14 DAY TRIAL // The GNOME development team is working hard on the next major version of their controversial and modern GNOME desktop environment, release 3.16, which will bring a number of improvements in performance, stability, and updated components, each one having its own major features. This is the case of GNOME Control Center, which is now available to testers worldwide in a beta form.
GNOME Control Center 3.16 Beta is the first of its kind, as a second Beta release should be available for download in the upcoming weeks. The final version will be distributed, as usual, along with the GNOME 3.16 desktop environment, due for release on March 25, 2015. This beta lets users to compile the application on operating systems that do not use the Linux kernel.
The list box header will be automatically removed the first time it is detached, the spelling of VMWare has been fixed in the Details section, the Display labeler has been replaced with GNOME Shell’s one, a possible crash has been fixed in the Network section, which appeared when handling zone names, the initial state of the Bluetooth switch has been fixed under the Power section, as well as some obscure Mobile Broadband and WiFi labels.
The iDevice batteries issue got some attention
In addition, the iDevice batteries now appear when they are ready under the Power section of GNOME Control Center. Furthermore, custom shortcuts now require command and name under the Keyboard section, the automatic problem reporting setting has been added to the Privacy section, the padding on style-updated has been updated in the User Accounts section, and the use-stock deprecated property has been fixed in the Wacom section.
Last but not least, folders will no longer be added in the Sharing section if the dialog is not explicitly accepted by the user. You can download GNOME Control Center 3.16 Beta right now via Softpedia, but please remember that it’s an unstable version and it should not be installed on production machines. Please report bugs you find in the GNOME’s bug tracker.