Can I permanently approve this alert message?

I’ve recently installed a new instance of manjaro on this machine, which I believe is now using wayland where before I was on x. Not sure that’s the problem here but it’s worth noting.

I’ve set this machine up partially so the user can play games. One thing they tend to do on windows is use Steam Input to remap a button on the controller, from “mute microphone” to a simulated “play/pause” key. That way they can easily pause and resume what they’re watching or listening to from the controller. This is with a dualsense (ps5) controller.

I don’t remember seeing this message before, but it’s been popping up whenever the button is hit for the first time in a few minutes.

Seems like it’s some sort of timeout, where after approving the prompt there’s a grace period where further presses don’t need to be approved again. But after some time passes, the popup comes up again.

I would like to grant this permission permanently, steam input should always have the ability to “control input devices”. How can I accomplish that? The message gives me no hint as to where to even start.

“I believe is now using wayland”
What is the response to this command?
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE

Q: Can I permanently approve this alert message?
A: Yes - Open System Settings → Application Permissions

The message is shown on Wayland based desktops when an X11 application wants to communicate directly with input devices.

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That did it, thank you!

Is there a config file or some way to have more granular permissions by application, or is it that anything not native to wayland all goes through the same check?

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