# COSMIC Epoch 1.11 adds Wayland xdg-dialog-v1, improves hybrid GPU handling

> **Key takeaway:** COSMIC Epoch 1.11 introduces xdg-dialog-v1 Wayland protocol support and fixes hybrid graphics GPU selection for games and the app library.

**Published:** 2026-10-20T22:32:12+00:00 
**Source:** Phoronix Benchmarks & Drivers 
**Category:** kernel-os 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/cosmic-epoch-111-adds-wayland-xdg-dialog-v1-improves-hybrid-.html 

## Summary
System76 released COSMIC Epoch 1.11, a point update to its Rust-based desktop environment for Pop!_OS. The release adds xdg-dialog-v1 Wayland protocol support for modal dialogs and fixes hybrid graphics handling so games and the app library use the correct GPU. It also includes translation updates, scrollbar padding fixes in libcosmic, and JSON MIME type association for the text editor.

## What's in COSMIC Epoch 1.11
- **xdg-dialog-v1 Wayland protocol support** added to the COSMIC compositor for improved modal dialog presentation
- **Compositor fixes** bundled alongside the new protocol support
- **Hybrid graphics fixes** in both the COSMIC app library and pop-launcher to ensure correct GPU selection on multi-GPU systems
- **libcosmic scrollbar padding** fixed
- **MIME type association** added for JSON files in the COSMIC text editor
- **Translation updates** across the desktop environment

## Why it matters
The hybrid GPU fixes address a practical pain point for Pop!_OS users with NVIDIA Optimus laptops, where incorrect GPU selection has historically caused performance or battery life issues. xdg-dialog-v1 support brings COSMIC closer to standard Wayland protocol compliance.