*** If you're not sure this is actually a bug, instead post about it at https://discuss.kde.org If you're reporting a crash, attach a backtrace with debug symbols; see https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Debugging/How_to_create_useful_crash_reports Please remove this comment after reading and before submitting - thanks! *** SUMMARY STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Have the Media Player widget added to the top bar. (Mine was 3/4s of the way to the right of the screen) 2. Open Spotify 3. Play Music OBSERVED RESULT Terminal command "top" shows plasmashell using 100% of the CPU and temperatures also rise, causing the computer to be unable to be used effectively. EXPECTED RESULT Media Player widget allows for quick access to the playing media on the computer SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 40 KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0 Qt Version: 6.7.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Using the "kill -9" on the plasmashell daemon does not resolve the issue.
If something crashed, we need a backtrace of it so we can figure out what's going on. Can you please attach a backtrace of the crash using the coredumpctl command-line program, as detailed in https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Debugging/How_to_create_useful_crash_reports#Retrieving_a_backtrace_using_coredumpctl? Thanks!
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🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.