narrow the sound module's real player list

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/desktop/modules/sound/Player.qml b/desktop/modules/sound/Player.qml
index fab8083..e32a1b9 100644
--- a/desktop/modules/sound/Player.qml
+++ b/desktop/modules/sound/Player.qml
@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property var proxyNames: [".playerctld", ".plasma-browser-integration"]
 
     readonly property var real:
-        Mpris.players.values.filter(p => !root.proxyNames.some(n => p.dbusName.endsWith(n)))
+        Mpris.players.values.filter(p => !root.proxyNames.some(n => p.dbusName.endsWith(n))
+                                        // A page can hold a silent MPRIS session that is
+                                        // not a track: WhatsApp Web sits paused forever with
+                                        // the tab title as `xesam:title` and nothing else.
+                                        // Paused with no artist and no length is that shape;
+                                        // a real paused track keeps its length (and usually
+                                        // its artist), so it survives.
+                                        && !(p.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Paused
+                                             && !p.lengthSupported && !p.trackArtist))
 
     // Prefer something actually playing; otherwise keep the last one seen, so
     // pausing does not make the track row vanish mid-look.