Bug 500926

Summary: The KDE Connect indicator appears in the macOS menu bar when launched, but clicking "Configure" causes the icon to disappear. Running `kdeconnectd` manually in the terminal reveals `QDBusError("org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown", "The name org.kde
Product: [Applications] kdeconnect Reporter: theplougher
Component: macos-applicationAssignee: Ruixuan Tu <turx2003>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: aristsakas
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 24.12.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Other   
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Description theplougher 2025-03-01 22:41:43 UTC
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SUMMARY



STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install KDE Connect on macOS Sequoia (via KDE website).
2. Start KDE Connect Indicator (`kdeconnect-indicator`).
3. The KDE Connect icon appears in the macOS menu bar.
4. Click on "Configure" from the menu.
5. The icon disappears, and KDE Connect stops running.

OBSERVED RESULT
 - The KDE Connect menu bar icon disappears immediately.
- Running `kdeconnectd` from the terminal results in:  
...  
  error activating kdeconnectd: QDBusError("org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown", "The name org.kde.kdeconnect was not provided by any .service files")  
  kdeconnect.interfaces: dbus interface not valid  
  QSystemTrayIcon::setVisible: No Icon set  
  ```  
- UDP packet errors appear in the logs:  
  ```  
  QAbstractSocket::DatagramTooLargeError  
  Identity packet to QHostAddress("255.255.255.255") got rejected because it was too large. Retrying without including the capabilities  
  ```


EXPECTED RESULT
Clicking "Configure" should open the KDE Connect settings without crashing or removing the menu bar icon.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: Sequoia 15.3
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Restarting `dbus` does not resolve the issue.  
- Running KDE Connect with `--debug` results in `Unknown option 'debug'`.  
- KDE Connect worked inconsistently but never maintained persistent functionality.
Comment 1 aristsakas 2026-01-05 21:40:25 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 492199 ***