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: macOS sometimes treats "hidden" items as inactive. If the icon isn't visible in the main system menu bar, the system may fail to "listen" for that app's specific key commands.

For many Mac power users, was a notable update because it aimed to solve a frustrating "invisible" barrier: the conflict between hidden menu bar icons and global keyboard shortcuts. Bartender 4.2.16

Are you trying to issue with Bartender 4, or : macOS sometimes treats "hidden" items as inactive

: This version attempted to bridge that gap, though many users discovered the most reliable workaround was simply moving "shortcut-heavy" apps back to the Always Shown category to ensure the OS never "forgot" they were there. Are you trying to issue with Bartender 4,

The most intriguing takeaway from this specific build was how it highlighted a quirk in macOS's architecture: