Volume Up/Down Action breaks while Alcove is running.

Bugs or Unexpected Behavior
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Describe the bug
I have configured a shortcut with volume up/down as actions, because I have f.. keys as standard function keys enabled:

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However if Alcove app is also running at the same time, settings app opens instead of the volume being adjusted.

Affected input device (e.g. MacBook Trackpad, Magic Mouse/Trackpad, Touch Bar, etc.): Keyboard

Device information:

  • Type of Mac: Macbook air m4
  • macOS version: 26.4.1
  • BetterTouchTool version: 6.457

Additional information (e.g. crash logs, related issues, etc.):

I am unsure if this is Alcove’s or Better Touch Tool’s issue, so decided to put it in here first. Let me know if there are any logs I would be able to collect to help troubleshoot this.

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most likely alcove somehow causes the option key to be preserved, and option+volume will open the settings. I probably won’t be able to solve this in BTT, but it is also hard to tell what exactly causes it