Keep application open when closing main window (macOS)

[aequitas]

Steps to reproduce

1. Open application
2. Close main window using [cmd]-w or clicking the close button.
3. Application (in the Dock) closes as well

Outcome

What did you expect?

Normal behaviour for applications on macOS is to stay open, even when all windows are closed. This allows for [cmd]-[tab] switching back to the application and using a shortcut like [cmd]-0 or [cmd]-1 to open the main window again.

What happened instead?

The application closes.

Your phone model

Macbook Pro M4

Operating system version

macOS 15.3

Application version

25.02.0 (145)

Homeserver

n/a

Will you send logs?

No

[pixlwave]

Element X runs as an iPad app on macOS which means we don't have any control over the app's lifecycle like a traditional macOS app as it is entirely defined by Apple. Another way you can see this is that when you quit the app and look in Activity Monitor, macOS will still consider it to be running and the only way to truly quit the app is to force quit it.