ðə fˈɜːst əfˈɪʃəl ɹᵻlˈiːs wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv kˌeɪdˌiːˈiː fˈoːɹ.zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ fˈɑːnɑːn wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ kjˌuːtˈiː ænd ɹᵻlˈiːst æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv kjˌuːtˈiː fˈoːɹ.fˈoːɹ.
The first official release was part of KDE 4.0 in January 2008, the same year Phonon was adopted by Qt and released as part of Qt 4.4.