GNOME Shell on Mobile Is Shaping Up Nicely, Gets New Navigation Gestures, Quick Settings
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GNOME Shell on Mobile Is Shaping Up Nicely, Gets New Navigation Gestures, Quick Settings
In my previous report, I told you that GNOME developers are working on a native port of GNOME Shell, the main UI of the GNOME desktop environment, for mobile devices (a.k.a. Linux phones and tablets), since the release of GNOME 40.
Now, developer Jonas Dreßler shares that “there’s been a huge amount of progress” since the last update in May 2022, and that GNOME Shell on mobile received a sophisticated 2D navigation gesture system similar to what Android and iOS offer, but with a single overview for both launching and switching. Here it is in action!