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GNOME 51 Beta adds background blur, fingerprint UI, and reduced-motion setting

Linuxiac 1 hour ago 3 min read ↗ Original

GNOME 51 Beta is now available with background blur support, a new fingerprint management interface, reduced-motion improvements, and HDR enhancements.

WHY IT MATTERS

The beta marks the UI, feature, and API freeze for the upcoming GNOME release, meaning no new features will be added before the stable release. Developers can now test their applications against the finalized APIs and UI changes, such as the new Wayland blur protocol and systemd-homed account support.

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The three things worth knowing

GNOME Shell now supports a reduced-motion setting and improves keyboard navigation for screenshots.

Mutter adds background blur support via the ext-background-effect-v1 Wayland protocol and improves HDR output with mastering display metadata.

GNOME Settings introduces a new fingerprint management interface and support for systemd-homed accounts.

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