https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=518268
Bug ID: 518268
Summary: The wifi signal strenght icon is not showing correct
state compared with the actual signal strenth in dBm
Classification: Plasma
Product: Breeze
Version First 6.6.3
Reported In:
Platform: CachyOS
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Icons
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
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SUMMARY
The wifi signal icon is not reflecting the actual signal strength. I tested
this on a Lenovo L380 Yoga with an Intel AX210 wifi card. I installed cachyos
with cinnamon and KDE. On cinnamon, the icon reflects 3/3 bars at -45dBm signal
strength. On KDE, the icon only shows 3/4 bars at the same exact location also
with -45dBm. KDEs threshold between 3/4 and 2/4 bars seems to be -61dBm, where
cinnamon stays solid at 2/3 bars. Other reference devices (multiple iphones and
a galaxy s21 ultra) also showed good signal strength, mostly 2/3 or 3/4 bars.
After all of that I think, that the thresholds for showing the signal strength
in form of bars is not working properly.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. should be reproducible with any cachy/KDE laptop, at least with intel wifi
chips. I also faced the issue with an Intel AX200 chip. This issue can be
reproduced on any type of SSID. I tested with WPA2 Personel, WPA3 Personel and
WPA3 Enterprise.
OBSERVED RESULT
EXPECTED RESULT
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma:
KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0
Qt Version: 6.10.2
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