moonlight-stream
Request for Auto-Hiding Home Indicator Feature for Improved Immersive Gaming Experience
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I often find myself frustrated when streaming games on my iPhone or iPad using Moonlight because the persistent Home Indicator at the bottom of the screen interferes with the full-screen view, particularly in games where every pixel counts for optimal gameplay immersion.
Describe the solution you'd like I would love to see an option implemented within the Moonlight iOS app's settings or preferences that enables users to automatically hide the Home Indicator.
Describe alternatives you've considered An alternative approach I've considered is modifying the resolution or aspect ratio of the game being streamed to avoid displaying content in the area occupied by the Home Indicator. However, this workaround is less than ideal.
Additional context
This is already implemented, it's only enabled when a controller is connected and the on screen controls are not visible because any screen interaction would lead to the home indicator becoming visible anyway so it wouldn't make a lot of sense.
See https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-ios/blob/557765f2c0b83bcfd722b8965fa87bcb46878f6d/Limelight/ViewControllers/StreamFrameViewController.m#L685-L700
Thank you for your response. I appreciate the clarification. In my setup, I'm using a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard connected to my iPad, and even when gaming via Moonlight with these input methods, the Home Indicator remains visible. It would be fantastic if the auto-hide feature could also be extended to cover this use case, as it would greatly enhance the immersive experience during remote PC access on my iPad.
I have the same problem. I use bluetooth mouse and keyboard via moonlight control the PC. During the process, I will not touch the screen with my hands. The bottom navigation bar is always there.
Is it possible to add an option to "always hide navigation bar"? like this:
I play a lot of interactive novels and watch a lot of content steamed to my phone, hooking up the controller just to hide the home button is unrealistic. Can you please implement something that Auto hides it similar to what many games already do. Thank you
