{
  "id": 16262593,
  "title": "KDE Plasma 6.9 will finally give us Wayland picture-in-picture mode by default",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kde-plasma-6-9-will-finally-give-us-wayland-picture-in-picture-mode",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-24T02:14:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-69-will-finally-give-us-wayland-picture-in-picture-mode-by-default/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KDE Plasma 6.9 is set to introduce Wayland picture-in-picture mode as the default feature. The maintainers have been diligently working on bug fixes to ensure the stability of the 6.8 release. Among the new enhancements in 6.9, picture-in-picture mode in Wayland is highlighted, promising a seamless user experience. The community has also devised a solution to prevent windows from being disarranged when monitors are disconnected. Window sizes and positions are now retained for each screen arrangement, ensuring a smooth transition when reconnecting the second screen. However, this feature applies only to open windows, and there's ongoing development to extend this functionality to closed windows as well. Other notable features of KDE Plasma 6.9 include denying XWayland apps permission to control the pointer and keyboard, integrating Brave support into Plasma Browser, and the ability to hold down Ctrl or Shift in the Task Switcher to select multiple items without chaos. The upcoming release of KDE Plasma 6.9 is poised to be an improvement over its predecessor, 6.8.",
  "summary": "Plus, a lot of bug fixes for 6.8.",
  "key_points": [
    "KDE Plasma 6.9 will default to Wayland picture-in-picture mode",
    "Maintainers worked on bug fixes for 6.8 release stability",
    "Window states retained when monitors are disconnected"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Defaulting picture-in-picture mode to Wayland and automating window management for multi-monitor setups signals a shift toward a more seamless and stable desktop experience for the KDE community.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}