Bug 514472

Summary:	Add notification for when audio starts playing from new sources while muted or at 101%~150% volume
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Fernando Marcelino Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component:	Audio Volume widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CLOSED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	isma.af, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	accessibility, usability
Version First Reported In:	6.5.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	CachyOS
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-11 22:54:17 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Mute while playing something, video/game/audio.
2. Forget about the mute.
3. Play something new.

OBSERVED RESULT
Depending where you play, it might take a while to notice that it's not a soundless video or mute game.

EXPECTED RESULT
There should be a notification that informs the user that something with sound is playing, but the audio is currently muted.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.3-2-cachyos (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: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Same notification could be made for playing (or stop playing) something while at 101%~150% volume.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-12 18:58:57 UTC

Wouldn't that be incredibly annoying for every case where you muted the audio deliberately? I think it would.