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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.

: Users found that when an app like DEVONagent Pro or DEVONsphere was tucked away in Bartender's hidden bar, their global shortcuts would often stop working. Bartender 4.2.16

While the version was released to improve stability on macOS Ventura, it sparked an interesting technical debate among users on forums like the DEVONtechnologies Community . The "Hidden Icon" Dilemma : macOS sometimes treats "hidden" items as inactive