Bug 504972

Summary:	Alarms go off, but with no sound
Product:	[Applications] KClock	Reporter:	mendel <mendelsshop>
Component:	General	Assignee:	Devin Lin <espidev>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	hanyoung, john.kizer
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	25.04.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Flatpak
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description mendel 2025-05-29 17:07:29 UTC

Summary
Alarms go off, but with no sound.


But in the alarm Ring Sound selection (Alarms->[alarm]->Ring Sound), choosing a ring sound will play it with sound. 


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create alarm
2. Wait until alarm goes off


OBSERVED RESULT
Alarm goes off, (alarm pop up shows), but no alarm sound can be heard.


EXPECTED RESULT
Alarm goes off, (alarm pop up shows), and alarm sound can be heard.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: N/A
macOS: N/A
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian Unstable/Testing (kernel 6.12.27)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.13.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Also tried to use the debian packaged version (25.04.0), but got same result.

Comment 1 John Kizer 2025-06-11 05:33:08 UTC

For what it's worth, I can't reproduce this on Fedora KDE 42, KClock 25.04.2 - the alarm sound plays, regardless of whether the KClock window is focused, unfocused, or not present (ex. only the KClock daemon is present).