From ab8f84ffe409382253779fd78cc6a74c5af777d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sue Arkin <85237015+suearkinunity@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:48:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update InputSettings.cs

Updating ignorefocus
---
 .../com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs    | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs b/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
index 4ebbe2bc07..e2849a982a 100644
--- a/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
@@ -889,9 +889,13 @@ public enum BackgroundBehavior
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Ignore all changes in focus and leave devices untouched. This also disables focus checks in <see cref="UI.InputSystemUIInputModule"/>.
+            /// This mode doesn't disable devices when the application loses focus. It also doesn't reset or sync device state on focus changes. 
+            /// As a result, input controls may retain a stale state after focus transitions. 
+            /// For example, if a key is held when the application loses focus and released while unfocused, the Input System still reports that key as pressed
+            /// when the focus returns. This is the expected behavior, not a bug. 
+            /// If you need a reliable state after focus changes, use ResetAndDisableNonBackgroundDevices (default) or ResetAndDisableAllDevices.
             /// </summary>
-            IgnoreFocus = 2,
-        }
+            IgnoreFocus = 2,}
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines how player focus is handled with respect to input when we are in play mode in the editor.

From 1bbe0f9aaecacf47d78e2458c75b794196316397 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sue Arkin <85237015+suearkinunity@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:54:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update InputSettings.cs

Adding a remark about limitations
---
 .../InputSystem/InputSettings.cs                | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs b/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
index e2849a982a..a2a5b3653c 100644
--- a/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
@@ -855,6 +855,23 @@ public enum ScrollDeltaBehavior
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines how the applications behaves when running in the background. See <see cref="backgroundBehavior"/>.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Limitations:
+        ////
+        /// Receiving input while the application is not in the foreground is platform and device-dependent, and should not be relied upon. 
+        /// IgnoreFocus does not grant the ability to receive input in the background; it only prevents the Input System from resetting/disabling devices on focus changes.
+        ///
+        /// Specifically:
+        ///
+        /// Keyboard: InputSystem doesn't receive events while unfocused. 
+        /// Even on platforms where OS-level hooks could technically capture background keyboard input, Unity doesn't forward it to the managed Input System.
+        /// 
+        /// Mouse: Only receives events when the cursor is hovering over the application window.
+        /// 
+        /// XR HMDs: May continue receiving tracking data while unfocused, depending on the XR runtime. 
+        /// These devices report canRunInBackground == true and are the primary use case for ResetAndDisableNonBackgroundDevices, 
+        /// which leaves them untouched while resetting everything else.
+        /// </remarks>
         /// <seealso href="https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Application-isFocused.html"/>
         /// <seealso href="https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Application-runInBackground.html"/>
         /// <seealso cref="backgroundBehavior"/>

From 053df839a0476ef0e2f4b65e7283436e2fdcf0d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sue Arkin <85237015+suearkinunity@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:25:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update
 Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs

Co-authored-by: Morgan Hoarau <122548697+MorganHoarau@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs b/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
index a2a5b3653c..fe9308800d 100644
--- a/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputSettings.cs
@@ -912,7 +912,8 @@ public enum BackgroundBehavior
             /// when the focus returns. This is the expected behavior, not a bug. 
             /// If you need a reliable state after focus changes, use ResetAndDisableNonBackgroundDevices (default) or ResetAndDisableAllDevices.
             /// </summary>
-            IgnoreFocus = 2,}
+            IgnoreFocus = 2,
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines how player focus is handled with respect to input when we are in play mode in the editor.