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KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.70.0
Qt Version: 5.15.0
Kernel Version: 5.6.15-zen2-1-zen
OS Type: 64-bit

- Steps to Reproduce

1. Enable multiple activities (I have 3)
   
2. Switch to a different activity using the super+tab keyboard shortcut, do not release shortcut until activity switcher panel is shown on the left
   
3. Release shortcut

- Expected Behavior

1. Activity panel will auto-hide after shortcut key has been released, with a short delay

- Actual Behavior

1. Activity panel does not auto-hide, remains visible until Activities option is selected after a right-click on the desktop

Edit: Workaround
When activity panel on the left does not auto-hide, press and release the shortcut quickly -- the panel only shows when the shortcut is kept press for a certain duration.

My muscle memory for switching activities is killing me in the presence of this bug .

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KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.72.0
Qt Version: 5.15.0
Kernel Version: 5.7.7-arch1-1
OS Type: 64-bit

I have the same issue on Arch:

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Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.73.0
Qt Version: 5.15.1
Kernel Version: 5.8.8-arch1-1
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 32 × Intel® Core™ i9-7960X CPU @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 31.0 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2


Apparently this issue has been around for a long time, but I see no replies that address it or fix it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=kde+make+activity+switcher+go+awat&oq=kde+make+activity+switcher+go+away

Did anyone of you reported this as a bug on https://bugs.kde.org?

I hope this helps everyone, but I think this may be a 'problematically implemented feature'. After playing around with the the hotkeys I discovered that if I press and hold the meta-key (i.e. Windows key) , followed by hitting the tab key, the activity panel appears and stays up until I hit the meta-key followed by Q. However, If I 'quickly' hit the meta-key (i.e. Windows key) , followed by hitting the tab key and then 'quickly' release the meta-key, the activity panel auto hides. If you release the meta-key within a second of hitting the tab key, the activity panel will auto hide. If you hold the key any longer it will stay sticky. I can reproduce this behavior consistently on multiple devices.

I suspect the intent of the developer(s) was to have the activity panel stay sticky while the meta-key was pressed to allow you to tab through the list, but the implementation makes it difficult to use. Hopefully they can revisit the way the stickiness works but in the meantime learning the art of how to press the keys may be a good work around.