How do I get Ubuntu to switch to applications instead of notifications of 'appxxx is ready"

Question

In various, though not all, times when I choose an application all I get is a notification popup saying 'appname(whatever) is ready" rather then switching to it. Obviously even though it is already open, I want to go to it. this is the opposite to sometimes people get the application opening when they want it to run in the background. Ubuntu 20.04 Wayland gdm3

Answer 1

What you are describing happens to me in Gnome when a window is presented in a different workspace then the active one. Are you using workspaces?

Check this answer, which is sort of a reverse of your issue - see if any of the settings mentioned there are on by default on your system.

Try this gnome extension see if focus isn't switched.

UPDATE: Or maybe this other gnome extension.