GNOME 48 RC is now in the testing stage and is packed with enhancements and bug fixes.
The new release introduces global shortcuts portal support, HDR luminance settings UI, and various improvements in applications like Loupe image viewer and Nautilus file manager. Evince document viewer also improves support for Adobe PDF open parameters.
GNOME 48 RC can be tried out using an installer image provided by the GNOME release team, or it is available in the system repository for Ubuntu 25.04 and Arch Linux through the Gnome Unstable repository.