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Sunday, 11 October 2026 00:00 UTC – Monday, 12 October 2026 06:00 UTC
USB and Thunderbolt approval is reverted from the merged defaults
USB and Thunderbolt approval comes out of the merged defaults in pull request 15091, which reverts pull request 11874. The revert is not in version 4.0.4.
Read the story →Floating workspaces enter the layout cycle, merged into quattro
Super+L cycles in a floating layout, with titlebars on those workspaces, in pull request 14482, merged into quattro. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Omarchy's kernel boots a Yoga Slim 7x in an n1x merge
Pull request 14952 merges boot files for linux-omarchy-n1x, Omarchy's own ARM kernel, on the n1x branch. birkskyum wrote that a Yoga Slim 7x reached the desktop. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Lock requests read the session state directly in the merged shell
Pull request 14978 merges a lock request that reads the session state directly, after David Heinemeier Hansson wrote that a suspend left the screen unlocked. He opened and merged it into quattro. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Opaque, transparent, and glassy are the merged window looks
Pull request 14991 merges three window looks under Appearance: opaque, transparent, and glassy, a frosted look for every theme. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
DGX Spark boot entries skip the unified kernel image in an n1x merge
Pull request 13426 merges a boot setting that starts a DGX Spark from the kernel and the early boot image, skipping a unified kernel image. The merge is on n1x, not in version 4.0.4.
Shift alone switches an input method in the merged keyboard setup
Pull request 14975 replays onto quattro a lone Shift that steps from an input engine such as Pinyin into Latin letters, and back. The same change had missed that branch. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Signed is the PDF signer on the merged package list, in place of Xournal++
Pull request 14999 merges Signed, an app for signing a PDF and adding text and a date, in place of Xournal++ on the base package list. Existing installs keep Xournal++. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Three status checks refresh on change in the merged bar
Passwordless sudo, the power profile, and the workspace glyph refresh on change in pull request 15026, pull request 15027, and pull request 15028. The merges are not in version 4.0.4.
Session-lock recovery, in this merge, will not take a lock another program may hold
Pull request 15020 merges a recovery that will not take a session lock while another Quickshell or hyprlock for that user is running. David Heinemeier Hansson wrote that a second shell had taken a live lock. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
A theme intro, in this merge, passes the new wallpaper to the shell
Pull request 15000 merges a theme switch that passes the new still to the shell when an intro plays, after a switch could leave a black desktop. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Desktop look switches move under Appearance in the merged menu
Pull request 14973 merges an Appearance menu under Trigger for how the desktop looks, and leaves Toggle for on-and-off behaviors. Pull request 14982 moves the menu bar's own entries there. The merges are not in version 4.0.4.
Window corners, in this merge, follow the theme or stay sharp or rounded
Pull request 14990 merges three corner choices under Appearance: the theme's own, square on every theme, or rounded on every theme. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
In brief
Bar icons share one size in the merged shell
Built-in and custom bar icons share a 12-pixel size and stay centered in pull request 15065, which Bjarne Øverli merged into quattro. The battery percentage stays separate. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
The remote-session mark, in this merge, stays off the bar until a session is connected
Pull request 14981 merges a bar that leaves the remote-session mark out of the dimmed inactive icons. It still shows, in the urgent color, while a session is connected. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.