gamepad controller mapped to Launchpad

Via this reddit thread, pasting these commands into Terminal disables the bad Lanchpad behavior with game controllers:

defaults write com.apple.GameController bluetoothPrefsMenuLongPressAction -integer 0

defaults write com.apple.GameController bluetoothPrefsShareLongPressSystemGestureMode -integer -1

After entering those commands, log out of MacOS then log back in.

It's absurd that this is the default behavior at all, and even more absurd that Apple removed the UI for turning it off. As noted elsewhere in this thread, everyone should also report this issue to Apple via the Feedback Assistant.

So, no way this would be an Apple Supported answers, but you can run the following commands in your terminal. Can confirm this worked for me.

defaults write com.apple.GameController bluetoothPrefsMenuLongPressAction -integer 0
defaults write com.apple.GameController bluetoothPrefsShareLongPressSystemGestureMode -integer -1

credit - https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/qi1i6h/comment/j39ihs4/

Everyone reading this thread, it would help greatly if you could spend five minutes to report this issue using the Apple Feedback Assistant… https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/

Here are the responses I used for each of the feedback form fields…

Basic Information

Please provide a descriptive title for your feedback:

Provide a way to disable default button map for game controllers

Which area are you seeing an issue with?

System Settings

What type of issue are you reporting?

Incorrect/Unexpected Behavior

Details

Which settings are you seeing issues with?

Game Controllers

Description

Please describe the issue and what steps we can take to reproduce it:

Mac OS 13.0.1 Ventura. New/different behaviour with game controller physical key mappings. There does not appear to be a method to disable the system mapping of a controller physical key with the action to open Launchpad showing the Game collection. When using a game controller, that physical key may be expected to be used by the game. As it stands, pressing that key whilst in-game will switch apps to Launchpad taking you out of the game. I would expect a System Settings > Game Controllers toggle switch to enable/disable this action. To quote the web Apple Support guide (Use Launchpad to view and open apps on Mac – Apple Support (UK)): “If you’re using a game controller that supports it, you can access and navigate the Games folder using your controller.“ If you are in a game that expects to use this physical key, the behaviour is unexpected and jarring.

It doesn't work in my environment.

iMac mid 2017 27inch

Ventura 13.3.1

Sony DualShock4 wired with USB.

Something wrong?

Me too...

It has really impacted my use of PCSX2 for certain games that make use of that button. I have searched everywhere I can think of to disable this button. I think it needs to be reported as a bug since we cannot easily disable the feature...

anyone know how to do it on controller connected wired (dual sense)?

This worked for me, as the logged in user defaults

  defaults write com.apple.GameController longPressShareGesture_mac -integer -1
  defaults write com.apple.GameController doublePressShareGesture_mac -integer 0

and just in case I also set the super user defaults

  sudo defaults write com.apple.GameController longPressShareGesture_mac -integer -1
  sudo defaults write com.apple.GameController doublePressShareGesture_mac -integer 0

Log out.

Log in.

(Or reboot)

I too reported the issue via the Feedback Assistant

Having the same issue here. Not sure why this button was omitted from the new "Game Controllers" section in Ventura

Thanks. I've sent a report via Feedback Assistant. I'd love to be able to use my Logitech F310 again.

Thanks. I tried this with my wired Logitech F310 and it seems to work even though it's not a Bluetooth game controller.

Thank you! I had to reboot for it to work. I suspect what needed to happen was for the controller to disconnect and reconnect for it to take effect.

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anyone know how to do it on controller connected wired (dual sense)?