GNOME saves blushes by replacing ‘inappropriate’ screenshot sound

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GNOME saves blushes by replacing 'inappropriate' screenshot sound

Say goodbye to people thinking you're a creep next time you take a desktop screenshot in a public space, as GNOME 51 has changed the sound effect that plays when you do. For a while now, when you screen grab your desktop or an app window, the accompanying sound effect is a camera shutter, like the one you hear when you take a photo on a smartphone. Cute in the privacy of your own home, but less cute in a public setting like an office or café. The sound is the issue: how are people to know you're taking desktop [...]

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Categories: News, GNOME 51, gnome shell, screenshots, Ubuntu 26.10
Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/gnome-screenshot-sound-change Sep 21, 2026, 04:39 PM