Product: The EA appPlatform:PCError Report ID (learn how to create an Error Report ID in the sticky post) Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? PerformanceWhen did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 01.08.23 3:50Summarize your bug Despite me turning off notifications on the EA App, I still get the pop up banner that causes my FIFA 23 Steam Edition Game to minimize.How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Whenever I get an achievement on the Steam Edition of FIFA 23.What happens when the bug occurs? My game minimizes or "alt tabs" to the desktop.What do you expect to see? I don't want to see any notifications. I turned off all notifications but still get those pop ups that cause my FIFA 23 to minimize. I remember the old origin app had an option to shut off notifications but this app doesn't. Also on a side note, the EA App doesn't show achievements on a user profile like the old Origin App used to do.

Hey @GeovaneRRMM, @httpRon, Judging by the available Notification options for the EA app, there indeed doesn't seem to be an option to disable Achievement notifications. However, this is good feedback. The EA app is still in development and therefore it's quite normal that it doesn't have all features yet that Origin has, for example.

@EA_Leeuw No, Titanfall 2 doesn't have a native setting for anything but Fullscreen, and forcing it using mods or manipulation only brings more issues. Sorry for the late response, college has been rough.Thank you for helping out!

@EA_Leeuw I've died twice now in Jedi Fallen Order because an achievement pops up in the middle of a fight and my controller doesn't work until I focus on the window again with the keyboard/mouse. I don't even care about the achievements just let me turn them off at least. So incredibly annoying.

Giving an update.For some reason turning on the EA gameplay overlay stops the switching back to desktop bug.

I also experience this issue with every ea game through xbox game pass. I am currently playing nfs 2015, every achievement minimizes the game but doesn't pause it. I don't understand how they fail to reproduce this since multiple people have this issue. I also had it with other EA games and i just stopped playing them. Might do the same now. Borderless window mode did fix these issues in the past (with star wars jedi fallen order for example, it caused it to go away), but nfs 2015 does not have borderless window mode. And frankly, windowed mode is not what i want to play in. I dont want to see my taskbar and stuff that distracts me from the game.So yes, it is still a thing.

Achievement notifications minimizes game

33 Replies

httpRon
3 years ago
Is there a way top turn off achievement notifications on EA play / access or whatever is included in game pass because whenever I get an achievement it minimizes the game which makes it unplayable for games that dont auto pause when minimized. I know how to turn it off in origin but not in the beta ea app or whatever its called.
Edit : I have turned off all the notifications settings I can find on the setting tabs even tho none of them specifically mentions achievements but I am still getting them.
GeovaneRRMM
3 years ago
@httpRon I'm also having this problem, did you manage to solve it?
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
Hey @GeovaneRRMM, @httpRon,

Judging by the available Notification options for the EA app, there indeed doesn't seem to be an option to disable Achievement notifications.

However, this is good feedback. The EA app is still in development and therefore it's quite normal that it doesn't have all features yet that Origin has, for example.
Boyblackout
3 years ago
@EA_Leeuw This is still an issue, any chance yall worked on fixing this absolutly massive imersion and game breaking problem yet, or do you guys just not care.
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
Hey @Boyblackout,

Thanks for your feedback on this topic.

I personally don't really understand how a notification can be game-breaking. Is it crashing a game for you? If so, I'd be happy to walk you through some troubleshooting steps.

However, I can understand that it can take away some of the immersion while playing a game, especially if you play it in full-screen mode.

As mentioned, the feedback regarding this has been passed on to the EA app teams. Sadly, that is all we can do via the forums.
Boyblackout
3 years ago
Yes, Every time I get a notification the game minimizes, and in Titanfall 2 ( the only game I currently play using the EA play app) this crashes the game. This means every time I do just about any important story bit, I must restart my game, I had this issue in Battle Feild 5 when I played it too. Even running mods doesn't help in titanfall 2, the game still gifts achievements.
Thank you for being open to help!
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
@Boyblackout, no worries, that's where the forums are for. 🙂

Have you tried to play the game in borderless window mode, to see if you still experience the issue?
Boyblackout
3 years ago
@EA_Leeuw No, Titanfall 2 doesn't have a native setting for anything but Fullscreen, and forcing it using mods or manipulation only brings more issues. Sorry for the late response, college has been rough.
Thank you for helping out!
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
@Boyblackout, don't apologise for the late response! It's one of the busiest times of the year. 🙂

It does have support for windowed mode though, maybe that helps?
NightWinders
3 years ago
@EA_Leeuwhow about nfs 2015,and honestly Windowed kinda sucks
dunno if even anyone uses it