I can confirm adding `StartupWMClass=firefox-beta` in the .desktop file
fixes the firefox snap icon in the KDE/Plasma task manager. Thanks!

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Title:
  firefox snap .desktop missing StartupWMClass

Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  this is repost from https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snap-icons-is-the-
  firefox-desktop-file-missing-startupwmclass/37400

  I have the mozilla stable version installed using the mozilla binary
  method, and snap for the beta channel. The snap icon is broken, both
  in the menu entry and in the panel. That is, there is no icon in menu,
  and the generic cog icon in the panel.

  This is on 22.04 But I have the same problem in 23.10 and in a VM
  22.04. That is, I can reproduce this every time.

  I did snap remove firefox

  to uninstall, but this file

  /home/tim/.local/share/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  remains.

  So I remove it manually, and reinstall.

  The desktop file for this is now:

  /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop

  It is called Firefox Web Browser in the gnome launcher, and it has an
  icon. But after launching, it still uses the generic cog icon in the
  panel. The context menu from this icon has no actions, except to Quit.
  If I create a second window, both are associated with this icon, which
  is good.

  In the Gnome launcher, if you search for an app and if that app is
  running, the Gnome launcher indicates it with a dot. However, while
  this works for the mozilla binary, the icon of Firefox Web Browser
  (installed with snap) does not show a dot, even though I have two
  windows from it open.

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_0.png

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_1.png

  Fix?

  From chatgpt help, I see this:

  image: see attachment firefox_bug_3.png

  Add this line to the snap .destkop file, near the top, fixed it:

  StartupWMClass=firefox-beta

  Therefore my suggestion is that the .desktop file have a channel-
  dependent StartupWMClass value set.

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