Bug 507364 - Microphones are muted on click, but cannot be unmuted with another click
Summary: Microphones are muted on click, but cannot be unmuted with another click
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Microphone Indicator widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.3
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-07-22 13:49 UTC by YanEx
Modified: 2025-11-24 21:54 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Attachments
Video demonstration of the bug (3.26 MB, video/x-matroska)
2025-07-22 13:49 UTC, YanEx
Details
Suggested icon from Mute menu (2.84 KB, image/png)
2025-07-22 13:53 UTC, YanEx
Details

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Description YanEx 2025-07-22 13:49:49 UTC
Created attachment 183426 [details]
Video demonstration of the bug

SUMMARY

Clicking the microphone indicator widget with the left mouse button (LMB) can only mute the microphone, but cannot unmute it. To re-enable the microphone, the user must use the right mouse button (RMB) to open the context menu, then open the "Mute" submenu. Surprisingly, the mute checkbox is not enabled, even though the microphone is muted. To unmute the microphone, the user must check the box manually, then reopen the menu and uncheck it. Only after this sequence does the microphone turn back on.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Click the microphone indicator widget with LMB — the microphone gets muted.
2. Click again with LMB — nothing happens, the mic stays muted.
3. Right-click (RMB) on the same widget.
4. Open the "Mute" submenu — the checkbox is not checked, even though the mic is muted.
5. Manually check the box.
6. Close the menu and open it again via RMB.
7. Uncheck the box — only then does the microphone become enabled again.

OBSERVED RESULT

The microphone can be muted via LMB, but cannot be unmuted the same way. The "Mute" checkbox appears unchecked, even though the mic is actually muted.

EXPECTED RESULT

Clicking the widget with LMB again should unmute the microphone. Also, the mute checkbox should be visibly checked when the mic is muted.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.6-200.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.2 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® UHD Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Would it be possible to replace the muted microphone icon in the widget with the one shown in the "Mute" menu when accessed via right-click? That icon more clearly indicates that the microphone is muted and is visually more noticeable than the current one.
Comment 1 YanEx 2025-07-22 13:53:01 UTC
Created attachment 183427 [details]
Suggested icon from Mute menu
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-08-07 00:33:25 UTC
I can confirm this issue.
Comment 3 Paul Adam 2025-11-16 20:07:25 UTC
This was also broken for me but seems to be working now.

Tested on:

Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.7-300.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 4 YanEx 2025-11-16 21:31:27 UTC
Unfortunately, the problem is still relevant for me.

Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.7-5-cachyos (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz
Memory: 16 ГиБ of RAM (15.3 ГиБ usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® UHD Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: Victus by HP Laptop
Comment 5 Paul Adam 2025-11-24 21:49:09 UTC
Tested with another system I had the issue on but its also working now.
Wondering what differs in our stack? 

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20251120
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.20.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.8-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 16 GB of RAM (15.0 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: Victus by HP Laptop 16-e0xxx
Comment 6 Paul Adam 2025-11-24 21:54:15 UTC
Okay I still have an issue: clicking the icon changes the status, but the OSD shows the opposite of whats actually happening.

E.g. muting -> OSD shows 100%
unmuting -> OSD show muted