Bug 515184

Summary: Loading icon doesn't animate with animations disabled
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Fernando Marcelino Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component: Bluetooth widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: CLOSED NOT A BUG    
Severity: minor CC: kde, kdedev, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: CachyOS   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Issue in Plasma 6.5.5

Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-28 03:41:17 UTC 
Created attachment 188974 [details]
Issue in Plasma 6.5.5

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect through Bluetooth.
2. Look at the loading icon on both the widget launcher and the device.

OBSERVED RESULT
The loading icon doesn't rotate.

EXPECTED RESULT
The loading icon should rotate.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.7-2-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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throbber
Comment 1 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-28 03:44:24 UTC 
That's also the case with the same loading icon on both the Wi-Fi widget launcher and Wi-Fi networks.
Comment 2 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-28 03:49:57 UTC 
Oh it happens only when the animations are set to Instantaneous.

Now I don't know if this remains a issue.
The loading icon looks like a bug like that.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2026-01-30 17:49:55 UTC 
Yes, when you disable animations, animations are disabled. :)

Please see https://community.kde.org/Troubleshooting#Is_your_expectation_reasonable?

In this case, the software is clearly behaving as designed: you told it to not animate anything, so it's not animating anything. Ergo, not a bug.