Flatpak 1.16.2, the Linux app sandboxing and distribution framework, was released in January 2025. This update introduced support for VA-API hardware video acceleration for Intel Xe GPUs. The release also included "various enhancements and bug fixes," according to 9to5Linux. This integration allows applications packaged as Flatpaks to utilize Intel Xe's hardware capabilities for video decoding and encoding, aiming to improve performance and reduce CPU load within sandboxed environments.