From ccb83abc073ab495ee530995b8d51c79bb79ea45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhyshek Bhalaji <142843226+Abhyshekbhalaji@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:54:43 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update settings.js

---
 .../www.youtube.com/settings.js               | 20 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/settings.js b/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/settings.js
index 7771cfb3e..4db8a937d 100644
--- a/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/settings.js
+++ b/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/settings.js
@@ -180,3 +180,23 @@ ImprovedTube.youtubeLanguage = function () {
 		}
 	}
 };
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+4.10.5 ADVANCED VIDEO BUFFERING
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+ImprovedTube.advancedVideoBuffering = function () {
+    // You could add any change/display logic here if required,
+    // but the player logic will use ImprovedTube.storage.get('advanced_video_buffering')
+    // for the effective toggle.
+    // This stub is needed for extension settings consistency.
+	var enabled = this.storage.advanced_video_buffering;
+
+    // All logic to apply buffering/preload goes in player.js.
+    // Optionally: reload/update the player if the setting was changed.
+    if (changed) {
+        // You can reload the player or re-apply settings if needed:
+        ImprovedTube.applyPlayerSettings && ImprovedTube.applyPlayerSettings();
+}
+};

From e994db7484e1c14cdf0a833b304dc38f0d188d6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhyshek Bhalaji <142843226+Abhyshekbhalaji@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:07:17 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update player.js

---
 js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js b/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js
index b00ad715e..1480992b0 100644
--- a/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js
+++ b/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js
@@ -488,7 +488,18 @@ ImprovedTube.playerQuality = function (quality = this.storage.player_quality) {
 		player.setPlaybackQuality(quality);
 		player.dataset.defaultQuality = quality;
 	}
+
+    // --- Place your advanced buffering logic here ---
+    const video = this.elements.video;
+    if (ImprovedTube.storage.get('advanced_video_buffering') === true && video) {
+      video.preload = 'auto';
+      let originalTime = video.currentTime;
+      let bufferTime = Math.min(video.duration || (originalTime + 30), originalTime + 30);
+      video.currentTime = bufferTime;
+      video.currentTime = originalTime;
+    }
 };
+
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 QUALITY WITHOUT FOCUS
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

From 47d86243d60b05db70fbe3be3761fa92143a9e7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhyshek Bhalaji <142843226+Abhyshekbhalaji@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:45:07 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update player.js

---
 js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js b/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js
index 1480992b0..b5ed372e2 100644
--- a/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js
+++ b/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/player.js
@@ -492,12 +492,14 @@ ImprovedTube.playerQuality = function (quality = this.storage.player_quality) {
     // --- Place your advanced buffering logic here ---
     const video = this.elements.video;
     if (ImprovedTube.storage.get('advanced_video_buffering') === true && video) {
-      video.preload = 'auto';
-      let originalTime = video.currentTime;
-      let bufferTime = Math.min(video.duration || (originalTime + 30), originalTime + 30);
-      video.currentTime = bufferTime;
-      video.currentTime = originalTime;
-    }
+  video.preload = 'auto';
+  let originalTime = video.currentTime;
+  let bufferSeconds = ImprovedTube.storage.get('buffer_seconds') || 30;
+  let bufferTime = Math.min(video.duration || (originalTime + bufferSeconds), originalTime + bufferSeconds);
+  video.currentTime = bufferTime;
+  video.currentTime = originalTime;
+}
+
 };
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------