Bug 482801

Summary:	Media Player Widget Does Not Show Thumbnails After Updating To KDE6 For Both Local Files & Youtube Videos While Plasma Integration Add-On on Firefox is Active.
Product:	[Plasma] plasma-browser-integration	Reporter:	HeathenHacks <MrRessiPiyent125>
Component:	Firefox	Assignee:	Kai Uwe Broulik <kde>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, MrRessiPiyent125, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	qt6
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	No Thumbnail. Local Firefox Plasma Seems to be fixed now.

Description HeathenHacks 2024-03-08 01:58:23 UTC

Created attachment 166665 [details]
No Thumbnail.

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Update to KDE6.

OBSERVED RESULT
After updating to KDE6, I noticed that the Media Player Widget is not showing thumbnails from Youtube Videos, even if the Plasma Integration Add-On on Firefox is active. It's also not showing thumbnails from local videos. 

EXPECTED RESULT
Would show thumbnails just like before the update.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch 6.7.8-arch1-1
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0 
Qt Version: 6.6.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I'm on an Arch-derivative distro called "ArcoLinux" and I'm using X11.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-03-10 03:57:23 UTC

Does it help if you disable Firefox's built-in MPRIS functionality? See https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/17aohfq/how_do_i_disable_mpris_support_in_firefox/

Comment 2 HeathenHacks 2024-03-10 05:58:19 UTC

Created attachment 166843 [details]
Local

Comment 3 HeathenHacks 2024-03-10 05:58:45 UTC

Created attachment 166844 [details]
Firefox

Comment 4 HeathenHacks 2024-03-10 06:01:16 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> Does it help if you disable Firefox's built-in MPRIS functionality? See
> https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/17aohfq/
> how_do_i_disable_mpris_support_in_firefox/

Hello, I followed the procedure on how to disable it, rebooted my PC and tested. 

As exhibited on the 2 new attachments, namely, "Local" and "Firefox", the media player widget does not seem to show thumbnails of local videos as well. 

On "Local" screenshot, I tried playing a random OBS recording using SMPlayer (Firefox is not yet launched during this time), and the widget is just showing a white square with another black square inside it. 

On "Firefox" screenshot, I played a YT video, and it's still not showing the thumbnail.

Not really a big deal, tho.

Comment 5 HeathenHacks 2024-03-10 06:16:20 UTC

Created attachment 166847 [details]
Plasma

Disabling Plasma Integration does make it show YT thumbnails, tho, but removes the ability to seek the timeline of the video.

See "Plasma" screenshot.

Comment 6 HeathenHacks 2024-03-10 06:19:53 UTC

Forgot to mention that I also turned MPRIS to true again after disabling the Browser integration.

Comment 7 HeathenHacks 2024-04-03 15:33:52 UTC

Created attachment 168102 [details]
Seems to be fixed now.

I'm marking this as solved, since the issue seems to have been resolved. Not sure what caused it, but I guess the recent update from Firefox fixed it.