Bug 498294

Summary:	Audio configuration panel does not contain a button to set the default device
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Antti Savolainen <antti.savo>
Component:	Audio in general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	isma.af, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.2.5
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Antti Savolainen 2025-01-05 21:56:59 UTC

SUMMARY
I have a pair of headphones that the system did not automatically switch to. There was no button to set the default device in Plasma so I had to use pavucontrol to set the default device.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Arch Linux  
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.9.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1

Comment 1 Antti Savolainen 2025-01-06 18:37:22 UTC

Closing this. I'm unable to repro this again.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-01-06 19:09:15 UTC

JFYI there is no such concept as "default device". When this happens, if you're using PulseAudio, it's generally caused by the "switch on connect" module not being loaded, which is a thing that can be changed in System Settings. if you're using PipeWire, it's an issue in Pipewire since PipeWire is supposed to have this behavior automatically.