

It utilizes GNOME’s daemon settings to have better compatibility with third-party applications. So, you can easily keep your system awake without sudden disruptions when watching a video or performing a time-consuming task. However, this changes with elementary OS 6, not only it solves the issue, it brings in a new implementation in the form of “ Screen Shield” feature. With elementary OS 5, some noticed an issue with automatic screen locking when you want to run a time-consuming task or simply watch videos. You can customize the gestures or learn more about it from the Gestures section under the System Settings. Not just limited to certain functions on the desktop, you can interact with notifications, swipe through applications, and can have a seamless system-wide experience with the new multi-touch gestures. Multi-Touch Gesturesįor Laptop and touchpad users, the new multi-touch gestures are going to come in extremely handy.įrom accessing the multitasking view to navigating through the workspaces, you can do it all using multi-touch gestures. You also get to control all the permissions from the System Settings. Overall, this means a better sandboxing experience where all of your applications will stay isolated from each other without accessing your sensitive data.Īnd, to top it all off, elementary OS 6 adds “Portals” where the applications will request permission to access your files or launch another application. Some of the default applications come baked in as Flatpak packages and all the applications listed in AppCenter are available as Flatpaks as well. To improve privacy and security across the platform, elementary OS 6 chose the Flatpak-first approach.Įlementary OS now has its own AppCenter Flatpak repository. First-Party Flatpak Apps & Permissions View It should also show up in the system tray notifications. Once signed in, your data will sync across the system apps wherever supported (like Calendar, Tasks). Online Accountsįinally, with elementary OS 6, you will be able to add online accounts from the system settings. In addition to the notification improvements, the notification center has also been revamped to look better and clean with multiple notifications.
