Bug 509505 - Warning notification when microphone is muted as advertised in Plasma 6.4 announcement is short or overlapped
Summary: Warning notification when microphone is muted as advertised in Plasma 6.4 ann...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Notifications (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.5
Platform: Manjaro Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-09-15 07:24 UTC by machaquiro
Modified: 2025-10-02 19:20 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.5.0
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Description machaquiro 2025-09-15 07:24:45 UTC
SUMMARY

When microphone is muted there's no notification when starting to record, like KRecorder or any other program using the microphone

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect headset or headphone
2. Launch Krecorder
3. Hit Record

OBSERVED RESULT

No notification warning about mic being muted

EXPECTED RESULT

Notification warning about mic being muted like advertised in Plasma 6.4 announcement

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro KDE Unstable branch
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18
Qt Version: 6.9.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Tried other distros, like KDE Neon, Ubuntu Studio, same problem since Plasma 6.4.0
Comment 1 Niccolò Venerandi 2025-09-15 08:30:57 UTC
Note: the relevent MR that implemented this is https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pa/-/merge_requests/319
Comment 2 machaquiro 2025-09-15 09:25:09 UTC
I tried again with Audacity and i see a OSD notification that quickly disappears, but another shows on top with the name of the device and battery left.

It shows up when i start or stop recording only.
Comment 3 TraceyC 2025-09-25 23:06:11 UTC
On git-master, I do see an OSD notification when starting to record in Audacity and the mic is muted. 
On KDE Neon Testing, I checked with KRecorder and I also saw the notification.

It sounds like you are actually seeing the muted mic notification, but that it's being overlapped by another one.
Can you send a screen recording, showing the bug happening?
Comment 4 machaquiro 2025-10-02 18:32:31 UTC
I tried KDE neon unstable with Plasma 6.5 and it works fine too, but i tried with Manjaro KDE with Plasma 6.4.5 and it doesn't.
Weird because it works fine too with KDE Neon User and Plasma 6.4.5. Don't know if it happens on Arch too.
Comment 5 TraceyC 2025-10-02 19:20:16 UTC
(In reply to machaquiro from comment #4)
> I tried KDE neon unstable with Plasma 6.5 and it works fine too, but i tried
> with Manjaro KDE with Plasma 6.4.5 and it doesn't.
> Weird because it works fine too with KDE Neon User and Plasma 6.4.5. Don't
> know if it happens on Arch too.

Thanks for the additional troubleshooting, that's helpful.
If it's bugged in 6.4.5 but working properly in 6.5, it sounds like the bug has been fixed in 6.5.
With Neon User and 6.4.5, it may be that the Neon folks have a patch applied.

Lets call this fixed for now. If you can reproduce this in 6.5.0 or later, feel free to reopen this report. Thanks!