Links of the Day

I collect cool, interesting links spread all over the web and share them here in daily posts. Hope you enjoy! More of them in the archive.

Samsung brings AirDrop support to Quick Share with Galaxy S26 series. Initially in South Korea, but other markets are next in line, as are other Samsung devices.

Ubuntu 26.04 ends 46 years of “silent” sudo passwords, Omg! Ubuntu. The next version of Ubuntu will display asterisks when typing passwords for sudo commands in the terminal. Previously (and in other distros), typing had no visual feedback “for security” — which, let’s face it, doesn’t make much sense anymore. Mint did this first.

Thunderbird Roadmap. Mozilla’s email client now has a public roadmap, broken down by platform (desktop, Android, iOS, and services).

Firefox 149. The main new feature, free VPN, is available in a few countries with a gradual rolling, but there are other new features and improvements that justify the update, especially the window with two sites side by side: right-click on one that’s in the background and select, from the menu, something like “Add to Split View”.

OpenShort 3.5. It’s not every day that a project announces “the biggest update in our 18-year history.” The main improvements are a new default timeline and an average 35% increase in speed, particularly in effects and frame processing. FOSS, free, and available for ChromeOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Labels in Signal. Similar to WhatsApp, you can now set labels for yourself in Signal groups. Obviously, everything is end-to-end encrypted. Administrators have the option to restrict labels to themselves.

Pika. A color picker for macOS that displays the contrast ratio and offers a global keyboard shortcut. Available on the App Store for USD 4.99, or for free by downloading from GitHub (it’s FOSS).

100 Jumps. Hold the spacebar (or your finger on the screen) to adjust the square’s jump. For every three perfect jumps (in the center of the platform), you earn an extra life. Tip from Rafael.