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Jellyin app on steam deck allows screen to dim (lemmy.ca)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The jellyfin app (self hosted video streaming) app on steam deck (installed via desktop mode->discovery as a flat pack) doesn't seem to register as 'playing' with the os. The screen will dim after a few mins.

I'm 'playing' the jellyfin app as a non steam game in game mode.

I know I can disable screen dimming in the settings but is there a way to have it auto detect when a video is playing and prevent the screen from dimming?

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[–] Krafting 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Weird, I don't seem to have this issue.. I watch movies on the Jellyfin App on Game Mode and never had issue... maybe I disabled the screen dimming, but at least it is not putting itself to sleep

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Im guessing you disabled it? On mine the screen dims and it will go to sleep based on the settings/timings.

[–] Krafting 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just checked, it is enabled, 15 m when plugged in and 5 min when unpplugged, I'll need to try it again later, for now it is plugged in and plugged to a TV to watch movies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

At least that's promising. Please let me know if you did anything different.

I just installed in desktop mode via discovery (the flat pack version I think). Then i added the 'game' to the steam menu and that was it. I launch the 'game' in steam mode.

If there is something else you're doing I'd love to know because I can't find anything else on Google. Thanks.

[–] Krafting 1 points 9 months ago

Just tried again and the screen does dimm when unpplugged...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Kodi does the same, but I believe that is just how game mode works, it only uses inputs to determine if you are active as otherwise any time you had a game or any app open it would never dim the screen.

In desktop mode KDE handles all of that and should figure out if you are watching something or not. It also has the ability to turn the screen completely off while keeping the deck on for those long game downloads - assuming you disable the auto sleep in power options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I have the same issue, also no idea how to fix it.

I did recently discover that touching the joysticks or trackpads is enough to un-dimm the screen again, you don't have to press any buttons and make all the UI elements pop up again.