Xms512M -Xmx2048M
 org.gradle.parallel = true
 android.useAndroidX = true
 kotlin.code.style = official
-version = 5.41.0-dev.12
+version = 5.41.0-dev.14

patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/general/HideLayoutComponentsPatch.kt

@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ val hideLayoutComponentsPatch = bytecodePatch(
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_comments_section"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_comments_community_guidelines"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_comments_create_a_short_button"),
+                    SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_comments_emoji_and_timestamp_buttons"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_comments_preview_comment"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_comments_thanks_button"),
-                    SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_comments_timestamp_button"),
                 ),
                 sorting = PreferenceScreenPreference.Sorting.UNSORTED,
             ),

patches/src/main/resources/addresources/values/strings.xml

@@ -441,15 +441,15 @@ If a Doodle is currently showing in your region and this hide setting is on, the
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_create_a_short_button_title">Hide \'Create a Short\' button</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_create_a_short_button_summary_on">Create a Short button is hidden</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_create_a_short_button_summary_off">Create a Short button is shown</string>
+            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_emoji_and_timestamp_buttons_title">Hide Emoji and Timestamp buttons</string>
+            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_emoji_and_timestamp_buttons_summary_on">Emoji and Timestamp buttons are hidden</string>
+            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_emoji_and_timestamp_buttons_summary_off">Emoji and Timestamp buttons are shown</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_preview_comment_title">Hide preview comment</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_preview_comment_summary_on">Preview comment is hidden</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_preview_comment_summary_off">Preview comment is shown</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_thanks_button_title">Hide Thanks button</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_thanks_button_summary_on">Thanks button is hidden</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_comments_thanks_button_summary_off">Thanks button is shown</string>
-            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_timestamp_button_title">Hide Timestamp button</string>
-            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_timestamp_button_summary_on">Timestamp button is hidden</string>
-            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_timestamp_button_summary_off">Timestamp button is shown</string>
 
             <string name="revanced_custom_filter_screen_title">Custom filter</string>
             <string name="revanced_custom_filter_screen_summary">Hide components using custom filters</string>