iPadOS 26 overrides Obsidian’s default “Open Settings” hotkey

Problem: on iPadOS 26 with a hardware keyboard (e.g. a Magic Keyboard for iPad, or a bluetooth keyboard), the Command-, default hotkey for Obsidian’s “Open Settings” action is overriden by iPadOS… and uselessly opens Apple’s Settings app at Apps > Obsidian.

Repro steps:

  1. Using any vaguely recent iPad on iPadOS26 with a hardware keyboard, use the Command-, hotkey to try to open Obsidian’s settings pane.

Expected results:
Obsidian’s settings open

Actual results:
Apple’s Settings app opens at Apps > Obsidian

Notes:
As a starting point, I strongly suspect that this new OS shortcut will need to be overridden somewhere in the Electron shell, so that it becomes available to Obsidian again.

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