Bug 507895

Summary: Network manager list can take up to a minute or more to update and display new networks
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: alt
Component: Networks widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM    
Severity: normal CC: alt
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.3.6   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Manjaro   
OS: Linux   
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Description alt 2025-08-05 11:17:20 UTC 
SUMMARY
Usually, when I turn on a hotspot, it takes more than 30 seconds (sometimes even more than a minute or two) for the new network to appear in the list of networks in the network manager (opened from the tray icon). The same happens when I turn it off; the network is not promptly removed from the list.
The workaround is to disable and then re-enable Wi-Fi; this way, the network list updates instantly.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open the networks list from the system tray icon
2. Turn on a hotspot
3. You should experience a delay of more than 30 seconds. If you do not, repeat the process until you do

OBSERVED RESULT
Long delay in updating the list of available networks, up to minutes 

EXPECTED RESULT
Short delay, ideally less than 10 seconds

PROPOSED SOLUTION
I don't know if this problem is specific to my system. Assuming it isn't, I would suggest either increasing the refresh rate (if that is the actual issue) or adding a refresh button for networks in the upper-right corner.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Manjaro Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2025-08-05 11:33:42 UTC 
Thank you for the bug report!

However Plasma 6.3.6 no longer receives updates or maintenance from KDE; active versions are 6.4 or newer. Please upgrade to an active version as soon as your distribution makes it available to you. Plasma is a fast-moving project, and bugs in one version are often fixed in the next one.

If you need help with Plasma 6.3.6, please contact your distribution, who bears the responsibility of providing help for older releases that are no longer receiving updates from KDE.

If you can reproduce the issue after upgrading to an active version, feel free to re-open this bug report.