Bug 507593

Summary:	Notification for when limited connection becomes normal
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Fernando Marcelino Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component:	Networking in general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kde, kde, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	6.4.3
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2025-07-28 14:03:59 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have a limited connection, such as the modem still in the process of booting.
2. Wait until the connection becomes normal.

OBSERVED RESULT
There's no notification for that, the only difference is that the network icon loses its yellow exclamation mark.

EXPECTED RESULT
The user should be informed with a notification when the connection becomes normal.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.8-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 9 GB of RAM (8.1 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Graphics Processor 2: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Would be very useful during storms.

Comment 1 David Redondo 2025-07-29 10:01:01 UTC

Why would you expect a noifcation there?

Comment 2 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2025-07-29 10:15:05 UTC

(In reply to David Redondo from comment #1)
> Why would you expect a noifcation there?

In third world countries, electricity can get very unstable during storms, and modems and routers can take a long time to boot.
There are times the internet is under maintenance, so it displays the limited connection icon for hours.

The notification for limited connection is useless to me. A notification for a functional connection would allow me to know by sound when I can use the internet on my notebook.

Comment 3 Kai Uwe Broulik 2025-07-29 11:29:21 UTC

I am not sure we should have a notification by default (the admittedly hard to see orange question mark disappears) but I agree that we could provide this notification as an option.

Comment 4 Kai Uwe Broulik 2025-07-29 11:30:13 UTC

(Of course we must be careful here not to show it whenever you connect to any network as NM typically transitions from limited to full during aconnection cycle)

Comment 5 David Redondo 2025-07-29 13:24:05 UTC

We already have a notification when you manually connect.

Comment 6 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2025-07-29 17:34:28 UTC

It would also be useful for when the panel is set to auto-hide or dodge windows.