We sincerely apologize for the disruption
A critical bug in v1.1.0 prevented the extension from working when Chrome prerendered Gemini tabs. We understand how frustrating this has been for teams relying on the gemini ai watermark remover during tight deadlines, and we take full responsibility for this oversight.
This hotfix immediately restores full functionality and includes additional improvements to ensure this never happens again. Thank you for your patience and for trusting Gemini Watermark Cleaner as your gemini watermark remover.
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What Went Wrong & How We Fixed It
The Problem
Chrome sometimes prerendered Gemini tabs—instantly loading pages in the background when you opened a new tab, copied a link, or reloaded. When this happened, the extension's core image processing engine failed to initialize properly.
Because the necessary components never loaded, the extension couldn't detect or remove watermarks. This left you with no way to clean your Gemini images, especially frustrating when you needed results quickly.
The Fix
We completely rewrote how the extension initializes its image processing engine. Now it detects when Chrome is prerendering a page and waits until the tab is fully active before starting the initialization process.
This ensures all components load correctly regardless of how you open Gemini—instant page loads, new tabs, reloads, or background prerendering all work seamlessly. The extension now starts reliably every single time.
🔒 Verified across all Chrome loading paths
We tested instant page loads, new tab creation, same-tab reloads, and background prerendering. The gemini ai watermark remover now initializes correctly in every scenario.
Bonus: More precise watermark detection
While fixing the critical prerender bug, we also upgraded the watermark detection pipeline. The gemini watermark remover now uses component isolation, masked template matching, and smarter anchor scoring to remove gemini watermark patterns with greater accuracy.
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Smarter watermark isolation
The extension now identifies and isolates the watermark more precisely by focusing on connected regions with intelligent positioning, ensuring it targets the right area before removal
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Advanced pattern matching
Upgraded template matching with mask support and distance-aware scoring finds watermarks more accurately, even in challenging lighting conditions or complex backgrounds
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Optimized template storage
Improved how the extension stores and reuses watermark patterns, applying morphological refinements and saving anchor information for faster, more consistent detection
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Better default settings
Synchronized processing defaults including new dilation parameters and anchor penalty adjustments for improved removal quality across different image types
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Enhanced final processing
Refined runtime processing with adaptive thresholds, improved mask preparation before inpainting, and detailed statistics to ensure consistently clean results
🚀 Better accuracy, same speed
These enhancements improve detection precision without sacrificing the real-time performance teams depend on. The gemini logo remover continues to process most images in under a second.
All improvements remain privacy-first: processing happens locally in your browser, and no images are sent to external servers.
📊 What this means for you
- •More accurate watermark detection in various lighting conditions
- •Better handling of complex backgrounds and patterns
- •Faster processing with improved template reuse
- •Cleaner final results with reduced artifacts
- •More consistent performance across different image types
Thank You for Your Understanding
We know how critical reliable tools are to your workflow, especially when deadlines are tight. This bug should never have made it to production, and we've implemented additional testing protocols to catch prerender scenarios in future releases.
Your trust in Gemini Watermark Cleaner means everything to us. We're committed to delivering the most reliable gemini ai watermark remover available, and we'll continue working hard to earn that trust every day.