Bug 512126

Summary:	Playback not following default output device
Product:	[Applications] Elisa	Reporter:	florian
Component:	general	Assignee:	Matthieu Gallien <matthieu_gallien>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	major	CC:	darthbrandon
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	25.08.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description florian 2025-11-15 13:04:04 UTC

SUMMARY
Elisa does not switch audio output device when default is changed in KDE settings or taskbar

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Elisa and start playing music on the default audio output device.
2. Change the default audio output device in KDE System Settings or via the taskbar audio applet.
3. Observe that Elisa continues to play audio on the initially selected device.

OBSERVED RESULT
Elisa ignores the change in the default audio output device and continues to use the original device selected at startup.

EXPECTED RESULT
Elisa should detect the change in the default audio output device and automatically switch playback to the new device.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 43 KDE (Wayland)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- This behavior is inconsistent with other KDE applications, which respect the default device change.

Comment 1 darthbrandon 2026-01-26 06:12:09 UTC

I'm having an issue that's almost certainly the same as this bug. But I've encountered it in a slightly different way.

In my case I have three audio outputs.  USB Speakers, which are the default; audio via an HDMI output to a portable monitor; and a Bluetooth headset.

Normally Elisa outputs to the USB Speakers, as it should.  I just tested, and Elisa won't change audio output sources while playing for me, either.  But when I turn on and connect the Bluetooth headset, Elisa plays via the HDMI output.  So it switches from the original default over to the HDMI rather than the Bluetooth headset.  I posted about this a few days ago over on the KDE Discuss forums, and two other people said they were having the same issue with their Bluetooth headsets and Elisa.

OS: Fedora 43 KDE (Wayland)
Elissa: 25.12.1
KDE Plasma: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks: 6.22.0
Qt: 6.10.1