GNOME 50 beta highlights include:
- The Epiphany browser has addressed crashes, remote denial of service, and other issues.
- GDM has added support for a "unified" authentication mechanism in using a single PAM conversation that runs multiple authentication methods at once.
- GDM has re-introduced a timeout while waiting for a primary GPU to appear.
- Glycin now has a Rust-based JPEG 2000 image loader .
- GNOME Remote Desktop now has camera redirection support, connection throttling, Kerberos authentication support for single user run-time modes, and HiDPI support.
- The Nautilus file manager has added a Glycin dependency for thumbnailing.
- Improved dGPU detection for GNOME Shell .
- Mutter's VRR support is no longer experimental .
- Virtual monitor and HiDPI improvements for Mutter .
- Other GNOME Shell and Mutter updates .
- New default background for GNOME 50 along with other new backgrounds.
Downloads and more details on today's GNOME 50 Beta via the release announcement .