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(DIR) Post #AxaJGZ7P1sPevcvPAu by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-08-26T22:59:27Z
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You should be able to use the apps and app stores that you trust without any gate keeping from your operating system. That’s a big part of why we chose to build our app store on @FlatpakApps#Flatpak #AppCenter
(DIR) Post #AzPRAHBoTpFtj7S6qW by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-10-20T18:46:00Z
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We just passed 12,000 followers 🥳 Thank you everyone for supporting and being interested in our little operating system 🩷
(DIR) Post #B1YU7IHWXaBGU6aLqK by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:02:54Z
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Everything you love, made even better. OS 8.1 improves the Secure Session and Dock, enhances accessibility, improves support for your devices, and addresses your feedback with over 1,100 issue reports fixedhttps://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/#elementaryos #opensource #linux
(DIR) Post #B1YU7O9EjJ7Ig8kol6 by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:03:31Z
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In OS 8 we kept the Classic Session as default with the option to try a Secure Session. Since then we’ve released updates fixing issues, app developers have updated, and hardware makers have fixed issues in their drivers. The Secure Session now provides a better experience for most people and supports a broader range of modern hardwareIn OS 8.1, the Secure Session is now the default session, with the option to fall back to the Classic Session if you still need it#wayland #linux #elementaryOS
(DIR) Post #B1YU7UD0CDh5TYYuSe by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:04:25Z
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Password authentication dialogs have a new feature in a Secure Session: when opened, the rest of the screen will dim and other windows won’t be allowed to steal focus. This prevents accidentally typing your password anywhere other than the authentication dialog and you’ll be able to make sure these are legitimate system dialogs and not an application trying to read your password
(DIR) Post #B1YU7bWP0UN69kh0Ai by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:05:10Z
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When we ran our desktop survey 75% of you told us that you expected to see background apps in the Dock, so we now have support for the Background Portal!You can always manage app permissions in System Settings → Applications and choose which apps are allowed to run in the background#flatpak #linux
(DIR) Post #B1YU7hXKdwgEoNApSC by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:05:46Z
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We’ve brought the workspace switcher up from the Multitasking View directly into the Dock. You can press the “+” tile to open new workspaces or select an existing workspace to switch to it, drag-n-drop to rearrange workspaces and, clicking on a workspace that’s already open will show the Multitasking View
(DIR) Post #B1YU7nPOoLtr1VVZvE by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:06:18Z
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In AppCenter we now show a simple percentage-based app rating when ratings are available from ODRS—the same ratings server used by apps like GNOME Software. When developers provide screenshots for multiple platforms, we now show you the ones intended for elementary OS. We’ve added support for app addons, and we now show when a game supports playing with controllers#AppCenter #Flatpak
(DIR) Post #B1YU7tlx9PVQlC6fuS by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:06:40Z
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This year @zersiax joined us again for another round of accessibility testing. Installer views should all have much improved accessible labels. Thanks to this feedback, OS 8.1 can be installed and set up completely blind in most cases.Thanks to feedback from @fireborn, Notifications and the Shortcut Overlay both added screen reader support. We’ve also improved screen reader labels in Calendar, In System Settings → Firmware updates, and in AppCenter to name a few cases.#Accessibility #Linux
(DIR) Post #B1YU7zvkFuu5rIja0O by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:07:11Z
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In System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Custom you can now choose from a list of installed apps and their actions—in addition to being able to execute custom commands. This makes it super straightforward to add a keyboard shortcut for your most common workflows like composing a new email or adding a new Calendar event. Plus System Settings will also now warn you if your desired keyboard shortcut conflicts with a common system shortcut like "Copy", "Paste", or "New Tab"
(DIR) Post #B1YU85mkUHGy18ZToe by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:07:39Z
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For the first time we now also offer ARM64 builds for devices that boot with UEFI. This means you'll be able to run OS 8.1 on M-series Apple Silicon and devices where you can load UEFI-supporting firmware like Raspberry Pi. This version of Linux also supports certain Qualcomm and Rockchip processors, for example#linux #arm #elementaryOS #AppleSilicon #RaspberryPi
(DIR) Post #B1YU8BeoegUaEGuEHg by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:07:56Z
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Many notebooks and tablets now ship with displays that aren’t quite HiDPI, but are more pixel dense than traditional displays. In OS 8.1, we now support fractional display scaling in the Secure Session#HiDPI #linux #elementaryOS
(DIR) Post #B1YU8HZieXyqaCZFAm by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:08:08Z
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We love hearing from you and take pride in a tight feedback loop where we push updates in weeks not years. Since the release of OS 8, we’ve been able to address over 1,100 of the reports you filed!~72% of them were fixed bugs—unexpected or disruptive software behaviors~18% were new features or enhancements that you requestedThe last 10% were things like project management tasks, tech debt, and code cleanuphttps://github.com/search?q=org%3Aelementary+closed%3A2024-11-26..2025-12-22+reason%3Acompleted+&type=issues#OpenSource #Linux #elementaryOS #BugFix
(DIR) Post #B1YU8NfbzYG7UDN2Bs by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:08:59Z
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OS 8.1 introduces a blur-behind effect for translucent desktop elements like the Dock, Notifications, and the Alt + Tab window switcher. This not only looks nice but helps visually separate these elements from applications while maintaining legibility
(DIR) Post #B1YU8ThFaN8QB2BQZs by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:09:28Z
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In OS 8.1, you can now directly deny access for apps to send notification bubbles in System Settings → Applications alongside other app permissions#Flatpak #elementaryOS
(DIR) Post #B1YU8ZsSbbfPLXTSsq by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:09:51Z
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Quick Settings added a new page where you can see which other people are logged in and quickly switch between accounts. Plus, we added a new "Prevent Sleep" toggle. This is useful when you're giving a presentation or have a long-running background task where you want to temporarily avoid letting the computer go to sleep on its normal schedule.
(DIR) Post #B1YU8fUZjK7slCLTUG by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:10:31Z
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A system monitor app has been one of the top requested default app additions for quite some time, and we now ship with one!We’re also now shipping Maps, which currently covers the basics like Explore and Transit maps, showing your current location, searching for locations, and handling `geo://` uri links. Plus Application settings now has a setting to select your default Maps app.
(DIR) Post #B1YU8l9sfB8aKki240 by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:11:00Z
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elementary OS 8.1 is available as a pay-what-you-can purchase at https://elementary.io now! Localized direct downloads and a torrent magnet link are provided.OS 8.1 will receive additional feature and bug fix updates on a monthly schedule that will be reported on here and on our blog, so stay tuned for even more updates in the future!
(DIR) Post #B1YU8q3KSxrrVsgN2u by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:11:15Z
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Our hardware retailers Laptop With Linux and @starlabssystems are offering elementary OS 8.1 out of the box starting today! Visit retailers' individual sites for more informationhttps://store.elementary.io/
(DIR) Post #B1YU8vJSuOkJpNGpOK by elementary@mastodon.social
2025-12-22T18:12:24Z
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Special thanks to Laptop with Linux for sponsoring our blog post. They had this to say:"Laptop with Linux offers laptops and desktops that are perfectly tuned and optimized for use with various Linux-based operating systems and ships worldwide! They aim to make switching to Linux accessible for every computer user by increasing freedom of choice. Buy a laptop pre-installed with elementary OS 8.1 now!"https://laptopwithlinux.com/linux-laptops/