Bug 515573 - KDE Connect Android 1.35.1 broke SMS messaging
Summary: KDE Connect Android 1.35.1 broke SMS messaging
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kdeconnect
Classification: Applications
Component: android-application (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Pop!_OS Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Vaca Cintora
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Reported: 2026-02-05 20:19 UTC by Edward Gao
Modified: 2026-02-07 16:25 UTC (History)
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Description Edward Gao 2026-02-05 20:19:30 UTC 
SUMMARY

Recent update to the android application seems to have broken SMS messaging from the desktop application. Opening the KDE Connect SMS application results in an infinite "loading conversations from device" spinner.

Exporting logs from the Android application shows this warning message:
```
02-05 11:56:38.695  7216 29234 W Device  : Ignoring packet with type kdeconnect.sms.request_conversations because no plugin can handle it
```

v1.34.4 worked correctly; I started seeing this behavior after my phone autoupdated to v1.35.1.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install the latest version of kdeconnect-android (1.35.1)
2. Pair your desktop; open kdeconnect-sms
3. Observe the infinite loading spinner in kdeconnect-sms
4. Export logs from the android app; observe the warning message

OBSERVED RESULT

Desktop application is stuck in the "loading conversations from device" screen. Android application seems to be confused about how to process this request.

EXPECTED RESULT

SMS conversations are displayed in the desktop application.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Pop!OS 22.04
KDE Connect SMS: 21.12.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Edward Gao 2026-02-07 16:25:44 UTC 
was fixed in 1.35.2 by https://invent.kde.org/network/kdeconnect-android/-/merge_requests/618