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Bug 756436 - Mobile broadband tether: confusing status string
Mobile broadband tether: confusing status string
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: system-status
3.18.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-10-12 13:36 UTC by Allan Day
Modified: 2021-07-05 14:06 UTC
See Also:
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Description Allan Day 2015-10-12 13:36:39 UTC 
When a mobile broadband device (like a tethered phone) isn't being used for network, the status reads "<Device Name> Off".

This is inaccurate: the device isn't off. There are two relevant states:

 * The device is known (because it is paired), but isn't connected. In this case, we should say "<Device> Not Connected".
 * The device is connected, but isn't being used for network. Here we should say something like "<Device> Not in Use".
Comment 1 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2021-07-05 14:06:42 UTC 
GNOME is going to shut down bugzilla.gnome.org in favor of  gitlab.gnome.org.
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