Searched for a few weeks and could not find any solid solution. Found a KDE thread that said it was a issue with flatpak but I don’t even have flatpak installed. Others say it’s Wayland, Do non KDE users on wayland get this too?
I know it’s for security but it’s too damned annoying to be worth it! Should I setup a tiling WM and be done with it? It really is that bad.
All I want to do is play Skyrim without seeing this every 15 minutes!
i had the same issue. just disable the touchpad in plasma settings.
In your Steam input settings, are you able to remove the desktop control mapping (or whatever it’s called)? At least that’s the tip I found one day when I went searching for a solution; however, on my Steam Deck, I couldn’t find a way to disable desktop control. I just ended up assuming it was a result of playing on a steam deck (probably so my system wouldn’t become unusable in desktop mode while on the go).
I do see that option to disable
Desktop LayoutunderEdit, its the top most option. You don’t have that on the Deck? Maybe steam is set to always be in big picture mode on the Deck. I want one pretty bad.Thanks for the tip, too late for a gaming session tonight. If I start now I’ll be up till 2. I’ll try it out tomorrow!
So, when I was originally looking into this, I was playing something in desktop mode with my system docked and a keyboard and mouse attached I think.
Anyway, that option does not exist for the built in controller, no. Right now I’m using an external controller, got frustrated because the desktop mapping randomly minimized the emulator window. So I went looking, and yup - “official layout for - disabled” shows up.
So thank you for the reply! Just solved a headache for me!
This thing pops up over and over and over no matter how many times you give the okay.
Trying to play Minecraft Java with a controller mode and it interrupts nonstop. I too did not find a solution. I tried. It won.
It is a wayland feature to request access to allow for remote control of the device. In this case specifically for input. It shouldn’t be happening every 15 minutes. That is a problem with whatever app you are using that keeps requesting this permission?
Steam and ps5 controller.
What else do you have installed? KDE Connect?
KDE Connect doesn’t do this that I’ve ever seen, and I"ve used it in Wayland for years.
I don’t know if you’ve just never used this feature, but KDE Connect absolutely has a Remote Input option that pings this prompt. Unlike the prompt in the OP though, it has a “Restore on future sessions” checkbox.
When I first started getting this popup I did have that checkbox. I did check it. Didn’t really pay attention as it stopped happening for a while. It was just after Plasma 6 was released. My entire arch system was buggy for a couple months till they worked everything out. Maybe there is a setting in some config somewhere causing this lingering issue?
Yes but its not running.
you’ve got something connected that’s triggering the prompt, and kde on wayland issue is making it pop up over and over again. i think this one is as old as plasma 6 itself is.
try disconnecting all unnecessary input devices when playing. just usb mouse and keyboard. wireless is fine if it uses its own non-bt dongle.
or if it won’t open up a different can o’worms, switch to x11 for gaming sessions.
I’m actually using a ps5 controller and have mapped the dpad left and right to use keyboard input for a mod. If I don’t use those buttons for 15 minutes or so I get kicked out of game with this garbage popup, every time! At his point I’m fed up and ready to leave KDE. Been using KDE for 6 years and have seen so many poor design decisions but you could always go into the settings and fix it. This I guess has no fix.
I also get this when playing games. I think it might be a steam thing.
Specifically it seems to be steam input. Likely a side effect of intercepting devices to remap them.
