Bug 504234

Summary:	Windows from the same parent application, including different web apps from the same browser, all show the same media preview and controls
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	vindicator <nroycea+kde>
Component:	Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	john.kizer, nate, niccolo.venerandi, qydwhotmail
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.3.1
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description vindicator 2025-05-14 19:34:23 UTC

SUMMARY
Progressive web apps share the same window preview and media controls of the latest window playing media.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open some PWAs, with at least one that plays media
2. Play media in 1 PWA
3. Additionally, open a browser window that the same PWAs use, and play media in that at the same time (AFTER you observe the result from Step 2)

OBSERVED RESULT
All PWA windows share the same media preview and controls of the PWA that's playing the media.
The opened browser window also shares that same preview until you start playing media in that, then the PWA's show the preview and controls for the latest browser playing media.

EXPECTED RESULT
Each window would have their own preview and controls, and do not overlap other windows.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It seems a little similar to:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447845
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358277
But not quite the same (the icons themselves are correct).
This is from using X11 (I still won't touch wayland).

Comment 1 John Kizer 2025-05-15 02:52:58 UTC

Hi - I'm merging this in with an existing bug report that, while it's describing a different specific symptom (audio icons vs. previews and controls), seems to stem from the same core issue - the difficulty of matching up the media being played by a process with one of multiple windows owned by that process.

Thanks!

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 375943 ***

Comment 2 John Kizer 2025-05-15 23:19:39 UTC

I got to talk with some developers who let me know that the audio icons and previews/media controls are in fact distinct underlying issues - so I'm un-marking these as duplicates, so that one potentially being figured out doesn't unintentionally clear out the other one as well. Sorry about the confusion!