Bug 479867 - Bluetooth device list is shown in the applet on startup even if Bluetooth is disabled
Summary: Bluetooth device list is shown in the applet on startup even if Bluetooth is ...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Bluetooth widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.2.4
Platform: Compiled Sources Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: qt6
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2024-01-15 21:08 UTC by Ilya Bizyaev
Modified: 2025-05-16 03:46 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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2024-01-15 21:21 UTC, Ilya Bizyaev 		Details
Even if bluetooth is "disabled", the applet still shows the action to add a device (129.76 KB, image/png)
2024-03-09 15:49 UTC, popov895 		Details
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Description Ilya Bizyaev 2024-01-15 21:08:03 UTC 
SUMMARY

When I log in to the Plasma session, Bluetooth is disabled (even though I've configured it to always be enabled on login through System Settings, but that's for another bug report). In the applet, Bluetooth is shown to be off, but my saved devices are still listed. Clicking “Connect” on any of them creates a push notification saying that “The device is not ready”.

Then I flip the switch to “on” and connect to the devices normally.

Disabling Bluetooth again does make the placeholder screen appear, so the issue only occurs after session startup.

OBSERVED RESULT
A list of my paired devices is shown in the Bluetooth applet when I log into the session, even though Bluetooth is disabled.

EXPECTED RESULT
The placeholder screen is disabled instead of the device list whenever Bluetooth is off.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20240111
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.249.0
Qt Version: 6.6.1
Kernel Version: 6.6.10-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Ilya Bizyaev 2024-01-15 21:21:47 UTC 
Created attachment 164932 [details]
Screenshot of the issue
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2024-01-18 22:47:41 UTC 
When this happens, is Bluetooth in fact disabled? Or is the switch showing the incorrect state, and Bluetooth is actually enabled?
Comment 3 Ilya Bizyaev 2024-01-19 21:21:44 UTC 
It is disabled, according to bluetoothctl > "show"
(because of https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479868)
Comment 4 popov895 2024-03-09 15:49:07 UTC 
Created attachment 166802 [details]
Even if bluetooth is "disabled", the applet still shows the action to add a device

Might be related. Actually, the switch in the header of the applet doesn't disable bluetooth. Here's the output of rfkill after "disabling" bluetooth using this switch:

> $ sudo rfkill list
> 1: tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: Bluetooth
>         Soft blocked: no
>         Hard blocked: no
> 2: hci0: Bluetooth
>         Soft blocked: no
>         Hard blocked: no

It's Neon User Edition, Plasma 6.0.0.
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2025-04-16 19:57:38 UTC 
This is all very strange. Is anyone able to reproduce it with newer versions of Plasma, bluez, and the kernel?
Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2025-05-01 03:47:33 UTC 
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Comment 7 Bug Janitor Service 2025-05-16 03:46:57 UTC 
🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.