diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcb2f69a82..9df9ba254b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## [5.0.2-dev.2](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v5.0.2-dev.1...v5.0.2-dev.2) (2024-11-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **YouTube - Player controls:** Show player control buttons with A/B layout ([#3901](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/issues/3901)) ([bb526bc](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/commit/bb526bc00a384eb808f46267e5802c8e5beaa7d5))
+
+## [5.0.2-dev.1](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v5.0.1...v5.0.2-dev.1) (2024-11-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **Sync for Reddit - Fix /s/ links:** Fix patch by using correct fingerprints ([a0ad07e](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/commit/a0ad07ef3170dbe1d91ebd40f11d97b63d1c63d0))
+* **Sync for Reddit - Spoof client:** Fix patch by using correct fingerprints ([5776de3](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/commit/5776de3cfbfa62360267eb6026525d2da8c45654))
+
 ## [5.0.1](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2024-11-11)
 
 
diff --git a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/EnableDebuggingPatch.java b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/EnableDebuggingPatch.java
index 60ffa53edb..333420f40f 100644
--- a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/EnableDebuggingPatch.java
+++ b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/EnableDebuggingPatch.java
@@ -53,4 +53,18 @@ public static long isLongFeatureFlagEnabled(long value, long flag, long defaultV
 
         return value;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Injection point.
+     */
+    public static String isStringFeatureFlagEnabled(String value, long flag, String defaultValue) {
+        if (BaseSettings.DEBUG.get() && !defaultValue.equals(value)) {
+            if (featureFlags.putIfAbsent(flag, true) == null) {
+                Logger.printDebug(() -> " string feature is enabled: " + flag
+                        + " value: " + value +  (defaultValue.isEmpty() ? "" : " default: " + defaultValue));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return value;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/PlayerControlsPatch.java b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/PlayerControlsPatch.java
index 5dc3dde266..9ce74d118d 100644
--- a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/PlayerControlsPatch.java
+++ b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/PlayerControlsPatch.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class PlayerControlsPatch {
+
     /**
      * Injection point.
      */
@@ -41,4 +42,11 @@ public void onGlobalLayout() {
     public static void fullscreenButtonVisibilityChanged(boolean isVisible) {
         // Code added during patching.
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Injection point.
+     */
+    public static String getPlayerTopControlsLayoutResourceName(String original) {
+        return "default";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 91d6594da1..170336dc87 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs = -Xms512M -Xmx2048M
 org.gradle.parallel = true
 android.useAndroidX = true
 kotlin.code.style = official
-version = 5.0.1
+version = 5.0.2-dev.2
diff --git a/patches/api/patches.api b/patches/api/patches.api
index 04e8b64e2b..1bed18e283 100644
--- a/patches/api/patches.api
+++ b/patches/api/patches.api
@@ -1444,10 +1444,12 @@ public final class app/revanced/util/BytecodeUtilsKt {
 	public static final fun indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/Opcode;)I
 	public static synthetic fun indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow$default (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;ILcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/Opcode;ILjava/lang/Object;)I
 	public static synthetic fun indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow$default (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;ILkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;ILjava/lang/Object;)I
+	public static final fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversed (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/Opcode;)I
 	public static final fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversed (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Ljava/lang/Integer;Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/Opcode;)I
 	public static final fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversed (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Ljava/lang/Integer;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)I
 	public static synthetic fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversed$default (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Ljava/lang/Integer;Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/Opcode;ILjava/lang/Object;)I
 	public static synthetic fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversed$default (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Ljava/lang/Integer;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;ILjava/lang/Object;)I
+	public static final fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/Opcode;)I
 	public static final fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Ljava/lang/Integer;Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/Opcode;)I
 	public static final fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Ljava/lang/Integer;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)I
 	public static synthetic fun indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow$default (Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/iface/Method;Ljava/lang/Integer;Lcom/android/tools/smali/dexlib2/Opcode;ILjava/lang/Object;)I
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/syncforreddit/api/SpoofClientPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/syncforreddit/api/SpoofClientPatch.kt
index 3f9cbf9e91..481d9c3d1e 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/syncforreddit/api/SpoofClientPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/syncforreddit/api/SpoofClientPatch.kt
@@ -63,20 +63,20 @@ val spoofClientPatch = spoofClientPatch(
         val randomName = (0..100000).random()
         val userAgent = "$randomName:app.revanced.$randomName:v1.0.0 (by /u/revanced)"
 
-        imgurImageAPIFingerprint.method.replaceInstruction(
+        getUserAgentFingerprint.method.replaceInstruction(
             0,
             """
-            const-string v0, "$userAgent"
-            return-object v0
-        """,
+                const-string v0, "$userAgent"
+                return-object v0
+            """,
         )
 
         // endregion
 
         // region Patch Imgur API URL.
 
-        val apiUrlIndex = getUserAgentFingerprint.stringMatches!!.first().index
-        getUserAgentFingerprint.method.replaceInstruction(
+        val apiUrlIndex = imgurImageAPIFingerprint.stringMatches!!.first().index
+        imgurImageAPIFingerprint.method.replaceInstruction(
             apiUrlIndex,
             "const-string v1, \"https://api.imgur.com/3/image\"",
         )
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/syncforreddit/fix/slink/FixSLinksPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/syncforreddit/fix/slink/FixSLinksPatch.kt
index a640936a21..06ee67fe4c 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/syncforreddit/fix/slink/FixSLinksPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/syncforreddit/fix/slink/FixSLinksPatch.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.util.smali.ExternalLabel
 import app.revanced.patches.reddit.customclients.RESOLVE_S_LINK_METHOD
 import app.revanced.patches.reddit.customclients.SET_ACCESS_TOKEN_METHOD
-import app.revanced.patches.reddit.customclients.boostforreddit.fix.slink.getOAuthAccessTokenFingerprint
-import app.revanced.patches.reddit.customclients.boostforreddit.fix.slink.handleNavigationFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.reddit.customclients.fixSLinksPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.reddit.customclients.sync.syncforreddit.extension.sharedExtensionPatch
 
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ val fixSLinksPatch = fixSLinksPatch(
     execute {
         // region Patch navigation handler.
 
-        handleNavigationFingerprint.method.apply {
+        linkHelperOpenLinkFingerprint.method.apply {
             val urlRegister = "p3"
             val tempRegister = "v2"
 
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ val fixSLinksPatch = fixSLinksPatch(
 
         // region Patch set access token.
 
-        getOAuthAccessTokenFingerprint.method.addInstruction(
+        setAuthorizationHeaderFingerprint.method.addInstruction(
             0,
             "invoke-static { p0 }, $EXTENSION_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->$SET_ACCESS_TOKEN_METHOD",
         )
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/debugging/EnableDebuggingPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/debugging/EnableDebuggingPatch.kt
index 9696418eb9..a5f8331e13 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/debugging/EnableDebuggingPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/debugging/EnableDebuggingPatch.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.extension.sharedExtensionPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.PreferenceScreen
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.settingsPatch
 import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow
+import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
 
 private const val EXTENSION_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR =
@@ -105,7 +106,23 @@ val enableDebuggingPatch = bytecodePatch(
             )
         }
 
-        // There exists other experimental accessor methods for String, byte[], and wrappers for obfuscated classes,
-        // but currently none of those are hooked.
+        experimentalStringFeatureFlagFingerprint.match(
+            experimentalFeatureFlagParentFingerprint.originalClassDef
+        ).method.apply {
+            val insertIndex = indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT)
+
+            addInstructions(
+                insertIndex,
+                """
+                    move-result-object v0
+                    invoke-static { v0, p1, p2, p3 }, $EXTENSION_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->isStringFeatureFlagEnabled(Ljava/lang/String;JLjava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;
+                    move-result-object v0
+                    return-object v0
+                """
+            )
+        }
+
+        // There exists other experimental accessor methods for byte[]
+        // and wrappers for obfuscated classes, but currently none of those are hooked.
     }
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/debugging/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/debugging/Fingerprints.kt
index 549994eb5e..fe3f75eb11 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/debugging/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/debugging/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -28,3 +28,9 @@ internal val experimentalLongFeatureFlagFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters("J", "J")
 }
 
+internal val experimentalStringFeatureFlagFingerprint = fingerprint {
+    accessFlags(AccessFlags.PUBLIC, AccessFlags.FINAL)
+    returns("Ljava/lang/String;")
+    parameters("J", "Ljava/lang/String;")
+}
+
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
index 9fca4d89cf..824022590c 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -47,10 +47,17 @@ internal val controlsOverlayVisibilityFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters("Z", "Z")
 }
 
-internal val playerControlsExploderFeatureFlagFingerprint = fingerprint {
+internal val playerBottomControlsExploderFeatureFlagFingerprint = fingerprint {
     accessFlags(AccessFlags.PUBLIC, AccessFlags.FINAL)
     returns("Z")
     parameters()
     literal { 45643739L }
 }
 
+internal val playerTopControlsExperimentalLayoutFeatureFlagFingerprint = fingerprint {
+    accessFlags(AccessFlags.PUBLIC, AccessFlags.FINAL)
+    returns("I")
+    parameters()
+    literal { 45629424L }
+}
+
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
index d2a20deb09..d8e72d87fd 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/PlayerControlsPatch.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.playercontrols
 
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstructions
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchException
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.bytecodePatch
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.mutableTypes.MutableMethod
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.get
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.resourceMappingPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.resourceMappings
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.playservice.is_19_25_or_greater
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.playservice.is_19_35_or_greater
 import app.revanced.util.*
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
@@ -263,12 +265,36 @@ val playerControlsPatch = bytecodePatch(
 
         visibilityImmediateMethod = playerControlsExtensionHookFingerprint.method
 
-        // A/B test for a slightly different overlay controls,
+        // A/B test for a slightly different bottom overlay controls,
         // that uses layout file youtube_video_exploder_controls_bottom_ui_container.xml
         // The change to support this is simple and only requires adding buttons to both layout files,
         // but for now force this different layout off since it's still an experimental test.
         if (is_19_35_or_greater) {
-            playerControlsExploderFeatureFlagFingerprint.method.returnEarly()
+            playerBottomControlsExploderFeatureFlagFingerprint.method.returnEarly()
+        }
+
+        // A/B test of new top overlay controls. Two different layouts can be used:
+        // youtube_cf_navigation_improvement_controls_layout.xml
+        // youtube_cf_minimal_impact_controls_layout.xml
+        //
+        // Visually there is no noticeable difference between either of these compared to the default.
+        // There is additional logic that is active when youtube_cf_navigation_improvement_controls_layout
+        // is active, but what it does is not entirely clear.
+        //
+        // For now force this a/b feature off as it breaks the top player buttons.
+        if (is_19_25_or_greater) {
+            playerTopControlsExperimentalLayoutFeatureFlagFingerprint.method.apply {
+                val index = indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT)
+                val register = getInstruction<OneRegisterInstruction>(index).registerA
+
+                addInstructions(
+                    index + 1,
+                    """
+                        invoke-static { v$register }, $EXTENSION_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->getPlayerTopControlsLayoutResourceName(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;
+                        move-result-object v$register
+                    """
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/BytecodeUtils.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/BytecodeUtils.kt
index db7d2664ba..ec75cb0a5d 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/BytecodeUtils.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/BytecodeUtils.kt
@@ -309,6 +309,17 @@ fun Method.indexOfFirstInstructionReversed(startIndex: Int? = null, filter: Inst
     return instructions.indexOfLast(filter)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the index of matching instruction,
+ * starting from the end of the method and searching down.
+ *
+ * @return -1 if the instruction is not found.
+ */
+fun Method.indexOfFirstInstructionReversed(targetOpcode: Opcode): Int =
+    indexOfFirstInstructionReversed {
+        opcode == targetOpcode
+    }
+
 /**
  * Get the index of matching instruction,
  * starting from and [startIndex] and searching down.
@@ -322,6 +333,16 @@ fun Method.indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow(startIndex: Int? = null, targe
         opcode == targetOpcode
     }
 
+/**
+ * Get the index of matching instruction,
+ * starting from the end of the method and searching down.
+ *
+ * @return -1 if the instruction is not found.
+ */
+fun Method.indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow(targetOpcode: Opcode): Int =
+    indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow {
+        opcode == targetOpcode
+    }
 /**
  * Get the index of matching instruction,
  * starting from and [startIndex] and searching down.