Don't exit to desktop app

[t0ssi551]

Is it possible to stop exiting to the desktop app every time you leave a game? I really hate it and I don't like having to press ALT+F4 every time the app pops up.
can the app be disabled via FFlags? or it's a Sober kind of problem?

[epicsteamdecker]

you can toggle it off in your config.
{
"allow_gamepad_permission": true,
"bring_back_oof": true,
"close_on_leave": false,
"discord_rpc_enabled": false,
"enable_gamemode": true,
"enable_hidpi": false,
"fflags": {
"FFlagExample": true
},
"server_location_indicator_enabled": false,
"touch_mode": "on",
"use_libsecret": false,
"use_opengl": false
}

[t0ssi551]

I already tried modifying the config.json, but it didn't change
the config you wrote only changed the desktop app layout to be like the mobile version.
I tried to turn the "close_on_leave" to true but it didn't change anything.

[epicsteamdecker]

oh my bad,can you show me your last config.json before i shared mine?

[t0ssi551]

sure thing

{
"allow_gamepad_permission": true,
"bring_back_oof": true,
"close_on_leave": true,
"enable_gamemode": true,
"enable_hidpi": true,
"ffalgs": {
"FFlagExample": true
},
"server_location_indicator_enabled": true,
"touch_mode": "off",
"use_libsecret": false,
"use_opengl": false
}

also to note that I am using Arch Linux running Hyprland.
if you need more info I can give you

[epicsteamdecker]

t0ssi551
Jul 23, 2025

Is it possible to stop exiting to the desktop app every time you leave a game? I really hate it and I don't like having to press ALT+F4 every time the app pops up.
can the app be disabled via FFlags? or it's a Sober kind of problem?
Replies: 1 comment · 3 replies

epicsteamdecker
Aug 9, 2025

you can toggle it off in your config.
{
"allow_gamepad_permission": true,
"bring_back_oof": true,
"close_on_leave": false,
"discord_rpc_enabled": false,
"enable_gamemode": true,
"enable_hidpi": false,
"fflags": {
"FFlagExample": true
},
"server_location_indicator_enabled": false,
"touch_mode": "on",
"use_libsecret": false,
"use_opengl": false
}
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@t0ssi551
t0ssi551
Aug 10, 2025
Author

I already tried modifying the config.json, but it didn't change
the config you wrote only changed the desktop app layout to be like the mobile version.
I tried to turn the "close_on_leave" to true but it didn't change anything.
@epicsteamdecker
epicsteamdecker
Aug 10, 2025

oh my bad,can you show me your last config.json before i shared mine?
@t0ssi551
t0ssi551
Aug 10, 2025
Author

sure thing

{
"allow_gamepad_permission": true,
"bring_back_oof": true,
"close_on_leave": true,
"enable_gamemode": true,
"enable_hidpi": true,
"ffalgs": {
"FFlagExample": true
},
"server_location_indicator_enabled": true,
"touch_mode": "off",
"use_libsecret": false,
"use_opengl": false
}
hve you tried fixing the typo..?

[t0ssi551]

after a couple of DE hopping on arch the problem fixed itself, might've been a problem with hyprland.
closing this now.

[t0ssi551]

Hyprland on Arch Linux might break the "close_on_leave" flag. Results on Hyprland may vary.