GNOME released version 48 following its 6-month release cycle, using the code name Bengaluru after the GNOME Asia 2024 conference.
Key highlights of GNOME 48 include:
Notification Stacking, which arranges notifications from the same app to avoid clutter, similar to what we see on smartphone operating systems.
The Image Viewer app introduces Loupe, starting from GNOME 45, with added image editing features like crop, rotate, and improved zoom capabilities for RAW image files.
The Text Editor has an updated interface for a cleaner look.
New Fonts include the Adwaita Sans and Adwaita Mono interfaces.
Decibels, a new minimalistic sound player app, displays sound waves while playing.
Digital Wellbeing feature for screen time control accessible through the Settings app.
Added feature to limit battery charging to 80% to preserve battery lifespan.
Improved HDR display performance, indicating which apps support HDR.
Enhancements in various areas such as dynamic triple buffering, renderer buffer adjustments for smoother animations, reduced CPU and memory usage in the JavaScript engine, and decreased RAM usage for file indexing.
TLDR: GNOME version 48 brings new features like Notification Stacking, Loupe Image Viewer, Text Editor interface updates, new Fonts, Decibels sound player, Digital Wellbeing controls, battery charging limit, enhanced HDR display, and performance optimizations.
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