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Hi. How can I open an app direct to background?

Happens multiple times per day, I open Airmail (or any app), that I'm going to want to use in a few minutes. (Say, after new emails come in...) but I'm already doing something else, like chatting with my peeps. I want to open an app but NOT switch to it. Can this be done? TIA.

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Feb 22, 2021 2:08 PM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2021 2:12 PM

No. Any application that you launch becomes the foreground keyboard and mouse focused application. You will have to switch away from it using ⌘+tab to the application that you wish to use or delay launching your AirMail client until it is convenient for it to be frontmost.

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Hi. How can I open an app direct to background?

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