Bug 432577

Summary:	Feature request: Play sound when USB device is attached
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	phrxmd <philipp.reichmuth>
Component:	Disks & Devices widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description phrxmd 2021-02-06 16:43:44 UTC

SUMMARY
KDE does not play a sound when a new USB device is connected.

New users coming from Windows or Gnome are used to notification sounds upon USB connection/disconnection. These users may find it irritating that there is no sound and no way to configure it. Having a notification sound can also help with identifying USB connection/disconnection issues.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Plug in a USB device
2. Nothing happens

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing happens.

EXPECTED RESULT
It would be nice to hear a sound when a USB device is connected
A second step would be a KNotification popup indicating the device.

There are regularly users switching from GNOME or Windows and asking for this:
- https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=161442
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/434600/how-enabled-sound-notifications-when-insert-an-usb-flash-drive-into-an-usb-port
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/1192960/kubuntu-18-04-and-new-device-notification-sound
- https://reddit.com/r/kdeneon/comments/h91v9z/enable_sound_when_a_usb_drive_is_inserted_kde_neon/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/gdjz0c/is_it_possible_to_have_an_audio_notification_when/

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-02-06 17:10:52 UTC

Seems reasonable.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-04-11 14:44:31 UTC

Marking as a duplicate of 435509 as it is a more generic request for a sound when connecting *any* device, which would be more generically useful and fix this automatically.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 435509 ***