Flatpak not launching when KDE Wallet is disabled
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Description
### Steps To Reproduce
- Disable KDE Wallet
- restart pc, if Wallet was enabled during this session
- run the Bitwarden Flatpak
### Expected Result
running Bitwarden
### Actual Result
launch-loop. I see the UI but it keeps resetting with the error
`
[Credential Storage Listener] getPassword failed Error: service error org.freedesktop.zbus.Error: The name is not activatable
`
### Screenshots or Videos
_No response_
### Additional Context
This resetting takes a lot of CPU as well, that's how I first noticed, because 90% of the time I use the browser-plugin. When enabling KDE Wallet, everything works as expected. The Flatpak worked without wallet until recently (unsure when it stopped working).
### Operating System
Linux
### Operating System Version
Fedora 42 KDE Version
### Installation method
Flatpak
### Build Version
2025.9.0 SDK 'main (ab3c7cb)'
### Issue Tracking Info
- [x] I understand that work is tracked outside of GitHub. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the Bitwarden Flatpak on Fedora 42 KDE while KDE Wallet is disabled, and use the reported “getPassword failed” zbus error as the starting point. Trace the desktop credential-storage path responsible for the launch loop; done means the Flatpak launches normally without KDE Wallet and no repeated reset or excessive CPU usage occurs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, linux, typescript
- Domain
- desktop, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100