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?

  • Krafting@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    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

    • Lem453@lemmy.caOP
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      10 months ago

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

      • Krafting@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        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

        • Lem453@lemmy.caOP
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          10 months ago

          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.