[Dev News] Godot 4.8 Dev6 & Dev7 Releases

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The wait for Godot 4.8 has gotten two steps closer with the Dev6 and Dev7 releases, presumably the final dev releases before we begin the beta process. You can learn more about other Dev releases features in our earlier Dev1, Dev2+Dev3, Dev3, Dev4 and Dev5 coverage.

Highlights of Godot 4.8 Dev6:

• Add screen-space contact shadows for directional lights
  
  
• Clean and simplify 3D toolbar[/url]
  
  

Highlights of Godot 4.8 Dev7:

• Symbol renaming
  
  
• Game view
  Code:

  CanvasItem
  manipulation
  
  
• Animated decals
  
  
• Add non-allocating query methods for
  Code:

  PhysicsDirectSpaceState2D
  /
  Code:

  3D
  [url=https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-8-dev-7/#physics-add-non-allocating-query-methods-for-physicsdirectspacestate2d3d]
  
  
• Native touch support for
  Code:

  TabBar
  and
  Code:

  PopupMenu
  
  
• Add theme sound items and playback on common UI events
  
  
• AccessKit for iOS and Android
  
  

Key Links

Godot 4.8 Dev7 Blog

Godot 4.8 Dev6 Blog

You can learn more about the Godot 4.8 Dev6 and Dev7 releases in the below.