GNOME 50 Desktop Environment Enters Public Beta Testing with More New Features

Posted by hanuca on Feb 14, 2026 6:15 AM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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The GNOME Project released today the beta version of the upcoming GNOME 50 desktop environment series with more new features and improvements across most of the GNOME apps and components.

GNOME 50 beta improves the detection of discrete GPUs in GNOME Shell, which also received support for handling external or locked keyboard layout sources in the indicator, better screen time tracking with idle inhibitors, and better tab focus behavior in the Quick Settings menu.

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