Bug 514869

Summary:	Enabling Send notifications from 2 linux machines creates endless notification loop
Product:	[Applications] kdeconnect	Reporter:	Erik Duisters <e.duisters1>
Component:	common	Assignee:	Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	andrew.g.r.holmes
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Erik Duisters 2026-01-20 16:25:02 UTC

SUMMARY

When you enable "Send notifications" on two connected and paired linux machines you end up with a notification loop that in no time makes plasmashell unresponsive

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Pair 2 linux machines
2. Enable  "Send notifications" on both machines towards each other
3. Generate or wait for a notification

OBSERVED RESULT

Observe a notification loop and after a little while plasmashell will become unresponsive

EXPECTED RESULT

Notifications received from one machine are not re-send to the same machine

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux 43  
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5 
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION