Phosh 0.56.0 Release Notes

Release Date: July 5, 2026 Status: $\text{Major Release}$

A significant new update for the Phosh mobile ecosystem has arrived. This release introduces a variety of enhancements across the shell, the compositor, and supporting utilities.

🏗️ System Architecture

The following diagram illustrates the relationship between the core components updated in this cycle:

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📱 Core Components

phosh 0.56.0

The primary graphical shell for mobile hardware.

Key Highlight: A new load meter plugin has been added to the top bar to monitor system resources.

Feature Updates:

• App Grid Management: Users can now hide specific applications from the app-grid when GNOME Software is unavailable.
  • Use Case: This is particularly beneficial for immutable distributions such as BengalOS or postmarketOS Duranium, where base-image apps cannot be removed.
• General Improvements:
  • Integrated the syncthing plugin into mobile settings.
  • Added notifications for failed app uninstalls.
  • Optimized startup timing for forked applications (e.g., Firefox) to prevent premature "slow startup" warnings.
  • Fixed a bug where app-ids were accidentally quoted, causing perceived lag.
  • Resolved an issue where Bluetooth quick settings would disable during output changes.
  • Enabled lock screen rotation for tablet users.
  • Cutout configuration changes are now applied in real-time.
  • Refined the visual style of the lockscreen.
  • General stability: $\Delta \text{Crashes} \downarrow$ and $\Delta \text{Memory Leaks} \downarrow$.

Resolved Issues:

• Issue #999
• Issue #1238
• Work Item #1339
• Work Item #1343

Contributors: Domenico Iezzi, Gotam Gorabh, Guido Günther, johnwa, nicole mikołajczyk.

🌐 UI Translations: sv, ro, eu, fa, cs, ka, tr, kw, pt, de, pt_BR, sl, ja, pl, he, uk, sr.

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phoc 0.56.0

The Wayland compositor tailored for mobile.

Changes:

• Updated the underlying wlroots to version 0.20.1.
• Performed internal code cleanup and various bug fixes.
• New Protocol Support: Added xdg-toplevel-tag-v1.

Contributor: Guido Günther | Translations: ka.

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stevia 0.56.0

The intuitive on-screen keyboard (OSK).

Enhancements:

• Per-App Settings: Ability to define a default keyboard layout for specific applications.
• Shortcuts Bar:
  • Non-modifier keys now support key repeat.
  • Cursor keys are now included by default.
• Metadata: Layout information now includes locale and flavor for better integration with Mobile Settings.
• Paste Logic: Migrated to ext-data-control-v1 for handling paste operations.
• Layouts: Updated ge (Georgian) to include missing keys.

Resolved Issues:

• Work Item #105

Contributors: Guido Günther, Łukasz Osadnik, skysphr.

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🛠️ Recommended Components

phosh-mobile-settings 0.56.0

The configuration hub for Phosh and mobile hardware.

New Functionality:

• os-updates Panel: Supports atomic OS updates for immutable systems.
  • Backend: Currently utilizes systemd-sysupdate (enabled only when the service is detected).
• UI Overhaul: The sidebar now utilizes AdwSidebar, and conf-tweaks has been moved to a dedicated section.
• Hardware/Compatibility:
  • Added support for NexDock 2025.
  • Fixed the Librem 5 panel visibility in search.
  • libpms: Now allows OSK layouts to be matched to the current system locale.

Resolved Issues:

• Work Item #123

Contributors: Brian Hom, Guido Günther, nicole mikołajczyk, Tomi Lähteenmäki, Yuri Chornoivan.

🌐 UI Translations: sv, ro, eu, fa, cs, ka, pt, pt_BR, ja, tr, pl, he, uk, sr.

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Other Component Updates

Note on non-released components:

• phosh-osk-data $\rightarrow$ Latest remains 0.53.0.
• phosh-wallpapers $\rightarrow$ Latest remains 0.55.0.

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📦 Technical Details & Downloads

For developers and testers, the following resources are available for each component: Detailed list of changes | Tarball | Checksum | Signature

Example of a typical update command for these components:

# Example: Updating Phosh components via a hypothetical package manager
sudo pkg-update phosh phoc stevia phosh-mobile-settings

For more information, please visit the official GitLab repository.