My PC is not a phone - how do I remove the swipey pre-log in screen from Gnome 3?

Just start typing your password and the screen will just go away. No need to press/swipe/whatever anything at all.


  • As a workaround, you can press esc instead of dragging with the cursor.

  • The mouse wheel might also work.

  • And another extension that should do a similar thing.


I found this in an Arch Linux forum and it appears to work to remove the swipe screen (screen shield)

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0

Found here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1351594#p1351594

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Gnome Shell