--- title: Ubuntu 26.10 will add Ubuntu Certified checking to Settings description: Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) is adding a hardware certification check directly to the Settings app under System > About. The new panel reads certification... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-will-add-ubuntu-certified-checking-to-settings-sbohimndq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubuntu 26.10 will add Ubuntu Certified checking to Settings | daily.dev og:description: Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) is adding a hardware certification check directly to the Settings app under System > About. The new panel reads certification... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-will-add-ubuntu-certified-checking-to-settings-sbohimndq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SbOHiMNDq.png og:image:alt: Ubuntu 26.10 will add Ubuntu Certified checking to Settings og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubuntu 26.10 will add Ubuntu Certified checking to Settings **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 3 min read · 24 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) is adding a hardware certification check directly to the Settings app under System > About. The new panel reads certification status from the local com.ubuntu.hwctl service (Canonical's hardware API introduced in 2025) and displays one of six possible statuses, including whether a device is certified, certified for a different Ubuntu version, or similar to a certified model. Users can also opt in to regular certification checks that send hardware details to Canonical servers, with no personal data included. The feature lands in gnome-control-center 1:51~alpha-0ubuntu2 and should appear in daily builds ahead of the stable October release. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I check if my Ubuntu 26.10 computer is Ubuntu Certified? Ubuntu 26.10 adds a new row in Settings > System > About labeled 'check if this computer is Ubuntu Certified'. Clicking it reads cached status from the com.ubuntu.hwctl service, part of the Canonical hardware API, and can show statuses like certified, certified for a different version, similar to a certified model, not certified, unable to check, or status unknown. Previously this required the hwlib command-line tool. _Track new Ubuntu feature rollouts like this one alongside the rest of your Linux news on daily.dev._ ### What does it mean for a laptop to be Ubuntu Certified? Ubuntu Certified means the OEM or ODM paid Canonical a licence fee to verify the hardware against a specific Ubuntu version. That fee covers extra testing, maintenance, and sometimes custom OEM images, helping keep updates and hardware support working smoothly. Certification does not mean a device performs better than an uncertified one, only that testing and upkeep were funded. _Comparing certified versus uncertified hardware options is easier when you follow Linux ecosystem coverage on daily.dev._ ### When did the Ubuntu Certified checking feature land in gnome-control-center? The change landed in gnome-control-center version 1:51~alpha-0ubuntu2, uploaded the week of the announcement. It should appear for Ubuntu 26.10 daily build users in the coming weeks, ahead of the stable release scheduled for mid-October. _Keep tabs on Ubuntu 26.10 build progress and release timing with daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@albertenriquez** · 0 upvotes > Love Ubuntu, can’t wait to play around with this **@jibonkrishnaroy** · 0 upvotes > Thanks for sharing this information. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray": All the New Features So Far](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray-all-the-new-features-so-far-cupbybvge) · It's Foss · 30 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-s-security-center-app-adds-ubuntu-pro-settings-qoou9y3fa) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu 26.10 To Begin Laying Foundation For Context-Aware Desktop, Other New Features](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-to-begin-laying-foundation-for-context-aware-desktop-other-new-features-shikgwmgl) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu 26.10 codename revealed, and it sounds strange](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-codename-revealed-and-it-sounds-strange-zl1hcwb9g) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 11 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-will-add-ubuntu-certified-checking-to-settings-sbohimndq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Ubuntu 26.10 will add Ubuntu Certified checking to Settings","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-will-add-ubuntu-certified-checking-to-settings-sbohimndq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-will-add-ubuntu-certified-checking-to-settings-sbohimndq"},"datePublished":"2026-07-22T02:53:26.577Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:39:18.655Z","description":"Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) is adding a hardware certification check directly to the Settings app under System > About. 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