Add settings for disabling animations / sounds.

public/locales/en-GB/app.json

@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@
     "feedback_tab_title": "Feedback",
     "more_tab_title": "More",
     "opt_in_description": "<0></0><1></1>You may withdraw consent by unchecking this box. If you are currently in a call, this setting will take effect at the end of the call.",
+    "preferences_tab": {
+      "reactions_play_sound_description": "Play a sound effect when anyone sends a reaction into a call.",
+      "reactions_play_sound_label": "Play reaction sounds",
+      "reactions_show_description": "Show reactions",
+      "reactions_show_label": "Show an animation when anyone sends a reaction.",
+      "reactions_title": "Reactions"
+    },
     "preferences_tab_body": "Here you can configure extra options for an improved experience",
     "preferences_tab_h4": "Preferences",
     "preferences_tab_show_hand_raised_timer_description": "Show a timer when a participant raises their hand",

src/room/InCallView.tsx

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ import handSoundOgg from "../sound/raise_hand.ogg?url";
 import handSoundMp3 from "../sound/raise_hand.mp3?url";
 import { ReactionsAudioRenderer } from "./ReactionAudioRenderer";
 import { useSwitchCamera } from "./useSwitchCamera";
+import { showReactions, useSetting } from "../settings/settings";
 
 const canScreenshare = "getDisplayMedia" in (navigator.mediaDevices ?? {});
 
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
   connState,
   onShareClick,
 }) => {
+  const [shouldShowReactions] = useSetting(showReactions);
   const { supportsReactions, raisedHands, reactions } = useReactions();
   const raisedHandCount = useMemo(
     () => Object.keys(raisedHands).length,
@@ -187,12 +189,12 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
 
   const reactionsIcons = useMemo(
     () =>
-      Object.entries(reactions).map(([sender, { emoji }]) => ({
+      shouldShowReactions ? Object.entries(reactions).map(([sender, { emoji }]) => ({
         sender,
         emoji,
         startX: -Math.ceil(Math.random() * 50) - 25,
-      })),
+      })) : [],
-    [reactions],
+    [shouldShowReactions, reactions],
   );
 
   useWakeLock();
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
     containerRef1,
     toggleMicrophone,
     toggleCamera,
-    (muted) => muteStates.audio.setEnabled?.(!muted),
+    (muted) => muteStates.audio.setEnabled?.(!muteprefered),
   );
 
   const mobile = boundsValid && bounds.width <= 660;

src/room/ReactionAudioRenderer.tsx

@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 import { ReactNode } from "react";
 
 import { useReactions } from "../useReactions";
+import { playReactionsSound, useSetting } from "../settings/settings";
 
 export function ReactionsAudioRenderer(): ReactNode {
   const { reactions } = useReactions();
+  const [shouldPlay] = useSetting(playReactionsSound);
 
-  // TODO: This may need to ensure we don't change the value if a duplicate reaction comes down.
+  const expectedReactions = shouldPlay ? [...new Set([...Object.values(reactions)])] : [];
-  const expectedReactions = [...new Set([...Object.values(reactions)])];
   return (
     <>
       {expectedReactions.map(

src/settings/PreferencesSettingsTab.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { Text } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import { FieldRow, InputField } from "../input/Input";
 import {
   showHandRaisedTimer as showHandRaisedTimerSetting,
+  showReactions as showReactionsSetting,
+  playReactionsSound as playReactionsSoundSetting,
   useSetting,
 } from "./settings";
 
@@ -21,11 +23,20 @@ export const PreferencesSettingsTab: FC = () => {
     showHandRaisedTimerSetting,
   );
 
+  const [showReactions, setShowReactions] = useSetting(
+    showReactionsSetting,
+  );
+
+  const [playReactionsSound, setPlayReactionSound] = useSetting(
+    playReactionsSoundSetting,
+  );
+
+
   const onChangeSetting = useCallback(
-    (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>, fn: (value: boolean) => void) => {
-      setShowHandRaisedTimer(e.target.checked);
+      fn(e.target.checked);
     },
-    [setShowHandRaisedTimer],
+    [],
   );
 
   return (
@@ -41,7 +52,32 @@ export const PreferencesSettingsTab: FC = () => {
           )}
           type="checkbox"
           checked={showHandRaisedTimer}
-          onChange={onChangeSetting}
+          onChange={(e) => onChangeSetting(e, setShowHandRaisedTimer)}
+        />
+      </FieldRow>
+      <h5>{t("settings.preferences_tab.reactions_title")}</h5>
+      <FieldRow>
+        <InputField
+          id="showReactions"
+          label={t("settings.preferences_tab.reactions_show_label")}
+          description={t(
+            "settings.preferences_tab.reactions_show_description",
+          )}
+          type="checkbox"
+          checked={showReactions}
+          onChange={(e) => onChangeSetting(e, setShowReactions)}
+        />
+      </FieldRow>
+      <FieldRow>
+        <InputField
+          id="playReactionSound"
+          label={t("settings.preferences_tab.reactions_play_sound_label")}
+          description={t(
+            "settings.preferences_tab.reactions_play_sound_description",
+          )}
+          type="checkbox"
+          checked={playReactionsSound}
+          onChange={(e) => onChangeSetting(e, setPlayReactionSound)}
         />
       </FieldRow>
     </div>

src/settings/settings.ts

@@ -90,4 +90,14 @@ export const showHandRaisedTimer = new Setting<boolean>(
   false,
 );
 
+export const showReactions = new Setting<boolean>(
+  "reactions-show",
+  true,
+);
+
+export const playReactionsSound = new Setting<boolean>(
+  "reactions-play-sound",
+  true,
+);
+
 export const alwaysShowSelf = new Setting<boolean>("always-show-self", true);