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Ubuntu 26.10 adds Ubuntu Certified check to Settings

Wondering if your laptop or desktop PC is Ubuntu Certified? Ubuntu 26.10 is adding a new way to check from the Settings app. A new row in Settings > System > About reads "check if this computer is Ubuntu Certified". Clicking it opens a new page that will read the local/cached status from the com.ubuntu.hwctl service (the Canonical hardware API introduced in 2025). Ubuntu's has had a command-line way to check certification for a while, using hwlib. In 26.10 (Stonking Stingray), you'll be able to check it via Settings rather than through terminal command. The statuses which can be shown: There's also an [...]

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Categories: News, Ubuntu 26.10, Ubuntu Certified
Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-2610-certified-hardware-check Jul 22, 2026, 01:56 AM