AvengeMedia / AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell

Phone Connect Plugin won't update bar icon on re-connection

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Description

### Compositor

Niri

### Distribution

Arch Linux

### If Other, please specify

_No response_

### Select your Installation Method

DankInstaller

### Was this your original Installation method?

Yes

### If no, specify

_No response_

### dms doctor -vC

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## DMS Doctor Report

**System**
- [ok] Operating System: Arch Linux
- ID: arch, Version: rolling, Arch: amd64
- [ok] Architecture: amd64
- [ok] Display Server: Wayland
- WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1

**Versions**
- [ok] DMS CLI: dms v1.4.6
- /usr/bin/dms
- [ok] Quickshell: Quickshell 0.3.0 (revision , distributed by Arch Linux)
- /usr/bin/qs
- [ok] DMS Shell: v1.4.6
- /usr/share/quickshell/dms

**Installation**
- [ok] DMS Configuration: Found
- /usr/share/quickshell/dms
- [ok] shell.qml: Present
- /usr/share/quickshell/dms/shell.qml
- [info] Install Type: System package
- /usr/share/quickshell/dms

**Compositor**
- [ok] niri: 26.04
- /usr/bin/niri
- [info] Active: niri
- [ok] Background Blur: Supported
- Compositor supports ext-background-effect-v1

**Quickshell Features**
- [ok] Polkit: Available
- Authentication prompts
- [ok] IdleMonitor: Available
- Idle detection
- [ok] IdleInhibitor: Available
- Prevent idle/sleep
- [ok] ShortcutInhibitor: Available
- Allow shortcut management (niri)
- [ok] BackgroundBlur: Available
- Background blur API support in Quickshell

**Optional Features**
- [ok] accountsservice: Available
- User accounts
- [ok] power-profiles-daemon: Available
- Power profile management
- [ok] logind: Available
- Session management
- [ok] cups-pk-helper: Available
- Printer management
- [info] I2C/DDC: No monitors detected
- External monitor brightness control
- [ok] qt6-imageformats: Installed (5 formats)
- Formats: WebP, TIFF, GIF, JP2, ICNS (/usr/lib/qt6/plugins/imageformats:/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/imageformats)
- [ok] kimageformats: Installed (4 formats)
- Formats: AVIF, HEIF, JXL, EXR (/usr/lib/qt6/plugins/imageformats:/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/imageformats)
- [ok] Terminal: kitty
- [ok] Network: systemd-networkd
- systemd-networkd detected (no NM/ConnMan). Using networkd for L3 and wired.
- [ok] matugen: Installed
- Dynamic theming
- [ok] dgop: Installed
- System monitoring
- [ok] cava: Installed
- Audio visualizer
- [info] khal: Not installed
- Calendar events
- [ok] danksearch: Installed
- File search
- [info] fprintd: Not installed
- Fingerprint auth

**Config Files**
- [ok] settings.json: Present
- /home/Nix24/.config/DankMaterialShell/settings.json
- [info] clsettings.json: Not yet created
- /home/Nix24/.config/DankMaterialShell/clsettings.json
- [ok] plugin_settings.json: Present
- /home/Nix24/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugin_settings.json
- [ok] session.json: Present
- /home/Nix24/.local/state/DankMaterialShell/session.json
- [ok] dms-colors.json: Present
- /home/Nix24/.cache/DankMaterialShell/dms-colors.json

**Services**
- [ok] dms.service: enabled, active
- [ok] greetd: enabled

**Environment**
- [info] QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: qt6ct
- [info] QS_ICON_THEME: Not set

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**Summary:** 0 error(s), 0 warning(s), 33 ok

### Description

When KDE Connect is initially not connected to the PC, the dank bar icon correctly displays a disconnected status; however, once the connection is later established, the icon fails to update.

### Expected Behavior

_No response_

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Ensure the phone is disconnected from the PC's KDE Connect.
2. Launch the status bar and verify that the dank bar icon correctly displays the **disconnected** state.
3. Establish a connection between the phone and the PC via KDE Connect.
4. Verify that the actual connection is successful (e.g., functions like clipboard sync work normally).
5. Observe the dank bar icon.

### Error Messages/Logs

_No response_

### Screenshots/Recordings

_No response_

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by locating the Phone Connect Plugin and the dank bar icon update handling, then reproduce the listed disconnected-to-connected KDE Connect sequence. Done means the icon changes from disconnected to connected after the phone connection is established; the payload names no source files or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
arch-linux, linux
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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