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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Space is at a premium in the status bar, for reasons of both real estate
(there just isn't that much room) and elegance (the more icons, the more
distracting).

So it would not be ideal to add an extra icon for headsets. Nor would it
be practical to change the existing icon to show a headset: most of the
space of the icon is taken up by the volume waves, so there would be
little room to show a recognizable headset.

However, the actual problem -- "no visual indication that a wired
headset has been connected to the phone" -- can be solved in another
way. As I have already specified, but has not been implemented yet, when
you connect (or disconnect) a headset you should get the same kind of
notification as if you changed the volume. And that notification should
name, and use the icon of, the current sound output.

** Changed in: ubuntu-ux
       Status: Triaged => Fix Committed

** Summary changed:

- There is no 'headset' icon in the indicator bar when a headset is connected
+ no visual indication that a headset is in use

** Description changed:

  Reported by an OEM who's phone currently does have such an icon, there
  is no visual indication that a wired headset has been connected to the
  phone and in use:
  
  [Procedures]
  1.insert the earphone
  
  [Expect results]
- should be has earphone icon and notification shows in Status Bar
+ should be has earphone icon and notification
  [Actual results]
- There is no earphone icon in indicator Bar when inserting the earphone
+ There is no earphone icon when inserting the earphone
+ 
+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sound#notification>: "When the primary sound
+ output changes for any reason except an app request, or when the sound
+ volume changes for any reason, a confirmation bubble should appear
+ showing the icon, and volume, of the primary output for the current
+ active role. (For example, when you plug in headphones, a notification
+ bubble should appear showing the current volume for headphones — both to
+ reassure you that sound won’t blare from the speakers, and to remind you
+ what the current headphones volume is.)"

** Changed in: indicator-sound (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Triaged

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Title:
  no visual indication that a headset is in use

Status in Ubuntu UX bugs:
  Fix Committed
Status in indicator-sound package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Reported by an OEM who's phone currently does have such an icon, there
  is no visual indication that a wired headset has been connected to the
  phone and in use:

  [Procedures]
  1.insert the earphone

  [Expect results]
  should be has earphone icon and notification
  [Actual results]
  There is no earphone icon when inserting the earphone

  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sound#notification>: "When the primary sound
  output changes for any reason except an app request, or when the sound
  volume changes for any reason, a confirmation bubble should appear
  showing the icon, and volume, of the primary output for the current
  active role. (For example, when you plug in headphones, a notification
  bubble should appear showing the current volume for headphones — both
  to reassure you that sound won’t blare from the speakers, and to
  remind you what the current headphones volume is.)"

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