But what you might not know is there’s a really easy way to find amazing animated Lock Screen backgrounds. Most changes have been made to improve the experience on giant TV screens, with subtle refinements for desktops here and there.IPhones have had a “live wallpaper” option for years now – head to Settings > Wallpaper > Live to see Apple’s built-in selection of backgrounds that move when you press the screen. You can read more about the modifications in the changelog and the release announcement. This release includes many changes, but it does not make things visually different in a big way. A 'Share' button has been added on each app's details page for easy sharing, and the frequency of app update notifications is now customizable.The app store on KDE Plasma now lets you change the display name used while submitting reviews.Other notable changes include a variety of updates to the system settings, resizeable Plasma widgets, improvements to the Kickoff App menu, updates to KPipeWire, and more like: Moreover, with dark mode, the wallpaper will change to a darker variant, not just limited to window decorations. I can already tell that you can get creative with it. The animated wallpaper addition is excellent. Overall, KDE Plasma 5.26 might tempt you to use widgets if you do not usually make use of it. The dictionary widget has also received an upgrade that lets you use multiple dictionaries as sources.Īdditionally, there are some beautiful user-created widgets like the iOS-like control center. Using advanced settings, you can also use it to limit screen time on certain apps/services. There is also a new Timer widget that you can use to create essential timers quickly. Whether you are accessing the clipboard, time, calendar, or networks, you can resize them all to get a better view of what you need. Now, with this update, you can resize widgets in your panel. Widgets were already an exciting part of KDE Plasma. The video player also has support for navigation using TV remote controls. Users can also use the Plank video player to play files from local storage when in Bigscreen mode. You can use the TV remote to control the navigation on the browser. With KDE Plasma 5.26, two new app additions exist for the big-screen experience.Īura Browser is an addition for big-screen users for an immersive web browsing experience. It is a privacy-friendly alternative to proprietary TV interfaces, which offers a lot of functionality. Plasma Bigscreen is an open-source user interface for TVs built using the Qt toolkit. The key highlights include the following:

Live animated wallpaper