Fail the component build on what a host must not be handed

A library build inlines an asset as a data URL the moment its import
loses `no-inline`, and emits the standalone app's store worker the
moment a module the component reaches imports it; neither warns, and
the package grows by 11 MB without anyone seeing it in a diff. It had
been published at 18 MB for several releases before it was measured.

`scripts/check-component-bundle.mjs` now runs at the end of the
component build and fails it on a data URL over 16 kB in a module a
host bundles, an absolute `/assets/` reference, the store worker under
`assets/`, or a main module over 4 MB, each with a message saying what
to do. It passes only once both the assets and the store worker fixes
are in.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.github/workflows/publish-component.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+name: Build & publish the component package for releases
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - synchronize
+      - opened
+      - labeled
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+# Each job asks for what it needs
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  versioning:
+    name: Versioning
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      DRY_RUN: ${{ steps.dry_run.outputs.DRY_RUN }}
+      PREFIXED_VERSION: ${{ steps.prefixed_version.outputs.PREFIXED_VERSION }}
+      TAG: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.TAG }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Calculate VERSION
+        # Safely store dynamic values in environment variables
+        # to prevent shell injection (template-injection)
+        run: |
+          if [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "release" ]; then
+            echo "VERSION=$RELEASE_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          else
+            echo "VERSION=v0.0.0-pre.0" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          fi
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+      - id: dry_run
+        name: Set DRY_RUN
+        # A dry run for everything but releases, so that a broken package shows up
+        # ahead of a release
+        run: echo "DRY_RUN=${{ github.event_name != 'release' }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - id: prefixed_version
+        name: Set PREFIXED_VERSION
+        run: echo "PREFIXED_VERSION=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - id: tag
+        # latest = a proper release
+        # other = anything else
+        name: Set tag
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${VERSION}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "TAG=latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          elif [[ "${VERSION}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\-rc\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "TAG=rc" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "TAG=other" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+  publish_npm:
+    needs: versioning
+    name: Publish NPM
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      ARTIFACT_VERSION: ${{ steps.artifact_version.outputs.ARTIFACT_VERSION }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write # Allow npm to authenticate as a trusted publisher
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Enable Corepack
+        run: corepack enable
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
+        # No dependency cache: a release build must not restore one another workflow could have poisoned
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .node-version
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+      # Layered like build-element-call.yaml, so a PR paired with a matrix-js-sdk branch
+      # builds against it; a release pins the SDK, so layered.sh leaves it as locked
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: scripts/layered.sh --ignore-pnpmfile
+        env:
+          PR_HEAD_REPO_OWNER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.owner.login }}
+      - name: Build component
+        run: pnpm build:component:production
+        env:
+          VITE_APP_VERSION: component-${{ needs.versioning.outputs.PREFIXED_VERSION }}
+          NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=4096"
+
+      # `devEngines` (pnpm only, which npm refuses) and the `prepare` build exist for
+      # git-dependency installs; the published package is already built
+      - name: Publish npm
+        working-directory: component
+        run: |
+          jq 'del(.devEngines, .scripts)' package.json > package.json.tmp && mv package.json.tmp package.json
+          npm version ${NEEDS_VERSIONING_OUTPUTS_PREFIXED_VERSION} --no-git-tag-version
+          echo "ARTIFACT_VERSION=$(jq '.version' --raw-output package.json)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          npm publish --provenance --access public --tag ${NEEDS_VERSIONING_OUTPUTS_TAG} ${{ needs.versioning.outputs.DRY_RUN == 'true' && '--dry-run' || '' }}
+        env:
+          NEEDS_VERSIONING_OUTPUTS_PREFIXED_VERSION: ${{ needs.versioning.outputs.PREFIXED_VERSION }}
+          NEEDS_VERSIONING_OUTPUTS_TAG: ${{ needs.versioning.outputs.TAG }}
+
+      - id: artifact_version
+        name: Output artifact version
+        run: echo "ARTIFACT_VERSION=${ARTIFACT_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  release_notes:
+    needs: [versioning, publish_npm]
+    if: ${{ needs.versioning.outputs.DRY_RUN == 'false' }}
+    name: Update release notes
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Shared with publish-embedded-packages.yaml, which appends to the same release: two
+    # appends at once would each write back the body without the other's section
+    concurrency:
+      group: release-notes-${{ github.event.release.tag_name || github.run_id }}
+      cancel-in-progress: false
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to update release notes
+    steps:
+      - name: Add release notes
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@3bb12739c298aeb8a4eeaf626c5b8d85266b0e65 # v2
+        with:
+          append_body: true
+          body: |
+
+            ## React component (experimental)
+
+            Element Call as a React component, rendered in the host's page instead of in an iframe.
+
+            ```
+            npm install @element-hq/element-call-component@${{ needs.publish_npm.outputs.ARTIFACT_VERSION }}
+            ```

.github/workflows/publish-embedded-packages.yaml

@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     name: Update release notes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Shared with publish-component.yaml, which appends to the same release: two appends
+    # at once would each write back the body without the other's section
+    concurrency:
+      group: release-notes-${{ github.event.release.tag_name || github.run_id }}
+      cancel-in-progress: false
     permissions:
       contents: write # to update release notes
     steps:

README.md

@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ needs a certificate exception for `https://localhost:3001` as well (see the
 note under [Backend](#backend)). It reads the same `public/config.json` as
 `pnpm dev` if one exists, and runs with Element Call's defaults otherwise.
 
+`pnpm build:component` ends with `scripts/check-component-bundle.mjs`, which
+fails the build on what a host must not be handed: an asset inlined into the
+module as a data URL, a file referenced by an absolute path, the standalone
+app's client store worker, or a module over its size budget.
+
 The call lays itself out for the size of the element it is mounted in, not the
 window: a host that shrinks the container to a corner of its page gets the
 picture-in-picture layout, just as a host that shrank the whole iframe used to.
@@ -289,8 +294,14 @@ callback; with one, it asks the host to unmount it instead. The
 [global JS controls](./docs/controls.md) on `window` are unchanged and remain
 page-wide, so with several instances on one page they apply to all of them.
 
-The package is not published yet. A host installs it as a git dependency on the
-`component` directory of this repository,
+Each release publishes the package to npm, with the same version as the release:
+
+```sh
+npm install @element-hq/element-call-component
+```
+
+To use an unreleased commit, a host can instead install it as a git dependency
+on the `component` directory of this repository,
 
 ```json
 "@element-hq/element-call-component": "github:element-hq/element-call#main&path:/component"

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component/LICENSE-COMMERCIAL

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Licensees holding a valid commercial license with Element may use this
+software in accordance with the terms contained in a written agreement
+between you and Element.
+
+To purchase a commercial license please contact our sales team at
+licensing@element.io

component/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# @element-hq/element-call-component
+
+Element Call as a React component, rendered in the host application's page
+instead of in an iframe. Experimental.
+
+See [Element Call as a component](https://github.com/element-hq/element-call#element-call-as-a-component-experimental)
+in the Element Call README for usage.

component/build/scopeStylesToRoot.test.ts

@@ -109,4 +109,12 @@ describe("scopeStylesToRoot", () => {
       ".a .b_abc12:hover { border: 0 }",
     );
   });
+
+  it("leaves an excluded stylesheet as it is", async () => {
+    const css = "body { margin: 0 } .menu { color: red }";
+    const result = await postcss([
+      scopeStylesToRoot({ exclude: [/host\.css$/] }),
+    ]).process(css, { from: "/app/host.css" });
+    expect(result.css).toBe(css);
+  });
 });

component/build/scopeStylesToRoot.ts

@@ -60,12 +60,18 @@ const IS_ROOT = `:where(${ROOT_SELECTOR})`;
  * tokens, the component styles, the fonts — is not in this build at all: the
  * host supplies it, unscoped, along with its copy of Compound.
  */
-export function scopeStylesToRoot(): Plugin {
+interface Options {
+  /** Stylesheets left as they are: a host's own, which it doesn't scope. */
+  exclude?: RegExp[];
+}
+
+export function scopeStylesToRoot({ exclude = [] }: Options = {}): Plugin {
   return {
     postcssPlugin: "element-call-scope-styles-to-root",
     Once(root) {
-      const isModule =
-        root.source?.input.file?.endsWith(".module.css") ?? false;
+      const file = root.source?.input.file ?? "";
+      if (exclude.some((pattern) => pattern.test(file))) return;
+      const isModule = file.endsWith(".module.css");
       root.walkRules((rule) => {
         if (isRelative(rule)) return;
         rule.selector = (isModule ? scopeBare : scopeAll).processSync(

component/index.tsx

@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ import {
   useUrlParams,
 } from "../src/UrlParams";
 import { MediaDevicesContext } from "../src/MediaDevicesContext";
-import { MediaDevices } from "../src/state/MediaDevices";
+import { AppViewModel } from "../src/state/AppViewModel";
 import { ObservableScope } from "../src/state/ObservableScope";
-import { ProcessorProvider } from "../src/tracks/TrackProcessorContext";
+import { BackgroundEffectsProvider } from "../src/tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext";
 import { Config } from "../src/config/Config";
 import { type ConfigOptions } from "../src/config/ConfigOptions";
 import { i18n } from "../src/utils/i18n";
@@ -194,14 +194,12 @@ export const ElementCall: FC<ElementCallProps> = ({
   // observers running for the rest of the page's life. Null until then, which
   // is one render.
   const { controlledAudioDevices, callIntent } = params;
-  const [mediaDevices, setMediaDevices] = useState<MediaDevices | null>(null);
+  const [vm, setVm] = useState<AppViewModel | null>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
     const scope = new ObservableScope();
-    setMediaDevices(
-      new MediaDevices(scope, { controlledAudioDevices, callIntent }),
-    );
+    setVm(new AppViewModel(scope, { controlledAudioDevices, callIntent }));
     return (): void => {
-      setMediaDevices(null);
+      setVm(null);
       scope.end();
     };
   }, [controlledAudioDevices, callIntent]);
@@ -222,8 +220,7 @@ export const ElementCall: FC<ElementCallProps> = ({
   // is told that Element Call has loaded, as the widget tells its client once
   // its own initialisation is over. Once per mount, however often the pieces
   // are later swapped out.
-  const ready =
-    container !== null && rtcSession !== null && mediaDevices !== null;
+  const ready = container !== null && rtcSession !== null && vm !== null;
   const announcedLoaded = useRef(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!ready || announcedLoaded.current) return;
@@ -254,8 +251,10 @@ export const ElementCall: FC<ElementCallProps> = ({
                       <Decoration>
                         <TooltipProvider>
                           <ClientProvider client={client}>
-                            <MediaDevicesContext value={mediaDevices}>
-                              <ProcessorProvider>
+                            <MediaDevicesContext value={vm.mediaDevices}>
+                              <BackgroundEffectsProvider
+                                effects={vm.backgroundEffects}
+                              >
                                 <CallView
                                   client={client}
                                   rtcSession={rtcSession}
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ export const ElementCall: FC<ElementCallProps> = ({
                                   preload={params.preload}
                                   skipLobby={params.skipLobby}
                                 />
-                              </ProcessorProvider>
+                              </BackgroundEffectsProvider>
                             </MediaDevicesContext>
                           </ClientProvider>
                         </TooltipProvider>

component/package.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "@element-hq/element-call-component",
   "version": "0.0.0",
-  "description": "Element Call as a React component. Consumed straight from the repository as a git dependency (github:element-hq/element-call#<ref>&path:/component): the host's package manager runs `prepare`, which builds `dist/`.",
-  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN ../README.md",
+  "description": "Element Call as a React component.",
+  "license": "AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/element-hq/element-call",
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     }
   },
   "files": [
+    "LICENSE-AGPL-3.0",
+    "LICENSE-COMMERCIAL",
     "dist"
   ],
   "main": "./dist/element-call.js",

docker-compose-playwright.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - ./backend/playwright_homeserver-othersite.yaml:/data/cfg/homeserver.yaml:Z
   element-web:
     # Pin to a SHA so that upstream cannot break our tests. Renovate handles regular updates.
-    image: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-web:develop@sha256:b2a5a30afb4f583a7560448b005d8332bee29672f15826e4a995b393058f0291
+    image: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-web:develop@sha256:a79801206c628a912d57fa6f355d5c5ab9c6c40c2d1b6208d4192678fb6e80c7
   element-web-1:
     # Pin to a SHA so that upstream cannot break our tests. Renovate handles regular updates.
-    image: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-web:develop@sha256:b2a5a30afb4f583a7560448b005d8332bee29672f15826e4a995b393058f0291
+    image: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-web:develop@sha256:a79801206c628a912d57fa6f355d5c5ab9c6c40c2d1b6208d4192678fb6e80c7

embedded/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ android_gradle_plugin = { module = "com.android.tools.build:gradle", version.ref
 
 [plugins]
 android_library = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "android_gradle_plugin" }
-maven_publish = { id = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish", version = "0.36.0" }
+maven_publish = { id = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish", version = "0.37.0" }

embedded/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.5-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.6-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME

localazy.json

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
     "features": ["plural_postfix_us", "filter_untranslated"],
     "files": [
       {
-        "pattern": "locales/en/*.json",
+        "pattern": "locales/en/app.json",
         "lang": "inherited"
       },
       {
         "group": "existing",
-        "pattern": "locales/*/*.json",
-        "excludes": ["locales/en/*.json"],
+        "pattern": "locales/*/app.json",
+        "excludes": ["locales/en/app.json"],
         "lang": "${autodetectLang}"
       }
     ]
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "download": {
     "files": [
       {
+        "conditions": ["equals: ${file}, app.json"],
         "output": "locales/${langLsrDash}/${file}"
       }
     ],

locales/en/app.json

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     "user_menu": "User menu"
   },
   "action": {
-    "blur_background": "Blur background",
     "close": "Close",
     "copy_link": "Copy link",
     "edit": "Edit",
@@ -23,6 +22,13 @@
     "upload_file": "Upload file"
   },
   "analytics_notice": "By participating in this beta, you consent to the collection of anonymous data, which we use to improve the product. You can find more information about which data we track in our <2>Privacy Policy</2> and our <6>Cookie Policy</6>.",
+  "background_effects": {
+    "blur": "Blur",
+    "none": "None",
+    "numbered": "Background {{n}}",
+    "slow": "Background effects run slowly on this platform, which may cause your video to stutter.",
+    "unavailable": "Background effects are not supported on this platform."
+  },
   "call_ended_view": {
     "create_account_button": "Create account",
     "create_account_prompt": "<0>Why not finish by setting up a password to keep your account?</0><1>You'll be able to keep your name and set an avatar for use on future calls</1>",
@@ -212,6 +218,7 @@
     "auto_gain_control_label": "Automatic gain control",
     "background_blur_header": "Background",
     "background_blur_label": "Blur the background of the video",
+    "background_effects_header": "Background effects",
     "bitrate_label": "Bitrate",
     "blur_not_supported_by_browser": "(Background blur is not supported by this device.)",
     "camera_header": "Camera quality",

package.json

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "build:sdk:production": "pnpm build:sdk-target-based-on-call-view-model",
     "build:sdk:development": "pnpm build:sdk-target-based-on-call-view-model --mode development",
     "build:component": "pnpm build:component:js && pnpm build:component:types",
-    "build:component:js": "pnpm build:full --config vite-component.config.js",
+    "build:component:js": "pnpm build:full --config vite-component.config.js && node scripts/check-component-bundle.mjs",
     "build:component:types": "tsc -p component/tsconfig.build.json",
     "build:component:production": "pnpm build:component",
     "build:component:development": "pnpm build:component:js --mode development && pnpm build:component:types",
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     "@formatjs/intl-durationformat": "^0.10.0",
     "@formatjs/intl-segmenter": "^11.7.3",
     "@livekit/components-core": "^0.12.0",
-    "@livekit/components-react": "^2.0.0",
     "@livekit/track-processors": "^0.7.1",
     "@mediapipe/tasks-vision": "^0.10.18",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.60.0",
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/utils": "^8.61.0",
     "@use-gesture/react": "^10.2.11",
     "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens": "^11.0.0",
-    "@vector-im/compound-web": "^10.4.0",
+    "@vector-im/compound-web": "^10.5.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^6.0.2",
     "@vitest/browser-playwright": "^4.1.5",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.0.18",
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
     "livekit-client": "^2.18.1",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "loglevel": "^1.9.1",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#3f05dc4d104a3dfc753c5e3549a18c74fab4b076",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#a9ef09fbf2f1644c8663d0aeaf6a921cd16e7b01",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^1.18.0",
     "node-stdlib-browser": "^1.3.1",
     "normalize.css": "^8.0.1",

playwright/background-effects.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { expect, test, type Locator, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+
+import { SpaHelpers } from "./spa-helpers.ts";
+
+// Background effects need WebGL2, and headless Firefox on a CI runner has none,
+// so it rightly offers none of them.
+test.skip(
+  ({ browserName }) => browserName === "firefox",
+  "Background effects need WebGL2, which headless Firefox on CI does not have",
+);
+
+type Colour = [number, number, number];
+
+test.describe("background effects", () => {
+  test("pre-join preview shows the chosen effect", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.slow();
+    await page.goto("/");
+    await SpaHelpers.createCall(page, "Effect user", "Background effects");
+    const preview = page.locator("video").first();
+    const camera = await averageColour(preview);
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Camera", exact: true }).click();
+    const tile = page
+      .getByRole("group", { name: "Background effects" })
+      .getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Background 1" });
+    await tile.click();
+    await expect(tile).toHaveAttribute("aria-checked", "true");
+
+    // The fake camera shows no person, so the whole frame is background: the
+    // preview takes on the picture's colours and leaves the camera's.
+    const picture = await averageColour(tile.locator("img"));
+    // Long enough for the first effect of a session to be built.
+    await expect
+      .poll(async () => distance(await averageColour(preview), picture), {
+        timeout: 60_000,
+      })
+      .toBeLessThan(distance(camera, picture) / 2);
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe("no effect", () => {
+  test("draws nothing, even after blurring", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(120_000);
+    await countDraws(page);
+    await page.goto("/");
+    await SpaHelpers.createCall(page, "Idle user", "No effect after blur");
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Camera", exact: true }).click();
+    const effects = page.getByRole("group", { name: "Background effects" });
+    await effects.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Blur" }).click();
+    // Long enough for the first effect of a session to be built.
+    await expect
+      .poll(async () => drawsPerSecond(page), { timeout: 60_000 })
+      .toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    const blurred = await drawsPerSecond(page);
+
+    await effects.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "None" }).click();
+    // A frame already on its way may still be drawn.
+    await expect.poll(async () => drawsPerSecond(page)).toBe(0);
+    test.info().annotations.push({
+      type: "WebGL draws per second",
+      description: `blurred ${blurred}, none 0`,
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+/** Counts every WebGL draw on the page, the segmenter's and the effect's. */
+async function countDraws(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.addInitScript(() => {
+    const counter = { draws: 0 };
+    (window as unknown as { webglDraws: typeof counter }).webglDraws = counter;
+    for (const name of ["drawArrays", "drawElements"] as const) {
+      const draw = WebGL2RenderingContext.prototype[name] as (
+        ...args: unknown[]
+      ) => void;
+      WebGL2RenderingContext.prototype[name] = function (
+        this: WebGL2RenderingContext,
+        ...args: unknown[]
+      ): void {
+        counter.draws += 1;
+        draw.apply(this, args);
+      } as never;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+/** WebGL draws over the next second. */
+async function drawsPerSecond(page: Page): Promise<number> {
+  return page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const counter = (window as unknown as { webglDraws: { draws: number } })
+      .webglDraws;
+    const before = counter.draws;
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+    return counter.draws - before;
+  });
+}
+
+/** The mean colour of a video's current frame or an image, drawn small. */
+async function averageColour(element: Locator): Promise<Colour> {
+  return element.evaluate(
+    async (source: HTMLVideoElement | HTMLImageElement) => {
+      if (source instanceof HTMLImageElement) await source.decode();
+      const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+      canvas.width = canvas.height = 32;
+      const context = canvas.getContext("2d")!;
+      context.drawImage(source, 0, 0, 32, 32);
+      const { data } = context.getImageData(0, 0, 32, 32);
+      const sum = [0, 0, 0];
+      for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i += 4)
+        for (let c = 0; c < 3; c++) sum[c] += data[i + c];
+      const pixels = data.length / 4;
+      return sum.map((s) => s / pixels) as Colour;
+    },
+  );
+}
+
+function distance(a: Colour, b: Colour): number {
+  return Math.hypot(a[0] - b[0], a[1] - b[1], a[2] - b[2]);
+}

playwright/component/component-call.spec.ts

@@ -125,25 +125,24 @@ test("leaves the host's own page unstyled", async ({ page }) => {
     timeout: 60_000,
   });
 
-  // Element Call's stylesheet is written for a page of its own: normalize.css
-  // gives `html` a line height, Compound gives `body` its font and feature
-  // settings, and the design tokens live on `:root`. None of that may reach the
-  // host's document — the harness sets none of these itself, so anything other
-  // than the browser's defaults here came from us.
+  // Element Call's page-wide CSS (normalize.css and the tokens in base.css)
+  // should not reach the host's page. Compound CSS that gets loaded to EW (host)
+  // on the other hand should impact the host. So probe with styles only Element Call sets:
+  // - A fresh <sub> keeps the browser's `vertical-align: sub` unless
+  //   normalize.css leaked; it turns that into `baseline`.
+  // - `--font-scale` is Element Call's own token, so `:root` must not have it.
   const host = await page.evaluate(() => {
-    const html = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement);
-    const body = getComputedStyle(document.body);
+    const sub = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement("sub"));
+    const verticalAlign = getComputedStyle(sub).verticalAlign;
+    sub.remove();
     return {
-      lineHeight: html.lineHeight,
-      fontFeatureSettings: body.fontFeatureSettings,
-      token: html.getPropertyValue("--cpd-color-text-primary"),
+      verticalAlign,
+      token: getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue(
+        "--font-scale",
+      ),
     };
   });
-  expect(host).toEqual({
-    lineHeight: "normal",
-    fontFeatureSettings: "normal",
-    token: "",
-  });
+  expect(host).toEqual({ verticalAlign: "sub", token: "" });
 
   // While inside the container, the same rules do apply
   const root = panes.first().locator("[data-element-call-root]");

playwright/spa-helpers.ts

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async function disableLeaveDelegation(page: Page): Promise<void> {
  * Expect a certain number of video tiles to be present and visible.
  */
 async function expectVideoTilesCount(page: Page, count: number): Promise<void> {
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("videoTile")).toHaveCount(2);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("videoTile")).toHaveCount(count);
 
   // No one should be waiting for media
   await expect(page.getByText("Waiting for media...")).not.toBeVisible({

playwright/url-transport.spec.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ interface Transport {
  */
 const shapes = {
   url: { type: "livekit", url: sfuUrl },
-  both: { type: "livekit", url: sfuUrl, livekit_service_url: serviceUrl },
+  "url+legacy": {
+    type: "livekit",
+    url: sfuUrl,
+    livekit_service_url: serviceUrl,
+  },
   legacy: null,
 } satisfies Record<string, Transport | null>;
 type Shape = keyof typeof shapes;
@@ -56,15 +60,15 @@ const cases: {
   {
     // Publishers keep the legacy participant identity that clients predating
     // MSC4195 expect, which only the JWT service assigns.
-    hostShape: "both",
-    guestShape: "both",
+    hostShape: "url+legacy",
+    guestShape: "url+legacy",
     hostFlows: ["service-legacy"],
     guestFlows: ["service-legacy"],
   },
   {
     // The MatrixRTC mode has no bearing on the choice.
-    hostShape: "both",
-    guestShape: "both",
+    hostShape: "url+legacy",
+    guestShape: "url+legacy",
     mode: "2_0",
     hostFlows: ["service-legacy"],
     guestFlows: ["service-legacy"],
@@ -75,6 +79,12 @@ const cases: {
     hostFlows: ["cs-api", "service-default"],
     guestFlows: ["service-legacy", "cs-api"],
   },
+  {
+    hostShape: "url",
+    guestShape: "url+legacy",
+    hostFlows: ["cs-api", "service-default"],
+    guestFlows: ["service-legacy", "cs-api"],
+  },
 ];
 
 for (const { hostShape, guestShape, mode, hostFlows, guestFlows } of cases) {
@@ -126,47 +136,6 @@ for (const { hostShape, guestShape, mode, hostFlows, guestFlows } of cases) {
   });
 }
 
-test("Subscriber falls back to the JWT service when the homeserver lacks MSC4195", async ({
-  browser,
-  page,
-  browserName,
-}) => {
-  skipOnFirefox(browserName);
-
-  // The host starts the call with both transport shapes.
-  await advertiseTransport(page, shapes.both);
-  await page.goto("/");
-  await SpaHelpers.createCall(page, "Androl", "HelloCall", true);
-  const inviteLink = await SpaHelpers.getCallInviteLink(page);
-
-  // The guest joins but their C-S requests fail.
-  const guestContext = await browser.newContext({ reducedMotion: "reduce" });
-  const guestPage = await guestContext.newPage();
-  await rejectCsApiTokens(guestPage);
-  const guestRequests = recordAuthRequests(guestPage);
-  await SpaHelpers.joinCallFromInviteLink(guestPage, inviteLink, "Pevara");
-
-  // Wait for the call to connect and render.
-  await SpaHelpers.expectVideoTilesCount(page, 2);
-  await SpaHelpers.expectVideoTilesCount(guestPage, 2);
-
-  // The guest ran through all flows.
-  expect(flowsOf(guestRequests)).toEqual(
-    new Set<Flow>(["cs-api", "service-legacy", "service-default"]),
-  );
-
-  // The C-S token requests failed.
-  for (const request of guestRequests) {
-    expect(request.status).toBe(request.flow === "cs-api" ? 404 : 200);
-  }
-
-  // The C-S token requests preceeded the fallback request.
-  const flows = guestRequests.map((r) => r.flow);
-  expect(flows.indexOf("service-default")).toBeGreaterThan(
-    flows.indexOf("cs-api"),
-  );
-});
-
 test("Publisher shows an error when the homeserver lacks MSC4195", async ({
   page,
   browserName,
@@ -191,6 +160,38 @@ test("Publisher shows an error when the homeserver lacks MSC4195", async ({
   ).toBeVisible();
 });
 
+test("Group call with all possible transport shapes at once", async ({
+  browser,
+  page,
+  browserName,
+}) => {
+  test.slow();
+  skipOnFirefox(browserName);
+
+  // The host starts the call with a url transport.
+  await advertiseTransport(page, shapes.url);
+  await page.goto("/");
+  await SpaHelpers.createCall(page, "Alice", "HelloCall", true);
+  const inviteLink = await SpaHelpers.getCallInviteLink(page);
+
+  // The guest with a legacy transport joins.
+  const bobContext = await browser.newContext({ reducedMotion: "reduce" });
+  const bobPage = await bobContext.newPage();
+  await advertiseTransport(bobPage, shapes.legacy);
+  await SpaHelpers.joinCallFromInviteLink(bobPage, inviteLink, "Bob");
+
+  // The guest with a url+legacy transport joins.
+  const carolContext = await browser.newContext({ reducedMotion: "reduce" });
+  const carolPage = await carolContext.newPage();
+  await advertiseTransport(carolPage, shapes["url+legacy"]);
+  await SpaHelpers.joinCallFromInviteLink(carolPage, inviteLink, "Carol");
+
+  // Wait for the call to connect and render.
+  await SpaHelpers.expectVideoTilesCount(page, 3);
+  await SpaHelpers.expectVideoTilesCount(bobPage, 3);
+  await SpaHelpers.expectVideoTilesCount(carolPage, 3);
+});
+
 /**
  * Delegation follows the flow that authenticated the publisher: the homeserver
  * for a `url`-only transport, the JWT service wherever there is one.
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ test("Publisher shows an error when the homeserver lacks MSC4195", async ({
 const delegationCases: { shape: Shape; via: Delegation["via"] }[] = [
   { shape: "url", via: "homeserver" },
   { shape: "legacy", via: "service" },
-  { shape: "both", via: "service" },
+  { shape: "url+legacy", via: "service" },
 ];
 
 for (const { shape, via } of delegationCases) {

playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class TestHelpers {
   public static async dismissStartupToasts(page: Page): Promise<void> {
     const expectedToasts = [
       { title: "Failed to load service worker", button: "OK" },
-      { title: "Back up your chats", button: "Dismiss" },
+      { title: "Back up your chats", button: "Not now" },
       { title: "Turn on key storage", button: "Dismiss" },
       { title: "Element does not support this browser", button: "Dismiss" },
     ];
@@ -178,7 +178,11 @@ export class TestHelpers {
         );
 
         if (toastConfig) {
-          await toast.getByRole("button", { name: toastConfig.button }).click();
+          // Bounded so that a renamed button leaves the toast in place and the
+          // next step reports it, instead of hanging until the test timeout.
+          await toast
+            .getByRole("button", { name: toastConfig.button })
+            .click({ timeout: 5000 });
         } else {
           // Unknown toast. We don't want to act on unknown toasts
           break;

playwright/widget/url-transport.test.ts

@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ import { widgetTest } from "../fixtures/widget-user.ts";
 import { HOST1, TestHelpers } from "./test-helpers.ts";
 
 const sfuUrl = "wss://matrix-rtc.m.localhost/livekit/sfu";
-const serviceUrl = "https://matrix-rtc.m.localhost/livekit/jwt";
 
 /** Which endpoint a page asks for its SFU tokens. */
 type Flow = "cs-api" | "service-legacy" | "service-default";
 
 widgetTest(
-  "Call between a url + livekit_service_url transport and a legacy one",
+  "Call between a url transport and a legacy one",
   async ({ addUser, browserName }) => {
     test.skip(
       browserName === "firefox",
@@ -30,12 +29,10 @@ widgetTest(
       addUser("Pevara", HOST1),
     ]);
 
-    // The host's homeserver has started advertising a `url` next to its JWT
-    // service; the guest's still advertises the JWT service alone.
+    // Host advertises a url transport, guest still advertises a legacy one
     await advertiseTransport(host.page, {
       type: "livekit",
       url: sfuUrl,
-      livekit_service_url: serviceUrl,
     });
     // Element Web answers the widget from a cache it filled at login, so make
     // it fetch the transports again now that they are rerouted
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ widgetTest(
     }
 
     // Element Web used for Playwright does support MSC4195 for widgets.
-    expect(hostFlows).toEqual(new Set(["service-legacy", "service-default"]));
+    expect(hostFlows).toEqual(new Set(["cs-api", "service-default"]));
     expect(guestFlows).toEqual(new Set(["service-legacy", "cs-api"]));
   },
 );

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ importers:
       '@livekit/components-core':
         specifier: ^0.12.0
         version: 0.12.15(livekit-client@2.23.0(@types/dom-mediacapture-record@1.0.22))(tslib@2.8.1)
-      '@livekit/components-react':
-        specifier: ^2.0.0
-        version: 2.9.24(livekit-client@2.23.0(@types/dom-mediacapture-record@1.0.22))(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(tslib@2.8.1)
       '@livekit/track-processors':
         specifier: ^0.7.1
         version: 0.7.2(@types/dom-mediacapture-transform@0.1.11)(livekit-client@2.23.0(@types/dom-mediacapture-record@1.0.22))
@@ -66,7 +63,7 @@ importers:
         version: 10.1.2(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)
       '@rolldown/plugin-babel':
         specifier: ^0.2.3
-        version: 0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.0)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))
+        version: 0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.8)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))
       '@sentry/react':
         specifier: ^8.0.0
         version: 8.55.2(react@19.2.8)
@@ -134,11 +131,11 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^11.0.0
         version: 11.3.1(@types/react@19.2.18)(react@19.2.8)
       '@vector-im/compound-web':
-        specifier: ^10.4.0
-        version: 10.4.0(@fontsource/inconsolata@5.3.0)(@fontsource/inter@5.3.0)(@types/react-dom@19.2.5(@types/react@19.2.18))(@types/react@19.2.18)(@vector-im/compound-design-tokens@11.3.1(@types/react@19.2.18)(react@19.2.8))(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)
+        specifier: ^10.5.0
+        version: 10.5.0(@fontsource/inconsolata@5.3.0)(@fontsource/inter@5.3.0)(@types/react-dom@19.2.5(@types/react@19.2.18))(@types/react@19.2.18)(@vector-im/compound-design-tokens@11.3.1(@types/react@19.2.18)(react@19.2.8))(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)
       '@vitejs/plugin-react':
         specifier: ^6.0.2
-        version: 6.1.1(@rolldown/plugin-babel@0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.0)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0)))(babel-plugin-react-compiler@1.0.0)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))
+        version: 6.1.1(@rolldown/plugin-babel@0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.8)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0)))(babel-plugin-react-compiler@1.0.0)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))
       '@vitest/browser-playwright':
         specifier: ^4.1.5
         version: 4.1.11(playwright@1.62.1)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))(vitest@4.1.11)
@@ -191,8 +188,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^1.9.1
         version: 1.9.2
       matrix-js-sdk:
-        specifier: github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#3f05dc4d104a3dfc753c5e3549a18c74fab4b076
-        version: https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/3f05dc4d104a3dfc753c5e3549a18c74fab4b076
+        specifier: github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#a9ef09fbf2f1644c8663d0aeaf6a921cd16e7b01
+        version: https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/a9ef09fbf2f1644c8663d0aeaf6a921cd16e7b01
       matrix-widget-api:
         specifier: ^1.18.0
         version: 1.20.0
@@ -397,8 +394,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Nq8OhGWiZIZGV6hLHoyAKLLcJihP/xFeBMGJoUrxTX2psI8dCifzLhZISFb+VWS3wFMRDmCGw5R+dOySCqPLhw==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.9.0'}
 
-  '@babel/runtime@8.0.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-sL6cvO2IfkSu/iU+zs2S/w01B7A8V7suXSIKEN4hPFFdZoiPGxrj5pAG0lCaqLWiEIrjKzdznIWuaLcxPR53qw==}
+  '@babel/runtime@8.0.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dEu8nGlRqjsJsvviUUoSMfcRHpwomCiRlXsc2mPfJ79+ffTpDm+JtfUtTMzUrqCApHQnCsVPD3gT1ZT8RgBRCQ==}
 
   '@babel/template@7.29.7':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-puq+Gf35oI24FeN11LkoUQFqv9uwNeWpxXZi/Ji3rRIoKAzKnxRaZ+Gkj0vKS9ZCiTESfng1N9LyOyXvo+m+Gg==}
@@ -408,10 +405,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-B3lYAs2nkKskbgQ1nfy8Ma9ao9Q1rntTAQHrzzyDuj+TSO+X3le6PfWwqDvodsb+OumE10eMFfuMCTQSQ5iuIQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.9.0'}
 
-  '@babel/traverse@7.29.8':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-I5z7H3bf/41ktsNVLtpN0wAa336HkqIHQ5BuPLEhTkt1jVSyZpeNKIzTgEWmlxjdg81R0IgUCcaE+Ok3NvrfZg==}
-    engines: {node: '>=6.9.0'}
-
   '@babel/types@7.29.11':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WCsemW40Cpc6gouC1SrY6PBaZ+oLRlEVY9XBvZBI7il/HyUrb2nJ505wE1MHEFyDZNnrWDEuy4jL50WVHfTTSQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.9.0'}
@@ -1184,19 +1177,6 @@ packages:
       livekit-client: ^2.20.1
       tslib: ^2.6.2
 
-  '@livekit/components-react@2.9.24':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qw5Oy1EfPg1f/xrKYrFielSrmtxY8BZ9mDt6299G5aikotQIztmldBfTNosrVS7VSNit7qeYfOFSyKaML20W6Q==}
-    engines: {node: '>=18'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      '@livekit/krisp-noise-filter': ^0.2.12 || ^0.3.0 || ^0.4.0
-      livekit-client: ^2.20.1
-      react: '>=18'
-      react-dom: '>=18'
-      tslib: ^2.6.2
-    peerDependenciesMeta:
-      '@livekit/krisp-noise-filter':
-        optional: true
-
   '@livekit/mutex@1.1.1':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-EsshAucklmpuUAfkABPxJNhzj9v2sG7JuzFDL4ML1oJQSV14sqrpTYnsaOudMAw9yOaW53NU3QQTlUQoRs4czw==}
 
@@ -3314,8 +3294,8 @@ packages:
       react:
         optional: true
 
-  '@vector-im/compound-web@10.4.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Tt5hsNK7ulhGdRuy9lzSm5C+T8M/4O4kLDFLkaU+Hi1kVWj6tj/5awW+U+GvtpWRh5llbHN2HRCh79+gQhek+A==}
+  '@vector-im/compound-web@10.5.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dcxIAKtTKBLKz2Y83mNkXyYx3shtSs80KvdGKN5ryFvo6OnVOhHPEHiQNbaPQ0EDjc6xStjY9+oz2Fh4c+kniQ==}
     peerDependencies:
       '@fontsource/inconsolata': ^5
       '@fontsource/inter': ^5
@@ -3421,11 +3401,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.4.0'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  acorn@8.18.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lGq+9yr1/GuAWaVYIHRjvvySG5/4VfKIvC8EWxStPdcDh/Ka7FG3twP6v4d5BkravUilhIAsG4Qj83t02LWUPQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>=0.4.0'}
-    hasBin: true
-
   acorn@8.19.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oJlA3XiRm7Cyk6qFD2Jn8ak9B7jSy0qy00ADO3+8dpT0LSjFihQYv4C02LFCSYJV3Q37xYwwRy5m+IpIiUzqWw==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.4.0'}
@@ -3697,10 +3672,6 @@ packages:
   cliui@6.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-t6wbgtoCXvAzst7QgXxJYqPt0usEfbgQdftEPbLL/cvv6HPE5VgvqCuAIDR0NgU52ds6rFwqrgakNLrHEjCbrQ==}
 
-  clsx@2.1.1:
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-    engines: {node: '>=6'}
-
   color-convert@2.0.1:
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     engines: {node: '>=7.0.0'}
@@ -4536,9 +4507,6 @@ packages:
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-  jose@6.2.9:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-XrchZOFZUl/T3vTwRe8XK+cJrGtMF4th1ARnDfwbBXFKThGhlsxEE4Zu03AD/bjJSt/9jT/mxrOCkJWOg77aPA==}
-
   js-tokens@10.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-lM/UBzQmfJRo9ABXbPWemivdCW8V2G8FHaHdypQaIy523snUjog0W71ayWXTjiR+ixeMyVHN2XcpnTd/liPg/Q==}
 
@@ -4694,9 +4662,6 @@ packages:
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-  lodash.debounce@4.0.8:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-FT1yDzDYEoYWhnSGnpE/4Kj1fLZkDFyqRb7fNt6FdYOSxlUWAtp42Eh6Wb0rGIv/m9Bgo7x4GhQbm5Ys4SG5ow==}
-
   lodash.merge@4.6.2:
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@@ -4759,9 +4724,9 @@ packages:
   matrix-events-sdk@0.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1QEOsXO+bhyCroIe2/A5OwaxHvBm7EsSQ46DEDn8RBIfQwN5HWBpFvyWWR4QY0KHPPnnJdI99wgRiAl7Ad5qaA==}
 
-  matrix-js-sdk@https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/3f05dc4d104a3dfc753c5e3549a18c74fab4b076:
-    resolution: {gitHosted: true, integrity: sha512-Ly8eS7fNNKDo9KmPvTkE49KvD8iMUmrVWJMNERNuxc8UksMLMG36NLz3fs8HytdwrB7AKPfyVo392VZsxILDIg==, tarball: https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/3f05dc4d104a3dfc753c5e3549a18c74fab4b076}
-    version: 44.0.0
+  matrix-js-sdk@https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/a9ef09fbf2f1644c8663d0aeaf6a921cd16e7b01:
+    resolution: {gitHosted: true, integrity: sha512-ZAhn/zB44MgrXqUzi9ffSFcmZY3+2nx7bEgfEJR7chYDFyT/XmlmfCJx7Ar4rOTAYZJRVnMxrEwiEHGDapUi0Q==, tarball: https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/a9ef09fbf2f1644c8663d0aeaf6a921cd16e7b01}
+    version: 45.0.0
     engines: {node: '>=22.0.0'}
 
   matrix-widget-api@1.20.0:
@@ -5988,12 +5953,6 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
 
-  usehooks-ts@3.1.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-I4diPp9Cq6ieSUH2wu+fDAVQO43xwtulo+fKEidHUwZPnYImbtkTjzIJYcDcJqxgmX31GVqNFURodvcgHcW0pA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=16.15.0'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      react: ^16.8.0  || ^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc
-
   util-deprecate@1.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==}
 
@@ -6357,10 +6316,10 @@ snapshots:
       '@babel/helper-compilation-targets': 7.29.7
       '@babel/helper-module-transforms': 7.29.7(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(supports-color@7.2.0)
       '@babel/helpers': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/parser': 7.29.8
+      '@babel/parser': 7.29.11
       '@babel/template': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/traverse': 7.29.8(supports-color@7.2.0)
-      '@babel/types': 7.29.8
+      '@babel/traverse': 7.29.10(supports-color@7.2.0)
+      '@babel/types': 7.29.11
       '@jridgewell/remapping': 2.3.5
       convert-source-map: 2.0.0
       debug: 4.4.3(supports-color@7.2.0)
@@ -6372,8 +6331,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@babel/generator@7.29.8':
     dependencies:
-      '@babel/parser': 7.29.8
-      '@babel/types': 7.29.8
+      '@babel/parser': 7.29.11
+      '@babel/types': 7.29.11
       '@jridgewell/gen-mapping': 0.3.13
       '@jridgewell/trace-mapping': 0.3.31
       jsesc: 3.1.0
@@ -6390,8 +6349,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@babel/helper-module-imports@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0)':
     dependencies:
-      '@babel/traverse': 7.29.8(supports-color@7.2.0)
-      '@babel/types': 7.29.8
+      '@babel/traverse': 7.29.10(supports-color@7.2.0)
+      '@babel/types': 7.29.11
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -6400,7 +6359,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@babel/core': 7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0)
       '@babel/helper-module-imports': 7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0)
       '@babel/helper-validator-identifier': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/traverse': 7.29.8(supports-color@7.2.0)
+      '@babel/traverse': 7.29.10(supports-color@7.2.0)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -6417,7 +6376,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@babel/helpers@7.29.7':
     dependencies:
       '@babel/template': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/types': 7.29.8
+      '@babel/types': 7.29.11
 
   '@babel/parser@7.29.11':
     dependencies:
@@ -6433,13 +6392,13 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@babel/runtime@7.29.7': {}
 
-  '@babel/runtime@8.0.0': {}
+  '@babel/runtime@8.0.8': {}
 
   '@babel/template@7.29.7':
     dependencies:
       '@babel/code-frame': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/parser': 7.29.8
-      '@babel/types': 7.29.8
+      '@babel/parser': 7.29.11
+      '@babel/types': 7.29.11
 
   '@babel/traverse@7.29.10(supports-color@7.2.0)':
     dependencies:
@@ -6448,19 +6407,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@babel/helper-globals': 7.29.7
       '@babel/parser': 7.29.11
       '@babel/template': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/types': 7.29.8
-      debug: 4.4.3(supports-color@7.2.0)
-    transitivePeerDependencies:
-      - supports-color
-
-  '@babel/traverse@7.29.8(supports-color@7.2.0)':
-    dependencies:
-      '@babel/code-frame': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/generator': 7.29.8
-      '@babel/helper-globals': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/parser': 7.29.8
-      '@babel/template': 7.29.7
-      '@babel/types': 7.29.8
+      '@babel/types': 7.29.11
       debug: 4.4.3(supports-color@7.2.0)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
@@ -7203,18 +7150,6 @@ snapshots:
       rxjs: 7.8.2
       tslib: 2.8.1
 
-  '@livekit/components-react@2.9.24(livekit-client@2.23.0(@types/dom-mediacapture-record@1.0.22))(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(tslib@2.8.1)':
-    dependencies:
-      '@livekit/components-core': 0.12.15(livekit-client@2.23.0(@types/dom-mediacapture-record@1.0.22))(tslib@2.8.1)
-      clsx: 2.1.1
-      events: 3.3.0
-      jose: 6.2.9
-      livekit-client: 2.23.0(@types/dom-mediacapture-record@1.0.22)
-      react: 19.2.8
-      react-dom: 19.2.8(react@19.2.8)
-      tslib: 2.8.1
-      usehooks-ts: 3.1.1(react@19.2.8)
-
   '@livekit/mutex@1.1.1': {}
 
   '@livekit/protocol@1.52.1':
@@ -8167,13 +8102,13 @@ snapshots:
   '@rolldown/binding-win32-x64-msvc@1.2.15':
     optional: true
 
-  '@rolldown/plugin-babel@0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.0)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))':
+  '@rolldown/plugin-babel@0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.8)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))':
     dependencies:
       '@babel/core': 7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0)
       picomatch: 4.0.4
       rolldown: 1.2.15
     optionalDependencies:
-      '@babel/runtime': 8.0.0
+      '@babel/runtime': 8.0.8
       vite: 8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0)
 
   '@rolldown/pluginutils@1.0.1': {}
@@ -8903,7 +8838,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/react': 19.2.18
       react: 19.2.8
 
-  '@vector-im/compound-web@10.4.0(@fontsource/inconsolata@5.3.0)(@fontsource/inter@5.3.0)(@types/react-dom@19.2.5(@types/react@19.2.18))(@types/react@19.2.18)(@vector-im/compound-design-tokens@11.3.1(@types/react@19.2.18)(react@19.2.8))(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)':
+  '@vector-im/compound-web@10.5.0(@fontsource/inconsolata@5.3.0)(@fontsource/inter@5.3.0)(@types/react-dom@19.2.5(@types/react@19.2.18))(@types/react@19.2.18)(@vector-im/compound-design-tokens@11.3.1(@types/react@19.2.18)(react@19.2.8))(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)':
     dependencies:
       '@floating-ui/react': 0.27.20(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)
       '@floating-ui/react-dom': 2.1.9(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)
@@ -8925,12 +8860,12 @@ snapshots:
       - '@types/react-dom'
       - react-dom
 
-  '@vitejs/plugin-react@6.1.1(@rolldown/plugin-babel@0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.0)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0)))(babel-plugin-react-compiler@1.0.0)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))':
+  '@vitejs/plugin-react@6.1.1(@rolldown/plugin-babel@0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.8)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0)))(babel-plugin-react-compiler@1.0.0)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))':
     dependencies:
       '@rolldown/pluginutils': 1.0.1
       vite: 8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0)
     optionalDependencies:
-      '@rolldown/plugin-babel': 0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.0)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))
+      '@rolldown/plugin-babel': 0.2.3(@babel/core@7.29.7(supports-color@7.2.0))(@babel/runtime@8.0.8)(rolldown@1.2.15)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))
       babel-plugin-react-compiler: 1.0.0
 
   '@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.11(playwright@1.62.1)(vite@8.2.4(@types/node@24.13.3)(esbuild@0.28.2)(jiti@2.7.0)(sass@1.103.1)(terser@5.46.1)(yaml@2.9.0))(vitest@4.1.11)':
@@ -9055,14 +8990,12 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@webcontainer/env@1.1.1': {}
 
-  acorn-jsx@5.3.2(acorn@8.18.0):
+  acorn-jsx@5.3.2(acorn@8.19.0):
     dependencies:
-      acorn: 8.18.0
+      acorn: 8.19.0
 
   acorn@8.16.0: {}
 
-  acorn@8.18.0: {}
-
   acorn@8.19.0: {}
 
   agent-base@6.0.2(supports-color@7.2.0):
@@ -9354,8 +9287,6 @@ snapshots:
       strip-ansi: 6.0.1
       wrap-ansi: 6.2.0
 
-  clsx@2.1.1: {}
-
   color-convert@2.0.1:
     dependencies:
       color-name: 1.1.4
@@ -9733,8 +9664,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   espree@9.6.1:
     dependencies:
-      acorn: 8.18.0
-      acorn-jsx: 5.3.2(acorn@8.18.0)
+      acorn: 8.19.0
+      acorn-jsx: 5.3.2(acorn@8.19.0)
       eslint-visitor-keys: 3.4.3
 
   esprima@4.0.1: {}
@@ -10247,8 +10178,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   jose@6.2.13: {}
 
-  jose@6.2.9: {}
-
   js-tokens@10.0.0: {}
 
   js-tokens@4.0.0: {}
@@ -10409,8 +10338,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   lodash-es@4.18.1: {}
 
-  lodash.debounce@4.0.8: {}
-
   lodash.merge@4.6.2: {}
 
   log-symbols@7.0.1:
@@ -10468,9 +10395,9 @@ snapshots:
 
   matrix-events-sdk@0.0.1: {}
 
-  matrix-js-sdk@https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/3f05dc4d104a3dfc753c5e3549a18c74fab4b076:
+  matrix-js-sdk@https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/a9ef09fbf2f1644c8663d0aeaf6a921cd16e7b01:
     dependencies:
-      '@babel/runtime': 8.0.0
+      '@babel/runtime': 8.0.8
       '@matrix-org/matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm': 18.9.0
       another-json: 0.2.0
       bs58: 6.0.0
@@ -11701,7 +11628,7 @@ snapshots:
   terser@5.46.1:
     dependencies:
       '@jridgewell/source-map': 0.3.11
-      acorn: 8.18.0
+      acorn: 8.19.0
       commander: 2.20.3
       source-map-support: 0.5.21
 
@@ -11869,11 +11796,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       react: 19.2.8
 
-  usehooks-ts@3.1.1(react@19.2.8):
-    dependencies:
-      lodash.debounce: 4.0.8
-      react: 19.2.8
-
   util-deprecate@1.0.2: {}
 
   util@0.12.5:

scripts/check-component-bundle.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Checks the component build's output for what a host must not be handed.
+ *
+ * A library build inlines every asset it meets as a data URL unless the import
+ * says otherwise, and does so silently: one import without `no-inline` and the
+ * module grows by the asset, encoded a third larger, that every host then
+ * downloads and parses before the first call. MediaPipe's runtime alone is
+ * 11 MB. A reference to a file by an absolute path is just as silent and
+ * breaks at runtime instead, since a host serves the module from wherever it
+ * likes. And the standalone app's client store worker, which carries a copy of
+ * the Matrix SDK and its crypto, has no business in a package whose host
+ * supplies the client: the bundler emits it on loading its import, used or
+ * not (see src/utils/initClient.ts). This fails the build on each of those.
+ */
+
+import { readdir, readFile, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+const dist = "component/dist";
+
+/** The longest data URL a chunk may carry: enough for an icon, not a sound. */
+const inlineLimit = 16 * 1024;
+
+/**
+ * The module itself, in bytes. Well above where it sits with its assets as
+ * files, so that only an asset finding its way back in trips it.
+ */
+const moduleBudget = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+/**
+ * The modules a host bundles: the entry points and their chunks, at the top of
+ * the package. What sits under `assets/` is fetched as it is, by URL.
+ */
+async function modules() {
+  const names = await readdir(dist);
+  return names.filter((name) => name.endsWith(".js")).map((n) => join(dist, n));
+}
+
+const problems = [];
+
+for (const name of await readdir(join(dist, "assets")))
+  if (name.includes("IndexedDBWorker"))
+    problems.push(
+      `${dist}/assets/${name}: the standalone app's client store worker is ` +
+        `in the package. Something the component reaches imports the worker; ` +
+        `keep it on the standalone app's side (see src/utils/initClient.ts ` +
+        `and the \`loadClient\` prop of ClientProvider).`,
+    );
+
+for (const file of await modules()) {
+  const code = await readFile(file, "utf8");
+
+  for (const [, type, payload] of code.matchAll(
+    /data:([a-z0-9/.+-]*);base64,([A-Za-z0-9+/=]*)/g,
+  ))
+    if (payload.length > inlineLimit)
+      problems.push(
+        `${file}: a ${type} asset of ${Math.round(payload.length / 1024)} kB ` +
+          `is inlined as a data URL. Import it with \`?url&no-inline\` so ` +
+          `that it is emitted as a file.`,
+      );
+
+  for (const [reference] of code.matchAll(/["'`]\/assets\/[^"'`]+["'`]/g))
+    problems.push(
+      `${file}: ${reference} is an absolute path, which only resolves ` +
+        `against an origin that serves the package at its root. The build ` +
+        `is meant to render relative references; check \`base\` in ` +
+        `vite-component.config.ts.`,
+    );
+}
+
+const moduleSize = (await stat(join(dist, "element-call.js"))).size;
+if (moduleSize > moduleBudget)
+  problems.push(
+    `${dist}/element-call.js is ${Math.round(moduleSize / 1024 / 1024)} MB, ` +
+      `over its ${moduleBudget / 1024 / 1024} MB budget. Something large ` +
+      `has been bundled into the module that a host would rather fetch when ` +
+      `it is needed.`,
+  );
+
+if (problems.length > 0) {
+  console.error(`The component build is not fit to publish:\n`);
+  for (const problem of problems) console.error(`  ${problem}\n`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}

scripts/check-component-externals.mjs

@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ const TARGETS = [
   {
     config: "vite-component.config.ts",
     what: "the component build",
-    sources: ["src", "component"],
-    excluded: ["component/dev"],
+    // `sdk` too: the build resolves `@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk` to its source
+    sources: ["src", "component", "sdk"],
+    excluded: ["component/dev", "sdk/dev"],
     mustBeExternal: [
       "react",
       "react-dom",

sdk/SdkArchitecture.md

@@ -126,10 +126,15 @@ probe that decides whether the service that issued the token can take over the
 delayed leave, which picks the delayed leave timings the join uses. The join
 waits for the publisher to hold its token, so that the LiveKit room exists
 before a subscriber, who lacks the permission to create it, asks for a token
-of its own. Until `join()` the tracks exist but their upstream is paused: a host
-can show a preview without anyone hearing it. The upstream flows exactly while the
-membership is `joined`: a sync outage pauses it, and `leave()` pauses it for good
-and sends the leave.
+of its own. The tracks are created once the membership is `joined`, with their
+upstream paused until then. A lobby that wants them earlier captures them with
+`createLocalMedia`, on the browser's devices alone so that any backend fits, and
+hands the media to `join()` as `publish`: the tracks are moved, not shared — they
+leave the lobby's `tracks$`, their objects are finished, and the backend
+publishes the very same device tracks and the processor already running on them,
+so nothing is captured or initialised again at the join. The upstream flows
+exactly while the membership is `joined`: a sync outage pauses it, and `leave()`
+pauses it for good and sends the leave.
 
 ## Vocabulary
 
@@ -538,7 +543,7 @@ backend is handed the whole session's view and gives back media:
 type MemberMediaFields = Pick<RTCMember, "tracks$" | "encryptionError$">;
 
 export interface MediaBackend {
-  readonly transportType: string; // "livekit"
+  readonly transportTypes: readonly string[]; // ["m.livekit", "livekit"]
   /** Authenticate with the transport the client found; the probe for delegation runs here. */
   prepareLocalTransport(
     transport: Transport,

sdk/index.ts

@@ -61,8 +61,13 @@ export {
   createLivekitBackend,
   type LivekitBackendOptions,
 } from "./src/media-backend/livekit/LivekitBackend";
-// For a host that creates LiveKit tracks itself, such as a preview before joining
-export { convertToLivekitProcessor } from "./src/media-backend/livekit/videoProcessor";
+// Tracks for a lobby, captured ahead of the join and handed to it
+export { createLocalMedia } from "./src/LocalMedia";
+// For a host whose processor is a livekit-client one, such as @livekit/track-processors
+export {
+  fromLivekitProcessor,
+  toLivekitProcessor,
+} from "./src/media-backend/livekit/videoProcessor";
 // For a developer panel to check a transport before using it
 export {
   getSFUConfig as authenticateWithTransport,

sdk/src/LocalMedia.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { createLocalMedia, type GetUserMedia } from "./LocalMedia";
+import { type LocalVideoMediaTrack, type VideoProcessor } from "./media-api";
+
+describe("createLocalMedia", () => {
+  it("opens the microphone and the camera in one request", async () => {
+    const getUserMedia = fakeGetUserMedia();
+    const media = createLocalMedia(getUserMedia);
+
+    const tracks = await media.capture([
+      { source: "microphone", deviceId: "mic" },
+      {
+        source: "camera",
+        capture: { resolution: { width: 640, height: 480 } },
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    expect(getUserMedia).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith({
+      audio: { deviceId: "mic" },
+      video: { width: 640, height: 480, frameRate: undefined },
+    });
+    expect(tracks.map((t) => t.source)).toEqual(["microphone", "camera"]);
+    expect(media.tracks$.value).toEqual(tracks);
+    expect(media.requests.map((r) => r.source)).toEqual([
+      "microphone",
+      "camera",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("joins an identical capture still in flight rather than opening the devices again", async () => {
+    const getUserMedia = fakeGetUserMedia();
+    const media = createLocalMedia(getUserMedia);
+    const requests = [{ source: "camera" as const }];
+
+    const [first, second] = await Promise.all([
+      media.capture(requests),
+      media.capture(requests),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(getUserMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(second).toEqual(first);
+    expect(media.tracks$.value).toEqual(first);
+  });
+
+  it("shows the processor's output, initialised once", async () => {
+    const processor = fakeProcessor();
+    const media = createLocalMedia(fakeGetUserMedia());
+    const [camera] = await media.capture([{ source: "camera", processor }]);
+    const element = document.createElement("video");
+
+    camera.attach(element);
+
+    expect(processor.init).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(tracksOn(element)).toEqual([processor.output]);
+  });
+
+  it("hands the tracks over as they are: no second capture, no second init", async () => {
+    const getUserMedia = fakeGetUserMedia();
+    const processor = fakeProcessor();
+    const media = createLocalMedia(getUserMedia);
+    const [microphone, camera] = await media.capture([
+      { source: "microphone" },
+      { source: "camera", processor },
+    ]);
+
+    const taken = media.takeTracks();
+
+    expect(taken.get("microphone")?.track).toBe(trackBehind(microphone));
+    expect(taken.get("camera")).toEqual({
+      track: trackBehind(camera),
+      constraints: {},
+      muted: false,
+      processor: { processor, processedTrack: processor.output },
+    });
+    expect(media.tracks$.value).toEqual([]);
+    expect(getUserMedia).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(processor.init).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(processor.destroy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    media.stop();
+    expect(taken.get("camera")!.track.stop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("finishes a handed-over track", async () => {
+    const media = createLocalMedia(fakeGetUserMedia());
+    const [camera] = await media.capture([{ source: "camera" }]);
+    const element = document.createElement("video");
+    camera.attach(element);
+
+    media.takeTracks();
+
+    expect(element.srcObject).toBeNull();
+    await expect(camera.setEnabled(false)).rejects.toThrow("handed over");
+    expect(() => camera.attach(element)).toThrow("handed over");
+  });
+
+  it("mutes by disabling the track and hands the mute over", async () => {
+    const media = createLocalMedia(fakeGetUserMedia());
+    const [microphone] = await media.capture([{ source: "microphone" }]);
+
+    await expect(microphone.setEnabled(false)).resolves.toBe(false);
+
+    expect(microphone.muted$.value).toBe(true);
+    expect(trackBehind(microphone).enabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(media.takeTracks().get("microphone")?.muted).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("switches the device by opening it anew", async () => {
+    const getUserMedia = fakeGetUserMedia();
+    const processor = fakeProcessor();
+    const media = createLocalMedia(getUserMedia);
+    const [camera] = await media.capture([{ source: "camera", processor }]);
+    const first = trackBehind(camera);
+    const element = document.createElement("video");
+    camera.attach(element);
+
+    await camera.setDevice("other");
+
+    expect(getUserMedia).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      video: { deviceId: "other" },
+    });
+    expect(first.stop).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(processor.restart).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    const [restartedOn, input] = vi.mocked(processor.restart).mock.calls[0];
+    expect(restartedOn).not.toBe(first);
+    expect(input).toBe(vi.mocked(processor.init).mock.calls[0][1]);
+    expect(tracksOn(element)).toEqual([processor.output]);
+    expect(media.takeTracks().get("camera")?.constraints).toEqual({
+      deviceId: "other",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("reports the facing mode and switches it", async () => {
+    const getUserMedia = fakeGetUserMedia({ facingMode: "user" });
+    const media = createLocalMedia(getUserMedia);
+    const [camera] = (await media.capture([{ source: "camera" }])) as [
+      LocalVideoMediaTrack,
+    ];
+    expect(camera.facingMode$.value).toBe("user");
+
+    await camera.switchFacingMode();
+
+    expect(getUserMedia).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      video: { facingMode: "environment" },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("releases one device and stops the rest", async () => {
+    const media = createLocalMedia(fakeGetUserMedia());
+    const [microphone, camera] = await media.capture([
+      { source: "microphone" },
+      { source: "camera" },
+    ]);
+
+    media.release("camera");
+    expect(trackBehind(camera).stop).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(media.tracks$.value).toEqual([microphone]);
+
+    media.stop();
+    expect(trackBehind(microphone).stop).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(media.tracks$.value).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("refuses a screen share", async () => {
+    const media = createLocalMedia(fakeGetUserMedia());
+    await expect(media.capture([{ source: "screenShare" }])).rejects.toThrow(
+      "screen share",
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+class FakeMediaStream {
+  public constructor(private readonly tracks: MediaStreamTrack[]) {}
+  public getTracks(): MediaStreamTrack[] {
+    return this.tracks;
+  }
+}
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  globalThis.MediaStream = FakeMediaStream as unknown as typeof MediaStream;
+});
+
+let nextId = 0;
+const tracksById = new Map<string, MediaStreamTrack>();
+
+function fakeTrack(
+  kind: "audio" | "video",
+  settings: MediaTrackSettings = {},
+): MediaStreamTrack {
+  const track = {
+    kind,
+    id: `${kind}-${nextId++}`,
+    enabled: true,
+    stop: vi.fn(),
+    getSettings: () => settings,
+  } as unknown as MediaStreamTrack;
+  tracksById.set(track.id, track);
+  return track;
+}
+
+function fakeGetUserMedia(videoSettings?: MediaTrackSettings): GetUserMedia {
+  return vi.fn(async (constraints: MediaStreamConstraints) => {
+    const tracks: MediaStreamTrack[] = [];
+    if (constraints.audio) tracks.push(fakeTrack("audio"));
+    if (constraints.video) tracks.push(fakeTrack("video", videoSettings));
+    return Promise.resolve(
+      new FakeMediaStream(tracks) as unknown as MediaStream,
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+function fakeProcessor(): VideoProcessor & { output: MediaStreamTrack } {
+  const output = fakeTrack("video");
+  return {
+    name: "blur",
+    output,
+    init: vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve(output)),
+    restart: vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve(output)),
+    destroy: vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve()),
+  };
+}
+
+/** The device's track, which a media track was created on and keeps the id of. */
+function trackBehind(mediaTrack: { id: string }): MediaStreamTrack {
+  return tracksById.get(mediaTrack.id)!;
+}
+
+function tracksOn(element: HTMLMediaElement): MediaStreamTrack[] {
+  return (element.srcObject as unknown as FakeMediaStream).getTracks();
+}

sdk/src/LocalMedia.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { BehaviorSubject, type Observable, of } from "rxjs";
+
+import { MatrixRTCError } from "./errors";
+import {
+  type HandedOverTrack,
+  type LocalAudioMediaTrack,
+  type LocalMedia,
+  type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
+  type MediaSource,
+  type MediaStreamStats,
+  type PublishRequest,
+  type VideoProcessor,
+} from "./media-api";
+import { constant } from "./reactive/Behavior";
+import { inTurn } from "./utils/processorTurns";
+
+type Source = "microphone" | "camera";
+type Request = Extract<PublishRequest, { source: Source }>;
+export type GetUserMedia = (
+  constraints: MediaStreamConstraints,
+) => Promise<MediaStream>;
+
+/**
+ * Local media on the browser's devices alone, for a lobby ahead of a join:
+ * no backend is involved, so whichever backend joins can take the tracks
+ * over. Activity and level are not measured; stats are none.
+ */
+export function createLocalMedia(
+  getUserMedia: GetUserMedia = async (constraints) =>
+    navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints),
+): LocalMedia {
+  const capturedTracks = new Map<Source, CapturedTrack>();
+  const requests = new Map<Source, Request>();
+  const tracks$ = new BehaviorSubject<
+    (LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[]
+  >([]);
+  const publishCapturedTracks = (): void =>
+    tracks$.next(
+      [...capturedTracks.values()].map(({ mediaTrack }) => mediaTrack),
+    );
+
+  // A second identical capture while the first is open joins it: a host that
+  // mounts twice (React's strict mode) must not open the devices twice and
+  // replace the tracks it is already showing
+  const pending = new Map<
+    string,
+    Promise<(LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[]>
+  >();
+  const capture = async (
+    wanted: PublishRequest[],
+  ): Promise<(LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[]> => {
+    const key = JSON.stringify(
+      wanted.map((request) => ({ ...request, processor: undefined })),
+    );
+    const running = pending.get(key);
+    if (running) return running;
+    const started = captureNow(wanted).finally(() => pending.delete(key));
+    pending.set(key, started);
+    return started;
+  };
+
+  const captureNow = async (
+    wanted: PublishRequest[],
+  ): Promise<(LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[]> => {
+    const bySource = new Map<Source, Request>();
+    for (const request of wanted) {
+      if (request.source === "screenShare")
+        throw new MatrixRTCError(
+          "A screen share cannot be captured ahead of a join",
+        );
+      bySource.set(request.source, request);
+    }
+    const constraints: MediaStreamConstraints = {};
+    for (const request of bySource.values())
+      constraints[request.source === "microphone" ? "audio" : "video"] =
+        trackConstraints(request);
+    const stream = await getUserMedia(constraints);
+    const captured: CapturedTrack[] = [];
+    for (const track of stream.getTracks()) {
+      const source: Source = track.kind === "audio" ? "microphone" : "camera";
+      const request = bySource.get(source)!;
+      capturedTracks.get(source)?.stop();
+      const captured_ = new CapturedTrack(
+        source,
+        track,
+        trackConstraints(request),
+        getUserMedia,
+      );
+      capturedTracks.set(source, captured_);
+      requests.set(source, request);
+      if (request.source === "camera" && request.processor)
+        await captured_.setProcessor(request.processor);
+      captured.push(captured_);
+    }
+    publishCapturedTracks();
+    return captured.map(({ mediaTrack }) => mediaTrack);
+  };
+
+  const release = (source: MediaSource): void => {
+    if (source !== "microphone" && source !== "camera") return;
+    capturedTracks.get(source)?.stop();
+    capturedTracks.delete(source);
+    publishCapturedTracks();
+  };
+
+  const stop = (): void => {
+    for (const track of capturedTracks.values()) track.stop();
+    capturedTracks.clear();
+    publishCapturedTracks();
+  };
+
+  const takeTracks = (): Map<Source, HandedOverTrack> => {
+    const taken = new Map<Source, HandedOverTrack>();
+    for (const [source, track] of capturedTracks)
+      taken.set(source, track.handOver());
+    capturedTracks.clear();
+    publishCapturedTracks();
+    return taken;
+  };
+
+  return {
+    get requests(): PublishRequest[] {
+      return [...requests.values()];
+    },
+    tracks$,
+    capture,
+    release,
+    stop,
+    takeTracks,
+  };
+}
+
+/** The constraints a request means to the browser. */
+function trackConstraints(request: Request): MediaTrackConstraints {
+  const device = request.deviceId && { deviceId: request.deviceId };
+  if (request.source === "microphone") return { ...device, ...request.capture };
+  const resolution = request.capture?.resolution;
+  return {
+    ...device,
+    ...(resolution && {
+      width: resolution.width,
+      height: resolution.height,
+      frameRate: resolution.frameRate,
+    }),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Internal Class that is the owner of the tracks.
+ * Will get stored in `capturedTracks` of `createLocalMedia`.
+ * To the outside this class will return the `LocalMedia` interface.
+ */
+class CapturedTrack {
+  public readonly mediaTrack: LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack;
+  private readonly muted$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+  private readonly facingMode$: BehaviorSubject<
+    "user" | "environment" | undefined
+  >;
+  private readonly elements = new Set<HTMLMediaElement>();
+  private processor: HandedOverTrack["processor"];
+  /** What the processor reads frames from; a processor needs a playing element. */
+  private processorInput?: HTMLVideoElement;
+  private finished = false;
+
+  public constructor(
+    public readonly source: Source,
+    private track: MediaStreamTrack,
+    private constraints: MediaTrackConstraints,
+    private readonly getUserMedia: GetUserMedia,
+  ) {
+    this.facingMode$ = new BehaviorSubject(facingModeOf(track));
+    this.mediaTrack = this.asMediaTrack();
+  }
+
+  public handOver(): HandedOverTrack {
+    const { track, processor } = this;
+    // The device actually in use, so that a backend asked for it again
+    // recognises it rather than restarting the track
+    const { deviceId } = track.getSettings();
+    const constraints = { ...this.constraints, ...(deviceId && { deviceId }) };
+    this.finish();
+    return { track, constraints, muted: this.muted$.value, processor };
+  }
+
+  public stop(): void {
+    const { processor } = this;
+    if (processor)
+      void inTurn(processor.processor, async () =>
+        processor.processor.destroy(),
+      );
+    this.processor?.processedTrack.stop();
+    this.track.stop();
+    this.finish();
+  }
+
+  public async setProcessor(
+    processor: VideoProcessor | undefined,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    this.live();
+    if (processor === this.processor?.processor) return;
+    const previous = this.processor?.processor;
+    if (previous) await inTurn(previous, async () => previous.destroy());
+    this.processor = processor && {
+      processor,
+      processedTrack: await inTurn(processor, async () =>
+        processor.init(this.track, this.input()),
+      ),
+    };
+    this.show();
+  }
+
+  private input(): HTMLVideoElement {
+    this.processorInput ??= document.createElement("video");
+    this.processorInput.muted = true;
+    this.processorInput.playsInline = true;
+    play(this.processorInput, this.track);
+    return this.processorInput;
+  }
+
+  private finish(): void {
+    this.finished = true;
+    for (const element of this.elements) element.srcObject = null;
+    this.elements.clear();
+  }
+
+  private live(): void {
+    if (this.finished)
+      throw new MatrixRTCError(
+        `The ${this.source} was handed over to a participation`,
+      );
+  }
+
+  private shown(): MediaStreamTrack {
+    return this.processor?.processedTrack ?? this.track;
+  }
+
+  private show(): void {
+    for (const element of this.elements) play(element, this.shown());
+  }
+
+  private async reacquire(constraints: MediaTrackConstraints): Promise<void> {
+    this.live();
+    this.constraints = { ...this.constraints, ...constraints };
+    const stream = await this.getUserMedia({
+      [this.track.kind]: this.constraints,
+    });
+    this.track.stop();
+    this.track = stream.getTracks()[0];
+    this.track.enabled = !this.muted$.value;
+    const { processor } = this;
+    if (processor)
+      processor.processedTrack = await inTurn(processor.processor, async () =>
+        processor.processor.restart(this.track, this.input()),
+      );
+    this.facingMode$.next(facingModeOf(this.track));
+    this.show();
+  }
+
+  private asMediaTrack(): LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack {
+    const base = {
+      source: this.source,
+      id: this.track.id,
+      muted$: this.muted$,
+      // Nothing leaves the device before the track is published, so there is
+      // nothing unencrypted to report
+      encrypted: true,
+      stats$: (): Observable<MediaStreamStats> => of(undefined),
+      attach: (element: HTMLMediaElement): void => {
+        this.live();
+        this.elements.add(element);
+        play(element, this.shown());
+      },
+      detach: (element: HTMLMediaElement): void => {
+        if (this.elements.delete(element)) element.srcObject = null;
+      },
+      setEnabled: async (enabled: boolean): Promise<boolean> => {
+        this.live();
+        this.track.enabled = enabled;
+        this.muted$.next(!enabled);
+        return Promise.resolve(enabled);
+      },
+      setDevice: async (deviceId: string): Promise<void> => {
+        if (this.track.getSettings().deviceId === deviceId) return;
+        await this.reacquire({ deviceId });
+      },
+    };
+    if (this.source === "microphone")
+      return {
+        ...base,
+        kind: "audio",
+        isActive$: constant(false),
+        audioLevel$: constant(0),
+        setAudioContext: () => {},
+        setVolume: () => {},
+      };
+    return {
+      ...base,
+      kind: "video",
+      facingMode$: this.facingMode$,
+      switchFacingMode: async () => {
+        const facingMode = this.facingMode$.value;
+        if (facingMode === undefined) return;
+        await this.reacquire({
+          facingMode: facingMode === "user" ? "environment" : "user",
+        });
+        return this.track.getSettings().deviceId;
+      },
+      setProcessor: async (processor) => this.setProcessor(processor),
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+function play(element: HTMLMediaElement, track: MediaStreamTrack): void {
+  element.srcObject = new MediaStream([track]);
+  // Autoplay is not a given for a stream set after mount; a test DOM returns
+  // nothing from play
+  const playing = element.play() as Promise<void> | undefined;
+  playing?.catch(() => undefined);
+}
+
+function facingModeOf(
+  track: MediaStreamTrack,
+): "user" | "environment" | undefined {
+  const { facingMode } = track.getSettings();
+  return facingMode === "user" || facingMode === "environment"
+    ? facingMode
+    : undefined;
+}

sdk/src/RTCParticipation.test.ts

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function setup(
     context: MediaBackendContext,
   ): MediaBackend => {
     const backend: MediaBackend = {
-      transportType: "livekit",
+      transportTypes: ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
       prepareLocalTransport: async () => fake.prepared.promise,
       delegateDelayedLeave: fake.delegateDelayedLeave,
       local: {

sdk/src/RTCParticipation.ts

@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ export function createRTCParticipation(
   // fallback: another member's SFU may let us publish (MSC4195). LiveKit only,
   // so it stays out of the backend interface
   const transportFromBackends = async (): Promise<Transport | null> =>
-    backend.transportType === "livekit"
+    backend.transportTypes.includes("m.livekit") ||
+    backend.transportTypes.includes("livekit")
       ? findRemotePublishLivekitTransport({
           client,
           // A snapshot: if nobody with a usable SFU is here yet, the user has
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ export function createRTCParticipation(
   const preparedTransport$ = from(
     discoverLocalTransport(
       client,
-      backend.transportType,
+      backend.transportTypes,
       options,
       transportFromBackends,
       logger,

sdk/src/api.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { type Observable } from "rxjs";
 import { type Behavior } from "./reactive/Behavior";
 import {
   type LocalAudioMediaTrack,
+  type LocalMedia,
   type LocalMemberMedia,
   type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
   type MediaSource,
@@ -84,12 +85,15 @@ export interface RTCSlot {
 
 export interface RTCParticipationOptions {
   /**
-   * Published at the join; `publish` on the participation adds to it from then
-   * on. Kept as an option, rather than only the method, because the LiveKit
-   * backend reads the initial requests to build the room's default capture
-   * options before the first connection exists.
+   * What the local member publishes at the join: requests the SDK captures
+   * itself, or the media a lobby captured ahead of the join, which the
+   * participation takes over (its tracks leave `media.tracks$`) and publishes
+   * in place of capturing. `publish` on the participation adds to either from
+   * then on. Kept as an option, rather than only the method, because the
+   * LiveKit backend reads it to build the room's default capture options
+   * before the first connection exists.
    */
-  publish: PublishRequest[];
+  publish: PublishRequest[] | LocalMedia;
   /**
    * LEGACY
    *
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ export interface DataMessage {
  * backend-specific developer panel and for connection diagnostics.
  */
 export interface TransportMetadata {
-  /** `"livekit"` today. */
+  /** `"m.livekit"` or `"livekit"` today. */
   type: string;
   /** Stable key, unique per transport in the slot: the raw transport, serialised with sorted keys. */
   id: string;

sdk/src/matrixrtc/LocalTransport.test.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe("discoverLocalTransport", () => {
     await expect(
       discoverLocalTransport(
         c,
-        "livekit",
+        ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
         { transport: hostTransport },
         fromBackends(),
         logger,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe("discoverLocalTransport", () => {
     await expect(
       discoverLocalTransport(
         client([homeserverTransport]),
-        "livekit",
+        ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
         { fallbackTransport: hostTransport },
         fromBackends(),
         logger,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe("discoverLocalTransport", () => {
     await expect(
       discoverLocalTransport(
         client([{ type: "not_livekit" }]),
-        "livekit",
+        ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
         { fallbackTransport: hostTransport },
         fromBackends(),
         logger,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe("discoverLocalTransport", () => {
     await expect(
       discoverLocalTransport(
         client([homeserverTransport]),
-        "livekit",
+        ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
         {},
         backends,
         logger,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe("discoverLocalTransport", () => {
   it("fails naming the homeserver where there is no transport at all", async () => {
     const promise = discoverLocalTransport(
       client([]),
-      "livekit",
+      ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
       {},
       fromBackends(),
       logger,

sdk/src/matrixrtc/LocalTransport.ts

@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ import { TransportAutoDiscovery } from "./TransportAutoDiscovery";
 
 /**
  * The transport the local member advertises: the one the host names, else the
- * homeserver's first of the type the backend serves, else the host's fallback,
- * else the first the backends can provide, which are asked only then.
+ * homeserver's first of the most preferred type the backend serves, else the
+ * host's fallback, else the first the backends can provide, which are asked
+ * only then.
  *
  * @throws {MatrixRTCTransportMissingError} where none of these exists.
  */
 export async function discoverLocalTransport(
   client: Pick<MatrixClient, "getDomain" | "_unstable_getRTCTransports">,
-  transportType: string,
+  transportTypes: readonly string[],
   {
     transport: override,
     fallbackTransport,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ export async function discoverLocalTransport(
     override ??
     (await new TransportAutoDiscovery({
       client,
-      transportType,
+      transportTypes,
       fallbackTransport,
       logger,
     }).discoverPreferredTransport()) ??

sdk/src/matrixrtc/TransportAutoDiscovery.test.ts

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe("TransportAutoDiscovery", () => {
 
       const discovery = new TransportAutoDiscovery({
         client,
-        transportType: "livekit",
+        transportTypes: ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
         fallbackTransport: configTransport,
         logger: rootLogger,
       });
@@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ describe("TransportAutoDiscovery", () => {
     },
   );
 
+  it("prefers a transport of an earlier type over one listed before it", async () => {
+    const mLivekit: Transport = {
+      type: "m.livekit",
+      url: "wss://sfu.example.org",
+    };
+    const client = makeClient();
+    client._unstable_getRTCTransports.mockResolvedValue([
+      backendTransport,
+      mLivekit,
+    ]);
+
+    const discovery = new TransportAutoDiscovery({
+      client,
+      transportTypes: ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
+      fallbackTransport: configTransport,
+      logger: rootLogger,
+    });
+
+    await expect(discovery.discoverPreferredTransport()).resolves.toStrictEqual(
+      mLivekit,
+    );
+  });
+
   it("Retries limit_exceeded backend transport", async () => {
     const client = makeClient();
     client._unstable_getRTCTransports
@@ -92,7 +115,7 @@ describe("TransportAutoDiscovery", () => {
 
     const discovery = new TransportAutoDiscovery({
       client,
-      transportType: "livekit",
+      transportTypes: ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
       fallbackTransport: configTransport,
       logger: rootLogger,
     });
@@ -116,7 +139,7 @@ describe("TransportAutoDiscovery", () => {
 
       const discovery = new TransportAutoDiscovery({
         client,
-        transportType: "livekit",
+        transportTypes: ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
         fallbackTransport: configTransport,
         logger: rootLogger,
       });
@@ -133,7 +156,7 @@ describe("TransportAutoDiscovery", () => {
 
     const discovery = new TransportAutoDiscovery({
       client,
-      transportType: "livekit",
+      transportTypes: ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
       fallbackTransport: undefined,
       logger: rootLogger,
     });

sdk/src/matrixrtc/TransportAutoDiscovery.ts

@@ -17,27 +17,27 @@ type TransportDiscoveryClient = Pick<
 
 export interface TransportAutoDiscoveryProps {
   client: TransportDiscoveryClient;
-  /** The transport type the media backend serves. */
-  transportType: string;
-  /** A transport to use when the homeserver advertises none of the type. */
+  /** The transport types we want to discover. Those are the ones, the local media backend supports. most preferred first. */
+  transportTypes: readonly string[];
+  /** A transport to use when the homeserver advertises none of the types. */
   fallbackTransport?: Transport;
   logger: Logger;
 }
 
 export class TransportAutoDiscovery {
   private readonly client: TransportDiscoveryClient;
-  private readonly transportType: string;
+  private readonly transportTypes: readonly string[];
   private readonly fallbackTransport: Transport | undefined;
   private readonly logger: Logger;
 
   public constructor({
     client,
-    transportType,
+    transportTypes,
     fallbackTransport,
     logger,
   }: TransportAutoDiscoveryProps) {
     this.client = client;
-    this.transportType = transportType;
+    this.transportTypes = transportTypes;
     this.fallbackTransport = fallbackTransport;
     this.logger = logger.getChild("[TransportAutoDiscovery]");
   }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class TransportAutoDiscovery {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Fetches the first transport of the backend's type from the homeserver.
+   * Fetches the first transport of the backend's most preferred type from the homeserver.
    * This will not throw errors, but instead just log them and return null if the expected config is not found or malformed.
    * @private
    */
@@ -76,17 +76,16 @@ export class TransportAutoDiscovery {
       const transportList = await doNetworkOperationWithRetry(async () =>
         client._unstable_getRTCTransports(),
       );
-      const first = transportList.find(
-        (transport) => transport.type === this.transportType,
-      );
-      if (first) {
-        return first;
-      } else {
-        this.logger.info(
-          `No ${this.transportType} transport found in getRTCTransports end point`,
-          transportList,
+      for (const type of this.transportTypes) {
+        const first = transportList.find(
+          (transport) => transport.type === type,
         );
+        if (first) return first;
       }
+      this.logger.info(
+        `No ${this.transportTypes.join(" or ")} transport found in getRTCTransports end point`,
+        transportList,
+      );
     } catch (ex) {
       this.logger.info(`Failed to use getRTCTransports end point: ${ex}`);
     }

sdk/src/media-api.ts

@@ -185,3 +185,45 @@ export interface MemberMedia {
 export interface LocalMemberMedia extends MemberMedia {
   tracks$: Behavior<(LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[] | null>;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Tracks captured ahead of a join, for a lobby: the same local tracks a
+ * participation hands out, on nothing but the browser's devices, so they fit
+ * whichever backend joins. Handed to `join` as `publish`, they are moved once
+ * the participation publishes them: they leave `tracks$`, their objects are
+ * finished (controls reject, elements detached), and the same devices come
+ * back under `localMember$.tracks$` as new objects. `stop` releases only what
+ * was not moved; `capture` works again afterwards.
+ */
+export interface LocalMedia {
+  /** What was captured with, one per source; a join reads its defaults from here. */
+  readonly requests: PublishRequest[];
+  tracks$: Behavior<(LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[]>;
+  /**
+   * Opens the devices, in one permission prompt where the browser asks for
+   * one. Rejects where a device cannot be opened, having opened none of them.
+   * A source captured already is replaced.
+   */
+  capture(
+    requests: PublishRequest[],
+  ): Promise<(LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[]>;
+  /** Closes the device behind a source; nothing where it was not captured. */
+  release(source: MediaSource): void;
+  /** Closes every device still held. */
+  stop(): void;
+  /**
+   * For a media backend, as it starts publishing: moves every track out,
+   * finishing its object here. Not for a host; the participation calls it.
+   */
+  takeTracks(): Map<"microphone" | "camera", HandedOverTrack>;
+}
+
+/** One track as a backend receives it: the device's own track and what runs on it. */
+export interface HandedOverTrack {
+  track: MediaStreamTrack;
+  /** What it was opened with, for a backend that restarts it. */
+  constraints: MediaTrackConstraints;
+  muted: boolean;
+  /** Where a processor runs: it and its output, to adopt rather than initialise again. */
+  processor?: { processor: VideoProcessor; processedTrack: MediaStreamTrack };
+}

sdk/src/media-backend/api.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { type Observable } from "rxjs";
 import { type ResolvedTransport, type RTCMember } from "../api";
 import {
   type LocalAudioMediaTrack,
+  type LocalMedia,
   type LocalMemberMedia,
   type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
   type MediaSource,
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ export interface MediaBackendContext {
   /** The slot the session is in, `application#id`; a token is issued for it. */
   slotId: string;
   ownMembershipIdentity: CallMembershipIdentityParts;
-  /** What the local member publishes at the join. */
-  publish: PublishRequest[];
+  /** What the local member publishes at the join: requests, or a lobby's media. */
+  publish: PublishRequest[] | LocalMedia;
   encryptionSystem: EncryptionSystem;
   /**
    * Every media key the session knows: the current ones replayed on
@@ -113,8 +114,11 @@ export interface DataPacket {
 }
 
 export interface MediaBackend {
-  /** The membership transport type this backend serves: "livekit". */
-  readonly transportType: string;
+  /**
+   * The membership transport types this backend serves, ordered decreasingly
+   * by preference.
+   */
+  readonly transportTypes: readonly string[];
 
   /**
    * Makes `transport` usable as the one the local member publishes on. The

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/Connection.test.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   vi,
 } from "vitest";
 import {
+  ConnectionError,
   type LocalParticipant,
   type RemoteParticipant,
   type RemoteTrack,
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ import {
 } from "./Connection.ts";
 import { ObservableScope } from "../../reactive/ObservableScope";
 import { type ClientGetTokenParts, type ClientOpenIDParts } from "./auth";
-import { MatrixRTCError } from "../../errors";
+import { LivekitConnectionError, MatrixRTCError } from "../../errors";
 import { testJWTToken } from "../../utils/test-fixtures";
 import { ownMemberMock } from "../../utils/test";
 import { mockRemoteParticipant } from "./test";
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ let fakeLocalParticipant: MockedObject<LocalParticipant>;
 
 const ROOM_ID = "!roomID:example.org";
 const SLOT_ID = "m.call#ROOM";
+const FIREFOX_USER_AGENT =
+  "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:147.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/147.0";
+const CHROME_USER_AGENT =
+  "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/141.0.0.0 Safari/537.36";
 
 const transport: UnstableLivekitTransport = {
   type: "livekit",
@@ -147,6 +152,13 @@ function setupRemoteConnection(): Connection {
   return new Connection(opts, logger);
 }
 
+function mockUserAgent(userAgent: string): void {
+  const spy = vi
+    .spyOn(navigator, "userAgent", "get")
+    .mockReturnValue(userAgent);
+  onTestFinished(() => spy.mockRestore());
+}
+
 afterEach(() => {
   vi.useRealTimers();
   vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -375,6 +387,89 @@ describe("Start connection states", () => {
     expect(connection.livekitAlias).toBe("!example_room_id");
   });
 
+  it("retries a join that failed on the WebSocket in Firefox", async () => {
+    setupTest();
+    mockUserAgent(FIREFOX_USER_AGENT);
+    const connection = setupRemoteConnection();
+    const capturedStates: ConnectionState[] = [];
+    const s = connection.state$.subscribe((value) => {
+      capturedStates.push(value);
+    });
+    onTestFinished(() => s.unsubscribe());
+    const firstJoin = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
+    fakeLivekitRoom.connect.mockReturnValueOnce(firstJoin.promise);
+
+    const started = connection.start();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fakeLivekitRoom.connect).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(fakeLivekitRoom.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    firstJoin.reject(ConnectionError.websocket("WS closed unexpectedly"));
+    await started;
+
+    expect(fakeLivekitRoom.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(capturedStates.at(-1)).toEqual({
+      state: "authenticated",
+      livekitState: LivekitConnectionState.Connected,
+    });
+    expect(capturedStates.some((st) => st.state === "error")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("retries a join in Firefox only once", async () => {
+    setupTest();
+    mockUserAgent(FIREFOX_USER_AGENT);
+    const connection = setupRemoteConnection();
+    fakeLivekitRoom.connect.mockRejectedValue(
+      ConnectionError.websocket("WS closed unexpectedly"),
+    );
+
+    await expect(connection.start()).rejects.toThrow(LivekitConnectionError);
+
+    expect(fakeLivekitRoom.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("does not retry a join that failed for another reason in Firefox", async () => {
+    setupTest();
+    mockUserAgent(FIREFOX_USER_AGENT);
+    const connection = setupRemoteConnection();
+    fakeLivekitRoom.connect.mockRejectedValueOnce(
+      ConnectionError.serverUnreachable("server was not reachable"),
+    );
+
+    await expect(connection.start()).rejects.toThrow(LivekitConnectionError);
+
+    expect(fakeLivekitRoom.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("does not retry a join that failed on the WebSocket in other browsers", async () => {
+    setupTest();
+    mockUserAgent(CHROME_USER_AGENT);
+    const connection = setupRemoteConnection();
+    fakeLivekitRoom.connect.mockRejectedValueOnce(
+      ConnectionError.websocket("WS closed unexpectedly"),
+    );
+
+    await expect(connection.start()).rejects.toThrow(LivekitConnectionError);
+
+    expect(fakeLivekitRoom.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("does not retry a join in Firefox once stopped", async () => {
+    setupTest();
+    mockUserAgent(FIREFOX_USER_AGENT);
+    const connection = setupRemoteConnection();
+    const firstJoin = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
+    fakeLivekitRoom.connect.mockReturnValueOnce(firstJoin.promise);
+    fakeLivekitRoom.disconnect.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const started = connection.start();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fakeLivekitRoom.connect).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    const stopping = connection.stop();
+    firstJoin.reject(ConnectionError.websocket("WS closed unexpectedly"));
+    await stopping;
+
+    await expect(started).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(fakeLivekitRoom.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   it("stopping while connecting does not report an error", async () => {
     setupTest();
     const connection = setupRemoteConnection();

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/Connection.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   ConnectionError,
   ConnectionErrorReason,
   type ConnectionState as LivekitConnectionState,
+  getBrowser,
   type Participant,
   type RemoteParticipant,
   type RemoteTrackPublication,
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ export class Connection {
 
       try {
         this.logger.info(`livekitRoom.connect ${url}`);
-        await this.livekitRoom.connect(url, jwt);
+        await this.connectLivekitRoom(url, jwt);
         this.logger.info(`livekitRoom.connect SUCCESS ${url}`);
       } catch (e) {
         this.logger.info(`livekitRoom.connect FAILED ${url}`, e);
@@ -382,6 +383,23 @@ export class Connection {
     }
   }
 
+  private async connectLivekitRoom(url: string, jwt: string): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await this.livekitRoom.connect(url, jwt);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Behind a proxy, Firefox fails the first WebSocket to a host after trying
+      // it over HTTP/2, so a join that fails on the WebSocket gets a second try.
+      // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2015411
+      const failedOnFirefoxWebSocket =
+        getBrowser()?.name === "Firefox" &&
+        e instanceof ConnectionError &&
+        e.reason === ConnectionErrorReason.WebSocket;
+      if (this.stopped || !failedOnFirefoxWebSocket) throw e;
+      this.logger.info(`livekitRoom.connect RETRY ${url}`, e);
+      await this.livekitRoom.connect(url, jwt);
+    }
+  }
+
   protected async getSFUConfig(): Promise<SFUConfig> {
     return await getSFUConfig({
       client: this.client,

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/ConnectionMap.test.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
 import { type ConnectionFactory } from "./ConnectionFactory.ts";
 import { type Connection } from "./Connection.ts";
 import { ownMemberMock, withTestScheduler } from "../../utils/test";
-import { type Behavior } from "../../reactive/Behavior";
+import { constant, type Behavior } from "../../reactive/Behavior";
 import { type TransportLocator } from "./auth";
 
 const TRANSPORT_1: TransportLocator = {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe("connections$ stream", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  test("Keeps one connection per homeserver for transports with a url", () => {
+  test("Keeps one connection per homeserver for url transports", () => {
     withTestScheduler(({ behavior, expectObservable }) => {
       const urlTransport: TransportLocator = {
         transport: { type: "livekit", url: "wss://sfu.example.org" },
@@ -243,6 +243,94 @@ describe("connections$ stream", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test("Shares connection between local livekit_service_url transport and remote url + livekit_service_url transport", () => {
+    withTestScheduler(({ behavior, expectObservable, scope }) => {
+      const serviceUrlTransport: TransportLocator = {
+        transport: {
+          type: "livekit",
+          livekit_service_url: "https://jwt.example.org",
+        },
+        serverName: "example.org",
+      };
+      const urlAndServiceUrlTransport: TransportLocator = {
+        transport: {
+          type: "livekit",
+          livekit_service_url: "https://jwt.example.org",
+          url: "wss://sfu.elsewhere.org",
+        },
+        // Should pass even if local server != remote server
+        serverName: "elsewhere.org",
+      };
+      const connectionMap$ = createConnectionMap$({
+        scope,
+        connectionFactory: fakeConnectionFactory,
+        localTransport: serviceUrlTransport,
+        remoteTransports$: constant(new Epoch([urlAndServiceUrlTransport])),
+        logger,
+        ownMembershipIdentity: ownMemberMock,
+      });
+
+      expectObservable(
+        connectionMap$.pipe(mapEpoch((d) => d.getConnections())),
+      ).toBe("a", {
+        a: expect.toSatisfy(({ value: cs }: Epoch<Connection[]>) => {
+          // One connection total, since local and remote connections are shared
+          expect(cs.length).toBe(1);
+          expect(findConnection(serviceUrlTransport, cs)).toBeDefined();
+          expect(findConnection(serviceUrlTransport, cs)).toBe(
+            findConnection(urlAndServiceUrlTransport, cs),
+          );
+          return true;
+        }),
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("Shares connection between remote livekit_service_url transport and remote url + livekit_service_url transport", () => {
+    withTestScheduler(({ behavior, expectObservable, scope }) => {
+      const serviceUrlTransport: TransportLocator = {
+        transport: {
+          type: "livekit",
+          livekit_service_url: "https://jwt.example.org",
+        },
+        serverName: "example.org",
+      };
+      const urlAndServiceUrlTransport: TransportLocator = {
+        transport: {
+          type: "livekit",
+          livekit_service_url: "https://jwt.example.org",
+          url: "wss://sfu.elsewhere.org",
+        },
+        // Should pass even if local server != remote server
+        serverName: "elsewhere.org",
+      };
+      const connectionMap$ = createConnectionMap$({
+        scope,
+        connectionFactory: fakeConnectionFactory,
+        localTransport: TRANSPORT_2,
+        remoteTransports$: constant(
+          new Epoch([serviceUrlTransport, urlAndServiceUrlTransport]),
+        ),
+        logger,
+        ownMembershipIdentity: ownMemberMock,
+      });
+
+      expectObservable(
+        connectionMap$.pipe(mapEpoch((d) => d.getConnections())),
+      ).toBe("a", {
+        a: expect.toSatisfy(({ value: cs }: Epoch<Connection[]>) => {
+          // Two connections total: a local connection and a shared remote connection
+          expect(cs.length).toBe(2);
+          expect(findConnection(serviceUrlTransport, cs)).toBeDefined();
+          expect(findConnection(serviceUrlTransport, cs)).toBe(
+            findConnection(urlAndServiceUrlTransport, cs),
+          );
+          return true;
+        }),
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   test("Should start connection only once", () => {
     withTestScheduler(({ behavior, expectObservable }) => {
       const connectionMap$ = createConnectionMap$({
@@ -344,7 +432,7 @@ describe("ConnectionMap", () => {
     data.add({ ...connection } as Connection, [p("b")]);
     expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.stringContaining(
-        'second connection to [null,"https://lk.example.org",null]: existing [a], adding [b]',
+        'second connection to ["openID","https://lk.example.org"]: existing [a], adding [b]',
       ),
     );
     expect(data.getParticipantsForTransport(TRANSPORT_1)).toHaveLength(2);

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/ConnectionMap.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import {
   type ObservableScope,
 } from "../../reactive/ObservableScope";
 import { generateItemsWithEpoch } from "../../reactive/observable";
-import { type ConnectionRole, type TransportLocator } from "./auth";
+import {
+  chooseAuthFlow,
+  type ConnectionRole,
+  type TransportLocator,
+} from "./auth";
 import { type Connection } from "./Connection";
 import { type ConnectionFactory } from "./ConnectionFactory";
 
@@ -26,22 +30,25 @@ import { type ConnectionFactory } from "./ConnectionFactory";
 export type TransportKey = string & { __transportKey: true };
 
 /**
- * The key a locator is identified by in a map or set. Locators with the same
- * key share a connection: the server name only takes part in authentication
- * for a transport with a `url`, where our homeserver asks that server for the
- * token. A JWT service is reached directly, so members of several homeservers
- * advertising the same one share a connection rather than each get their own.
+ * Converts a {@link TransportLocator} to a key suitable for identifying it in a
+ * map of connections.
  */
 export function keyFor({
   transport,
   serverName,
 }: TransportLocator): TransportKey {
-  const hasUrl = "url" in transport;
+  // Base the key on the auth flow we would use, so that we never create two
+  // connections that share the same auth details. (That would be bad, as we
+  // might then try to connect to the same SFU twice with the same participant
+  // ID, resulting in only one working connection.)
+  // TODO: This strategy will not work once `chooseAuthFlow` begins allowing for
+  // falling back from the CS API flow to the OpenID flow.
+  const flow = chooseAuthFlow(transport);
   // Serialize the fields in a consistent order
   return JSON.stringify([
-    hasUrl ? transport.url : null,
-    "livekit_service_url" in transport ? transport.livekit_service_url : null,
-    hasUrl ? serverName : null,
+    flow.kind,
+    // With the CS API flow, we additionally need to distinguish server names
+    ...(flow.kind === "csApi" ? [flow.url, serverName] : [flow.serviceUrl]),
   ]) as TransportKey;
 }
 

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/LivekitBackend.ts

@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ import {
 import { toMediaConnectionState } from "./connectionState";
 import { createDataChannel$ } from "./DataChannel";
 import { createKeyProvider } from "./KeyProvider";
-import { createLivekitMemberMedia } from "./LivekitMemberMedia";
+import {
+  createLivekitMemberMedia,
+  participantSourcesEqual,
+} from "./LivekitMemberMedia";
 import { createLivekitLocalMedia } from "./LocalMedia";
 
 export interface LivekitBackendOptions {
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ export function createLivekitBackend(
     roomId,
     slotId,
     ownMembershipIdentity,
-    publish,
+    publish: requestsOrMedia,
     encryptionSystem,
     mediaKeys$,
     timings,
@@ -98,6 +101,9 @@ export function createLivekitBackend(
   { client, mediaQuality }: LivekitBackendOptions,
 ): MediaBackend {
   const logger = parentLogger.getChild("[LivekitBackend]");
+  const [publish, media] = Array.isArray(requestsOrMedia)
+    ? [requestsOrMedia, undefined]
+    : [requestsOrMedia.requests, requestsOrMedia];
   const keyProvider = createKeyProvider(encryptionSystem, mediaKeys$, logger);
   const transports = createTransportRegistry(scope);
   const localTransport$ = new BehaviorSubject<TransportLocator | null>(null);
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ export function createLivekitBackend(
     connectionMap$,
     localTransport$,
     publish,
+    media,
     audioOutputDeviceId$,
     encryptionSystem,
     logger,
@@ -166,9 +173,8 @@ export function createLivekitBackend(
       );
       canDelegate = Promise.resolve(false);
     } else {
-      // Delegation goes through whichever service authenticates us as a
-      // publisher, so only that service's support counts
-      const flow = chooseAuthFlow(transport, "publisher");
+      // Check for support using the same auth flow that we intend to use later
+      const flow = chooseAuthFlow(transport);
       canDelegate =
         flow.kind === "openID"
           ? supportsDelegation(
@@ -234,22 +240,28 @@ export function createLivekitBackend(
           const connection = connections.getConnectionForTransport(locator);
           // A member advertising both a `url` and a `livekit_service_url` may
           // have authenticated through either flow, under either identity
-          const participant = connections
+          const participants = connections
             .getParticipantsForTransport(locator)
-            .find((p) => backendIdentities.includes(p.identity));
-          return connection && participant
-            ? { participant, room: connection.livekitRoom }
+            .filter((p) => backendIdentities.includes(p.identity));
+          return connection && participants.length
+            ? { participants, room: connection.livekitRoom }
             : null;
         }),
-        distinctUntilChanged(
-          (a, b) => a?.participant === b?.participant && a?.room === b?.room,
-        ),
+        distinctUntilChanged(participantSourcesEqual),
       ),
     );
     source$.pipe(memberScope.bind()).subscribe((source) => {
-      logger.info(
-        `${member.rtcBackendIdentity}: LiveKit participant ${source ? `matched (${source.participant.sid})` : "missing"} on ${locator$.value ? JSON.stringify(locator$.value.transport) : "no transport"}`,
-      );
+      const transportString = locator$.value
+        ? JSON.stringify(locator$.value.transport)
+        : "no transport";
+      if (source)
+        logger.info(
+          `${member.rtcBackendIdentity}: ${source.participants.length} LiveKit participant(s) matched (${source.participants.map((p) => p.sid).join(", ")}) on ${transportString}`,
+        );
+      else
+        logger.info(
+          `${member.rtcBackendIdentity}: LiveKit participant missing on ${transportString}`,
+        );
     });
     return createLivekitMemberMedia(memberScope, source$, encryptionSystem);
   };
@@ -271,7 +283,7 @@ export function createLivekitBackend(
   });
 
   return {
-    transportType: "livekit",
+    transportTypes: ["m.livekit", "livekit"],
     prepareLocalTransport,
     delegateDelayedLeave: delegateLeave,
     local: localMedia_,

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/LivekitMediaTrack.test.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 import { EventEmitter } from "events";
 import {
   type LocalParticipant,
+  LocalVideoTrack,
   ParticipantEvent,
   RemoteAudioTrack,
   type RemoteParticipant,
@@ -17,10 +18,22 @@ import {
   TrackEvent,
   type TrackPublication,
 } from "livekit-client";
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  afterEach,
+  beforeEach,
+  describe,
+  expect,
+  it,
+  onTestFinished,
+  vi,
+} from "vitest";
 
 import { ObservableScope } from "../../reactive/ObservableScope";
-import { type AudioMediaTrack } from "../../media-api";
+import {
+  type AudioMediaTrack,
+  type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
+  type VideoProcessor,
+} from "../../media-api";
 import {
   createLivekitMediaTrack,
   createLocalLivekitMediaTrack,
@@ -205,8 +218,55 @@ describe("createLivekitMediaTrack", () => {
     await expect(track.setEnabled(false)).resolves.toBe(false);
     expect(setEnabled).toHaveBeenCalledWith("microphone", false);
     await track.setDevice("mic-2");
-    expect(switchActiveDevice).toHaveBeenCalledWith("audioinput", "mic-2");
+    expect(switchActiveDevice).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "audioinput",
+      "mic-2",
+      false,
+    );
   });
+
+  // LiveKit stops a camera that is turned off; the processor is built when it
+  // is turned on again
+  it.each([
+    { state: "is off", isMuted: true, takes: true },
+    { state: "has stopped for good", isMuted: false, takes: false },
+  ])(
+    "gives a processor to a camera that $state: $takes",
+    async ({ isMuted, takes }) => {
+      // jsdom has none; LiveKit's facing mode checks against it
+      vi.stubGlobal("MediaStreamTrack", class {});
+      onTestFinished(() => {
+        vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+      });
+      const camera = Object.assign(Object.create(LocalVideoTrack.prototype), {
+        isMuted,
+        _mediaStreamTrack: {
+          readyState: "ended",
+          label: "",
+          getSettings: () => ({}),
+        },
+        getProcessor: () => undefined,
+        setProcessor: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      }) as LocalVideoTrack;
+      const { participant, publication, room } = fakes({
+        track: camera as unknown as FakeTrack,
+      });
+      const track = createLocalLivekitMediaTrack(
+        scope,
+        Object.assign(participant, {
+          isLocal: true,
+        }) as unknown as LocalParticipant,
+        publication as unknown as TrackPublication,
+        room,
+        vi.fn(),
+      ) as LocalVideoMediaTrack;
+
+      await track.setProcessor({ name: "blur" } as VideoProcessor);
+      expect(vi.mocked(camera.setProcessor).mock.calls.length).toBe(
+        takes ? 1 : 0,
+      );
+    },
+  );
 });
 
 type FakeTrack = Track & {

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/LivekitMediaTrack.ts

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import {
   type VideoMediaTrack,
 } from "../../media-api";
 import { MatrixRTCError } from "../../errors";
-import { convertToLivekitProcessor } from "./videoProcessor";
+import { toLivekitProcessor, type LivekitProcessor } from "./videoProcessor";
 
 export const mediaSources: Record<Track.Source, MediaSource> = {
   [Track.Source.Microphone]: "microphone",
@@ -197,9 +197,19 @@ export function createLocalLivekitMediaTrack(
     setDevice: async (deviceId: string): Promise<void> => {
       if (base.source !== "microphone" && base.source !== "camera")
         throw new MatrixRTCError(`A ${base.source} track has no device`);
+      // LiveKit decides whether to restart by the constraints it keeps, which
+      // a browser that does not echo the device id back (Firefox) leaves
+      // without one; a track already on the device is left alone here
+      const current = publication.track;
+      if (
+        current instanceof LocalTrack &&
+        current.mediaStreamTrack.getSettings().deviceId === deviceId
+      )
+        return;
       await room.switchActiveDevice(
         base.kind === "audio" ? "audioinput" : "videoinput",
         deviceId,
+        false,
       );
     },
   };
@@ -228,11 +238,17 @@ export function createLocalLivekitMediaTrack(
     },
     setProcessor: async (processor) => {
       const track = videoTrack();
-      // A processor cannot be built on a track that has already ended
-      if (!track || track.mediaStreamTrack.readyState === "ended") return;
-      if (processor)
-        await track.setProcessor(convertToLivekitProcessor(processor));
-      else if (track.getProcessor()) await track.stopProcessor();
+      // A camera that is off has a stopped track and takes the processor on
+      // turning on again; one stopped for good takes none
+      if (
+        !track ||
+        (track.mediaStreamTrack.readyState === "ended" && !track.isMuted)
+      )
+        return;
+      const current = track.getProcessor() as LivekitProcessor | undefined;
+      if (processor === current?.source) return;
+      if (processor) await track.setProcessor(toLivekitProcessor(processor));
+      else if (current) await track.stopProcessor();
     },
   };
 }

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/LivekitMemberMedia.test.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe("createLivekitMemberMedia", () => {
     const { participant, publications, room, emitter } = fakes();
     const media = createLivekitMemberMedia(
       testScope(),
-      constant({ participant, room }),
+      constant({ participants: [participant], room }),
       { kind: E2eeType.NONE },
     );
     expect(media.tracks$.value).toEqual([]);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe("createLivekitMemberMedia", () => {
     const { participant, publications, room, emitter } = fakes();
     const media = createLivekitMemberMedia(
       testScope(),
-      constant({ participant, room }),
+      constant({ participants: [participant], room }),
       { kind: E2eeType.NONE },
     );
     emitter.emit(

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/LivekitMemberMedia.ts

@@ -16,13 +16,20 @@ import {
   RoomEvent,
   type TrackPublication,
 } from "livekit-client";
-import { EMPTY, filter, map, type Observable, of, switchMap } from "rxjs";
+import {
+  EMPTY,
+  filter,
+  map,
+  type Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+  combineLatest,
+} from "rxjs";
 
 import { type ObservableScope } from "../../reactive/ObservableScope";
 import { generateItems } from "../../reactive/observable";
 import { E2eeType, type EncryptionSystem } from "../../encryption";
 import { type Behavior } from "../../reactive/Behavior";
-import { mapScoped } from "../../utils/mapScoped";
 import {
   type EncryptionError,
   type LocalMemberMedia,
@@ -33,13 +40,27 @@ import {
   createLivekitMediaTrack,
   createLocalLivekitMediaTrack,
 } from "./LivekitMediaTrack";
+import { shallowEquals as arrayShallowEquals } from "../../utils/array";
 
 /** Where a member's media comes from: its participant on a room, null while it has none. */
 export type ParticipantSource<P extends Participant = Participant> = {
-  participant: P;
+  participants: P[];
   room: LivekitRoom;
 } | null;
 
+export function participantSourcesEqual<P extends Participant = Participant>(
+  a: ParticipantSource<P>,
+  b: ParticipantSource<P>,
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    a === b ||
+    (a !== null &&
+      b !== null &&
+      arrayShallowEquals(a.participants, b.participants) &&
+      a.room === b.room)
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * A member's media from its participant. The only place, with
  * `LivekitMediaTrack`, that reads a LiveKit participant; everything above
@@ -99,21 +120,28 @@ function memberTracks$<P extends Participant, T>(
   ) => T,
 ): Behavior<T[] | null> {
   return scope.behavior(
-    mapScoped(scope, source$, (participantScope, { participant, room }) =>
-      participantScope.behavior(
-        observeParticipantMedia(participant).pipe(
-          generateItems(
-            `${participant.identity} tracks$`,
-            function* () {
-              for (const publication of participant.trackPublications.values())
-                yield { keys: [publication.trackSid], data: publication };
-            },
-            (trackScope, publication$) =>
-              factory(trackScope, participant, publication$.value, room),
+    source$.pipe(
+      switchMap((source) => {
+        if (source === null) return of(null);
+        const { participants, room } = source;
+        return combineLatest(
+          participants.map((participant) =>
+            observeParticipantMedia(participant).pipe(
+              generateItems(
+                `${participant.identity} tracks$`,
+                function* () {
+                  for (const publication of participant.trackPublications.values())
+                    yield { keys: [publication.trackSid], data: publication };
+                },
+                (trackScope, publication$) =>
+                  factory(trackScope, participant, publication$.value, room),
+              ),
+            ),
           ),
-        ),
-      ),
-    ).pipe(switchMap((tracks$) => tracks$ ?? of(null))),
+          (...tracks) => tracks.flat(1),
+        );
+      }),
+    ),
   );
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +161,7 @@ function encryptionErrors$(
             filter(
               (message) =>
                 encryptionSystem.kind === E2eeType.SHARED_KEY ||
-                message.includes(source.participant.identity),
+                source.participants.some((p) => message.includes(p.identity)),
             ),
             map((message): EncryptionError | undefined =>
               message.includes("MissingKey")

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/LocalMedia.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   type LocalParticipant,
   type LocalTrackPublication,
   ParticipantEvent,
-  type Room as LivekitRoom,
 } from "livekit-client";
 import { type Logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
 import {
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 
 import {
   type LocalAudioMediaTrack,
+  type LocalMedia,
   type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
   type MediaSource,
   type PublishRequest,
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ import { type LocalMediaBackend, MediaConnectionState } from "../api";
 import { type TransportLocator } from "./auth";
 import { type Connection } from "./Connection";
 import { type ConnectionMap } from "./ConnectionMap";
-import { createLocalLivekitMemberMedia } from "./LivekitMemberMedia";
+import {
+  createLocalLivekitMemberMedia,
+  type ParticipantSource,
+  participantSourcesEqual,
+} from "./LivekitMemberMedia";
 import { livekitSources } from "./LivekitMediaTrack";
 import { type DesiredMedia, Publisher } from "./Publisher";
 import { toMediaConnectionState } from "./connectionState";
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ interface Props {
   /** The transport we publish on; null until the session has found it. */
   localTransport$: Behavior<TransportLocator | null>;
   publish: PublishRequest[];
+  /** Tracks the host captured ahead of the join; the publisher takes them over. */
+  media?: LocalMedia;
   /** Read by the connection factory for the rooms it creates from now on. */
   audioOutputDeviceId$: BehaviorSubject<string | undefined>;
   encryptionSystem: EncryptionSystem;
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ export function createLivekitLocalMedia({
   connectionMap$,
   localTransport$,
   publish: initialRequests,
+  media,
   audioOutputDeviceId$,
   encryptionSystem,
   logger: parentLogger,
@@ -116,6 +123,7 @@ export function createLivekitLocalMedia({
       connection.livekitRoom,
       desired,
       logger.getChild(`[Publisher ${JSON.stringify(connection.transport)}]`),
+      media,
     );
     publisher$.next(publisher);
     return Promise.resolve(async (): Promise<void> => {
@@ -217,17 +225,15 @@ function participantAndRoom$(
   scope: ObservableScope,
   participant$: Behavior<LocalParticipant | null>,
   connection$: Behavior<Connection | null>,
-): Behavior<{ participant: LocalParticipant; room: LivekitRoom } | null> {
+): Behavior<ParticipantSource<LocalParticipant>> {
   return scope.behavior(
     combineLatest([participant$, connection$]).pipe(
       map(([participant, connection]) =>
         participant && connection
-          ? { participant, room: connection.livekitRoom }
+          ? { participants: [participant], room: connection.livekitRoom }
           : null,
       ),
-      distinctUntilChanged(
-        (a, b) => a?.participant === b?.participant && a?.room === b?.room,
-      ),
+      distinctUntilChanged(participantSourcesEqual),
     ),
   );
 }

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/Publisher.test.ts

@@ -11,16 +11,32 @@ import {
   LocalParticipant,
   type LocalTrack,
   type LocalTrackPublication,
+  LocalVideoTrack,
   ParticipantEvent,
   type Room as LivekitRoom,
   Track,
+  type TrackPublishOptions,
 } from "livekit-client";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  afterEach,
+  beforeAll,
+  beforeEach,
+  describe,
+  expect,
+  it,
+  vi,
+} from "vitest";
 
-import { type PublishRequest } from "../../media-api";
+import {
+  type HandedOverTrack,
+  type LocalMedia,
+  type PublishRequest,
+  type VideoProcessor,
+} from "../../media-api";
 import { flushPromises } from "../../utils/test";
 import { type DesiredMedia, Publisher } from "./Publisher";
+import { type LivekitProcessor } from "./videoProcessor";
 
 describe("Publisher", () => {
   describe("setAudioOutputDevice", () => {
@@ -104,6 +120,24 @@ describe("Publisher", () => {
       expect(participant.createTracks).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it("creates both with the options of requests made since the join", async () => {
+      const processor: VideoProcessor = {
+        name: "effect",
+        init: vi.fn(),
+        restart: vi.fn(),
+        destroy: vi.fn(),
+      };
+      want(microphone, { source: "camera", deviceId: "front", processor });
+
+      publisher.start();
+      await flushPromises();
+
+      expect(room.options.videoCaptureDefaults).toMatchObject({
+        deviceId: "front",
+        processor: expect.objectContaining({ source: processor }),
+      });
+    });
+
     it("asks for the camera and the microphone in one call", async () => {
       const enableBoth = vi.spyOn(participant, "enableCameraAndMicrophone");
       want(microphone, camera);
@@ -327,6 +361,143 @@ function fakeRoom(
   return { room, switchActiveDevice };
 }
 
+// A lobby's tracks come as the device's own MediaStreamTracks; LiveKit's
+// track classes are real here so that what is published is what LiveKit will
+// restart and stop as its own
+describe("adopting a lobby's tracks", () => {
+  // LiveKit wraps every track in a MediaStream, which jsdom does not have
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    globalThis.MediaStream = class {
+      public constructor(private readonly tracks: MediaStreamTrack[]) {}
+      public getTracks(): MediaStreamTrack[] {
+        return this.tracks;
+      }
+    } as unknown as typeof MediaStream;
+  });
+
+  function setup(
+    source: "microphone" | "camera",
+    handed: HandedOverTrack,
+  ): { participant: LocalParticipant; publisher: Publisher } {
+    const participant = fakeLocalParticipant(async () => Promise.resolve());
+    const room = {
+      options: {},
+      setE2EEEnabled: () => undefined,
+      localParticipant: participant,
+    } as unknown as LivekitRoom;
+    const desired: DesiredMedia = new Map([
+      [source, { request: { source }, enabled: true }],
+    ]);
+    const media = {
+      takeTracks: () => new Map([[source, handed]]),
+    } as unknown as LocalMedia;
+    const publisher = new Publisher(room, desired, logger, media);
+    return { participant, publisher };
+  }
+
+  it("publishes the lobby's track as its own rather than capturing", async () => {
+    const handed = handedOver("video");
+    const { participant, publisher } = setup("camera", handed);
+
+    publisher.start();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(participant.createTracks).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const [published, options] = vi.mocked(participant.publishTrack).mock
+      .calls[0] as [LocalVideoTrack, TrackPublishOptions];
+    expect(published).toBeInstanceOf(LocalVideoTrack);
+    expect(published.mediaStreamTrack).toBe(handed.track);
+    expect(published.isUserProvided).toBe(false);
+    expect(options.source).toBe(Track.Source.Camera);
+  });
+
+  it("adopts the processor's output without initialising it again", async () => {
+    const setProcessor = vi
+      .spyOn(LocalVideoTrack.prototype, "setProcessor")
+      .mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const processor = {
+      name: "blur",
+      init: vi.fn(),
+      restart: vi.fn(),
+      destroy: vi.fn(),
+    } as unknown as VideoProcessor;
+    const processedTrack = fakeMediaStreamTrack("video");
+    const handed = handedOver("video", {
+      processor: { processor, processedTrack },
+    });
+    const { publisher } = setup("camera", handed);
+
+    publisher.start();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    const adapter = setProcessor.mock.calls[0][0] as LivekitProcessor;
+    await adapter.init({ kind: Track.Kind.Video, track: handed.track });
+    expect(adapter.processedTrack).toBe(processedTrack);
+    expect(adapter.source).toBe(processor);
+    expect(processor.init).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    setProcessor.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  // A development build mounts, unmounts and mounts the call again: the first
+  // publisher must not have taken the tracks the second one needs
+  it("leaves the lobby's tracks alone until it starts", async () => {
+    const participant = fakeLocalParticipant(async () => Promise.resolve());
+    const room = {
+      options: {},
+      setE2EEEnabled: () => undefined,
+      localParticipant: participant,
+    } as unknown as LivekitRoom;
+    const takeTracks = vi.fn(() => new Map());
+    const media = { takeTracks } as unknown as LocalMedia;
+
+    const publisher = new Publisher(room, new Map(), logger, media);
+    await publisher.destroy();
+
+    expect(takeTracks).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("joins muted where the lobby muted", async () => {
+    const { participant, publisher } = setup(
+      "microphone",
+      handedOver("audio", { muted: true }),
+    );
+
+    publisher.start();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    const [published] = vi.mocked(participant.publishTrack).mock.calls[0];
+    expect((published as LocalTrack).isMuted).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+function fakeMediaStreamTrack(kind: "audio" | "video"): MediaStreamTrack {
+  return {
+    kind,
+    id: `${kind}-track`,
+    label: "",
+    enabled: true,
+    readyState: "live",
+    getSettings: () => ({}),
+    getConstraints: () => ({}),
+    getCapabilities: () => ({}),
+    addEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    stop: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as MediaStreamTrack;
+}
+
+function handedOver(
+  kind: "audio" | "video",
+  extra: Partial<HandedOverTrack> = {},
+): HandedOverTrack {
+  return {
+    track: fakeMediaStreamTrack(kind),
+    constraints: { deviceId: "lobby" },
+    muted: false,
+    ...extra,
+  };
+}
+
 function fakeLocalTrack(source: Track.Source): LocalTrack {
   const state = { isMuted: false, isUpstreamPaused: false };
   const track = {

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/Publisher.ts

@@ -6,15 +6,23 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import {
+  LocalAudioTrack,
   type LocalTrackPublication,
+  LocalVideoTrack,
   ParticipantEvent,
   type Room as LivekitRoom,
   type Track,
 } from "livekit-client";
 import { type Logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
 
-import { type MediaSource, type PublishRequest } from "../../media-api";
+import {
+  type HandedOverTrack,
+  type LocalMedia,
+  type MediaSource,
+  type PublishRequest,
+} from "../../media-api";
 import { livekitSources, mediaSources } from "./LivekitMediaTrack";
+import { toLivekitProcessor } from "./videoProcessor";
 import {
   audioCaptureOptions,
   screenShareCaptureOptions,
@@ -31,6 +39,9 @@ export interface DesiredPublication {
 
 export type DesiredMedia = Map<MediaSource, DesiredPublication>;
 
+/** A lobby's tracks, moved out of its media, until each is published. */
+export type HandedOverTracks = ReturnType<LocalMedia["takeTracks"]>;
+
 /**
  * Publishes the local media on one LiveKit room, following the host's
  * requests.
@@ -46,10 +57,19 @@ export class Publisher {
   public started = false;
   private readonly room: LivekitRoom;
 
+  /** A lobby's tracks, taken over at `start`; each leaves the map as it is published. */
+  private captured: HandedOverTracks = new Map();
+
+  /**
+   * @param media - What a lobby opened ahead of the join, published in place
+   * of capturing. Taken over only at `start`, so that a publisher torn down
+   * before it publishes leaves the tracks to the next one.
+   */
   public constructor(
     room: LivekitRoom,
     private readonly desired: DesiredMedia,
     private readonly logger: Logger,
+    private readonly media?: LocalMedia,
   ) {
     this.room = room;
     room.setE2EEEnabled(room.options.e2ee !== undefined)?.catch((e: Error) => {
@@ -79,33 +99,106 @@ export class Publisher {
   public start(): void {
     if (this.started) return;
     this.started = true;
+    this.captured = this.media?.takeTracks() ?? new Map();
+    // A track muted in the lobby joins muted
+    for (const [source, { muted }] of this.captured) {
+      const wanted = this.desired.get(source);
+      if (wanted && muted) wanted.enabled = false;
+    }
     const requests = [...this.desired.values()]
-      .filter(({ enabled }) => enabled)
+      .filter(
+        ({ request, enabled }) => enabled || this.hasCaptured(request.source),
+      )
       .map(({ request }) => request);
-    const sources = new Set(requests.map((request) => request.source));
+    const toCapture = new Set(
+      requests
+        .map((request) => request.source)
+        .filter((source) => !this.hasCaptured(source)),
+    );
     // Microphone and camera in one call so that the browser asks for
     // permission once; the room defaults carry their options. LiveKit
     // resolves these once the track is published, which may block on the
     // connection; LocalTrackPublished is what tells us a track exists.
-    if (sources.has("microphone") && sources.has("camera"))
+    const captureBoth = toCapture.has("microphone") && toCapture.has("camera");
+    if (captureBoth) {
+      this.takeCaptureDefaults(requests);
       void this.room.localParticipant.enableCameraAndMicrophone();
+    }
     for (const request of requests)
       if (
         request.source === "screenShare" ||
-        !(sources.has("microphone") && sources.has("camera"))
+        this.hasCaptured(request.source) ||
+        !captureBoth
       )
         this.publish(request).catch((e) => {
           this.logger.error(`Failed to publish the ${request.source}`, e);
         });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Makes the requests the room's capture defaults. The room took its defaults
+   * from the requests at the join, but one made since, such as a camera turned
+   * on before the start, has options of its own: a video processor dropped
+   * here would let the room see the camera before it is applied.
+   */
+  private takeCaptureDefaults(requests: PublishRequest[]): void {
+    const options = this.room.options;
+    for (const request of requests)
+      if (request.source === "microphone")
+        options.audioCaptureDefaults = {
+          ...options.audioCaptureDefaults,
+          ...audioCaptureOptions(request),
+        };
+      else if (request.source === "camera")
+        options.videoCaptureDefaults = {
+          ...options.videoCaptureDefaults,
+          ...videoCaptureOptions(request),
+        };
+  }
+
+  private hasCaptured(source: MediaSource): boolean {
+    return (
+      (source === "microphone" || source === "camera") &&
+      this.captured.has(source)
+    );
+  }
+
+  private takeCaptured(request: PublishRequest): HandedOverTrack | undefined {
+    if (request.source === "screenShare") return undefined;
+    const track = this.captured.get(request.source);
+    this.captured.delete(request.source);
+    return track;
+  }
+
+  /** A lobby's track as if this participant had captured it: LiveKit restarts and stops it as its own. */
+  private async adopt(
+    { track, constraints, muted, processor }: HandedOverTrack,
+    request: PublishRequest,
+  ): Promise<LocalTrackPublication> {
+    const local =
+      track.kind === "audio"
+        ? new LocalAudioTrack(track, constraints, false)
+        : new LocalVideoTrack(track, constraints, false);
+    if (muted) await local.mute();
+    if (processor && local instanceof LocalVideoTrack)
+      await local.setProcessor(
+        toLivekitProcessor(processor.processor, processor.processedTrack),
+      );
+    return this.room.localParticipant.publishTrack(local, {
+      source: livekitSources[request.source],
+      ...(request.source === "camera" && videoPublishOptions(request.capture)),
+    });
+  }
+
   /** Publishes one request and resolves with its publication once LiveKit has it. */
   public async publish(
     request: PublishRequest,
   ): Promise<LocalTrackPublication | undefined> {
     const participant = this.room.localParticipant;
     let publication: LocalTrackPublication | undefined;
-    if (request.source === "microphone")
+    const captured = this.takeCaptured(request);
+    if (captured) publication = await this.adopt(captured, request);
+    else if (request.source === "microphone")
       publication = await participant.setMicrophoneEnabled(
         true,
         audioCaptureOptions(request),

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/RemotePublishTransport.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc";
 import { type CallMembershipIdentityParts } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc/EncryptionManager";
 
+import { serverNameOfTransport } from "../../utils/serverName";
 import { isCsApiUnavailable } from "./auth";
 import * as csApi from "./auth/csApi";
 import { decodeSFUJWTPayload } from "./auth/types";
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export async function findRemotePublishLivekitTransport({
       if (!isUnstableLivekitTransport(transport) || !("url" in transport))
         continue;
       const { url } = transport;
-      const serverName = membership.getTransportServerName(transport);
+      const serverName = serverNameOfTransport(transport, membership.userId);
       const key = JSON.stringify([url, serverName]);
       if (tried.has(key)) continue;
       tried.add(key);

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/auth/index.test.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, type Mocked, vi } from "vitest";
 import fetchMock from "fetch-mock";
-import { ConnectionError, MatrixError } from "matrix-js-sdk";
+import { MatrixError } from "matrix-js-sdk";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
 import { type UnstableLivekitTransport } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc";
 import { type CallMembershipIdentityParts } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc/EncryptionManager";
@@ -144,26 +144,8 @@ describe("getSFUConfig", () => {
     expect(jwtServiceCalls()).toEqual(["/get_token"]);
   });
 
-  it("uses CS API when subscribing with url + livekit_service_url transport", async () => {
+  it("uses OpenID when subscribing with url + livekit_service_url transport", async () => {
     mockJWTService();
-    expect(
-      await getSFUConfig({
-        ...defaultParams,
-        transport: urlAndServiceUrlTransport,
-      }),
-    ).toEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        jwt: csApiJWTToken,
-        livekitAlias: "via CS API",
-      }),
-    );
-    expect(client._unstable_getLivekitToken).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(jwtServiceCalls()).toEqual([]);
-  });
-
-  it("falls back to OpenID with url + livekit_service_url transport", async () => {
-    mockJWTService();
-    client._unstable_getLivekitToken.mockRejectedValueOnce(unsupportedError);
     expect(
       await getSFUConfig({
         ...defaultParams,
@@ -175,25 +157,7 @@ describe("getSFUConfig", () => {
         livekitAlias: "via default endpoint",
       }),
     );
-    expect(client._unstable_getLivekitToken).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(jwtServiceCalls()).toEqual(["/get_token"]);
-  });
-
-  it("falls back to OpenID when the widget host refuses the CS API", async () => {
-    mockJWTService();
-    // In widget mode a host without MSC4533 rejects the request before it
-    // reaches the homeserver, with a plain error rather than a Matrix error
-    client._unstable_getLivekitToken.mockRejectedValueOnce(
-      new Error(
-        "The rtc_livekit_get_token action is not supported by the client.",
-      ),
-    );
-    expect(
-      await getSFUConfig({
-        ...defaultParams,
-        transport: urlAndServiceUrlTransport,
-      }),
-    ).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ jwt: defaultJWTToken }));
+    expect(client._unstable_getLivekitToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(jwtServiceCalls()).toEqual(["/get_token"]);
   });
 
@@ -222,7 +186,7 @@ describe("getSFUConfig", () => {
     expect(jwtServiceCalls()).toEqual([]);
   });
 
-  it("does not fall back to OpenID when publishing", async () => {
+  it("does not fall back to OpenID when publishing with url transport", async () => {
     mockJWTService();
     client._unstable_getLivekitToken.mockRejectedValueOnce(unsupportedError);
     await expect(
@@ -255,33 +219,6 @@ describe("getSFUConfig", () => {
     expect(client._unstable_getLivekitToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(jwtServiceCalls()).toEqual(["/sfu/get"]);
   });
-
-  it("does not fall back to OpenID on connection error", async () => {
-    vi.useFakeTimers();
-    try {
-      mockJWTService();
-      const client_ = {
-        ...client,
-        _unstable_getLivekitToken: vi
-          .fn()
-          .mockRejectedValue(new ConnectionError("No connection")),
-      };
-      await Promise.all([
-        expect(
-          getSFUConfig({
-            ...defaultParams,
-            client: client_,
-            transport: urlAndServiceUrlTransport,
-          }),
-        ).rejects.toThrow(expect.any(ConnectionError)),
-        vi.runAllTimersAsync(), // Allow request to be retried
-      ]);
-      expect(client_._unstable_getLivekitToken).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(jwtServiceCalls()).toEqual([]);
-    } finally {
-      vi.useRealTimers();
-    }
-  });
 });
 
 describe("delegateDelayedLeave", () => {
@@ -362,46 +299,21 @@ describe("delegateDelayedLeave", () => {
 
 describe("chooseAuthFlow", () => {
   it.each([
-    [
-      "url",
-      "publisher",
-      urlTransport,
-      { kind: "csApi", url: urlTransport.url },
-    ],
-    [
-      "url",
-      "subscriber",
-      urlTransport,
-      { kind: "csApi", url: urlTransport.url },
-    ],
+    ["url", urlTransport, { kind: "csApi", url: urlTransport.url }],
     [
       "livekit_service_url",
-      "publisher",
-      serviceUrlTransport,
-      { kind: "openID", serviceUrl },
-    ],
-    [
-      "livekit_service_url",
-      "subscriber",
       serviceUrlTransport,
       { kind: "openID", serviceUrl },
     ],
     [
       "url + livekit_service_url",
-      "publisher",
       urlAndServiceUrlTransport,
       { kind: "openID", serviceUrl },
     ],
-    [
-      "url + livekit_service_url",
-      "subscriber",
-      urlAndServiceUrlTransport,
-      { kind: "csApi", url: urlTransport.url },
-    ],
   ] as const)(
     "chooses the flow for a %s transport as %s",
-    (_shape, role, transport, flow) => {
-      expect(chooseAuthFlow(transport, role)).toEqual(flow);
+    (_shape, transport, flow) => {
+      expect(chooseAuthFlow(transport)).toEqual(flow);
     },
   );
 });

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/auth/index.ts

@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ export interface GetSFUConfigParams {
   logger: Logger;
 }
 
-/** Authenticates with a transport, through whichever flow suits it and our role. */
+/**
+ * Gets an {@link SFUConfig} appropriate for connecting to a given transport,
+ * using whichever auth flow is appropriate.
+ */
 export async function getSFUConfig({
   client,
   membership,
@@ -76,48 +79,36 @@ export async function getSFUConfig({
   role,
   logger,
 }: GetSFUConfigParams): Promise<SFUConfig> {
-  const viaOpenID = async (serviceUrl: string): Promise<SFUConfig> =>
-    await openID.getSFUConfig({
+  const flow = chooseAuthFlow(transport);
+  if (flow.kind === "openID") {
+    return await openID.getSFUConfig({
       client,
       membership,
-      serviceUrl,
+      serviceUrl: flow.serviceUrl,
       roomId,
       slotId,
       role,
       logger,
     });
-
-  const flow = chooseAuthFlow(transport, role);
-  if (flow.kind === "openID") return await viaOpenID(flow.serviceUrl);
-
-  try {
-    return await csApi.getSFUConfig({
-      client,
-      membership,
-      url: flow.url,
-      serverName,
-      roomId,
-      slotId,
-    });
-  } catch (e) {
-    // A publisher never falls back: a homeserver that advertises a `url` but
-    // does not implement MSC4195 is misconfigured, and the admin should hear
-    // about it before `livekit_service_url` is deprecated
-    const mayFallBack =
-      role === "subscriber" && "livekit_service_url" in transport;
-    if (mayFallBack && isCsApiUnavailable(e)) {
-      logger.warn(
-        `Cannot use the MSC4195 get_token endpoint (${e}), falling back to the OpenID flow with service ${transport.livekit_service_url}`,
-      );
-      return await viaOpenID(transport.livekit_service_url);
+  } else {
+    try {
+      return await csApi.getSFUConfig({
+        client,
+        membership,
+        url: flow.url,
+        serverName,
+        roomId,
+        slotId,
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (isEndpointUnsupported(e)) {
+        logger.error(
+          `Homeserver does not support the MSC4195 get_token endpoint, cannot get token for transport ${flow.url}`,
+        );
+        throw new NoMatrix2AuthorizationService(e as Error);
+      }
+      throw e;
     }
-    if (isEndpointUnsupported(e)) {
-      logger.error(
-        `Homeserver does not support the MSC4195 get_token endpoint, cannot get token for transport ${flow.url}`,
-      );
-      throw new NoMatrix2AuthorizationService(e as Error);
-    }
-    throw e;
   }
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +140,7 @@ export async function delegateDelayedLeave({
   delayTimeoutMs,
   logger,
 }: DelegateDelayedLeaveParams): Promise<void> {
-  const flow = chooseAuthFlow(transport, "publisher");
+  const flow = chooseAuthFlow(transport);
   if (flow.kind === "csApi") {
     try {
       await csApi.delegateDelayedLeave({
@@ -190,23 +181,18 @@ export type AuthFlow =
   | { kind: "openID"; serviceUrl: string };
 
 /**
- * Chooses between the MSC4195 client-server API and the OpenID flow against
- * the transport's JWT service.
- *
- * Only the JWT service's `/sfu/get` endpoint assigns the legacy participant
- * identity that clients predating MSC4195 expect from anyone advertising a
- * membership, so a publisher keeps using the JWT service wherever the
- * transport still offers one, even next to a `url`. A subscriber may use the
- * client-server API regardless, as nobody matches its identity.
+ * Chooses which auth flow to use for a given transport. For now this returns a
+ * single auth flow, with no provision for a fallback behavior.
  */
-export function chooseAuthFlow(
-  transport: UnstableLivekitTransport,
-  role: ConnectionRole,
-): AuthFlow {
-  if ("url" in transport) {
-    const useCsApi =
-      !("livekit_service_url" in transport) || role === "subscriber";
-    if (useCsApi) return { kind: "csApi", url: transport.url };
-  }
+export function chooseAuthFlow(transport: UnstableLivekitTransport): AuthFlow {
+  if ("url" in transport && !("livekit_service_url" in transport))
+    return { kind: "csApi", url: transport.url };
+  // All other transports use the OpenID flow, even if they contain a `url`.
+  // This is necessary since the auth flow determines the participant identity
+  // format, and we still have older clients out in the wild which would not yet
+  // know to look for a hashed participant identity in case `url` is present in
+  // someone else's transport.
+  // TODO: Once users have updated their clients, choose the CS API flow if
+  // available, keeping OpenID as a fallback.
   return { kind: "openID", serviceUrl: transport.livekit_service_url };
 }

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/publishOptions.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   type PublishRequest,
   type VideoCaptureSettings,
 } from "../../media-api";
-import { convertToLivekitProcessor } from "./videoProcessor";
+import { toLivekitProcessor } from "./videoProcessor";
 
 export type PublishRequestFor<S extends PublishRequest["source"]> = Extract<
   PublishRequest,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function videoCaptureOptions({
   if (!deviceId && !processor && !capture?.resolution) return undefined;
   return {
     ...(deviceId && { deviceId }),
-    ...(processor && { processor: convertToLivekitProcessor(processor) }),
+    ...(processor && { processor: toLivekitProcessor(processor) }),
     ...(capture?.resolution && { resolution: capture.resolution }),
   };
 }

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/videoProcessor.test.ts

@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { Track, type VideoProcessorOptions } from "livekit-client";
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  LocalVideoTrack,
+  Track,
+  type TrackProcessor,
+  type VideoProcessorOptions,
+} from "livekit-client";
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import { type VideoProcessor } from "../../media-api";
-import { convertToLivekitProcessor } from "./videoProcessor";
+import { fromLivekitProcessor, toLivekitProcessor } from "./videoProcessor";
 
-describe("convertToLivekitProcessor", () => {
+describe("toLivekitProcessor", () => {
   const captured = { id: "captured" } as MediaStreamTrack;
   const processed = { id: "processed" } as MediaStreamTrack;
   const restarted = { id: "restarted" } as MediaStreamTrack;
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ describe("convertToLivekitProcessor", () => {
 
   it("holds the processed track where LiveKit reads it", async () => {
     const processor = fakeProcessor();
-    const adapter = convertToLivekitProcessor(processor);
+    const adapter = toLivekitProcessor(processor);
     expect(adapter.name).toBe("blur");
     expect(adapter.processedTrack).toBeUndefined();
 
@@ -47,4 +52,202 @@ describe("convertToLivekitProcessor", () => {
     await adapter.destroy();
     expect(processor.destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  // A stopped track tears its processor down without waiting, while the track
+  // replacing it initialises the same one
+  it("runs a destroy and the next init on one processor in turn, across adapters", async () => {
+    const processor = fakeProcessor();
+    let finishDestroy = (): void => {};
+    vi.mocked(processor.destroy).mockImplementation(
+      async () =>
+        new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+          finishDestroy = resolve;
+        }),
+    );
+    const previous = toLivekitProcessor(processor);
+    const next = toLivekitProcessor(processor);
+    await previous.init(options);
+    vi.mocked(processor.init).mockClear();
+
+    const destroying = previous.destroy();
+    const initialising = next.init(options);
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(processor.init).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    finishDestroy();
+    await Promise.all([destroying, initialising]);
+    expect(processor.init).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(next.processedTrack).toBe(processed);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("a processor set on a camera that is off", () => {
+  const ended = { id: "ended", readyState: "ended" } as MediaStreamTrack;
+
+  function fakeProcessor(): VideoProcessor {
+    return {
+      name: "blur",
+      init: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: "processed" }),
+      restart: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: "restarted" }),
+      destroy: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    };
+  }
+
+  it("builds on the restart that turns the camera on, not before", async () => {
+    const processor = fakeProcessor();
+    const adapter = toLivekitProcessor(processor);
+
+    await adapter.init({ kind: Track.Kind.Video, track: ended });
+    expect(processor.init).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(adapter.processedTrack).toBeUndefined();
+
+    const live = { id: "live", readyState: "live" } as MediaStreamTrack;
+    await adapter.restart({ kind: Track.Kind.Video, track: live });
+    expect(processor.init).toHaveBeenCalledWith(live, undefined);
+    expect(processor.restart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(adapter.processedTrack).toEqual({ id: "processed" });
+  });
+
+  // The processor may be the app's one pipeline, running on another track
+  it("leaves the processor alone when let go before it was built", async () => {
+    const processor = fakeProcessor();
+    const adapter = toLivekitProcessor(processor);
+    await adapter.init({ kind: Track.Kind.Video, track: ended });
+    await adapter.destroy();
+    expect(processor.destroy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  // LiveKit's own camera track, so that the order of its restart is what is
+  // tested: a raw frame handed to the sender would reach the room
+  describe("on LiveKit's camera track", () => {
+    // jsdom has no MediaStream; LiveKit wraps every track in one
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      const original = globalThis.MediaStream;
+      globalThis.MediaStream = class {
+        public constructor(private readonly tracks: MediaStreamTrack[] = []) {}
+        public getTracks(): MediaStreamTrack[] {
+          return this.tracks;
+        }
+        public getVideoTracks(): MediaStreamTrack[] {
+          return this.tracks.filter(({ kind }) => kind === "video");
+        }
+        public getAudioTracks(): MediaStreamTrack[] {
+          return this.tracks.filter(({ kind }) => kind === "audio");
+        }
+        public addTrack(track: MediaStreamTrack): void {
+          this.tracks.push(track);
+        }
+        public removeTrack(track: MediaStreamTrack): void {
+          this.tracks.splice(this.tracks.indexOf(track), 1);
+        }
+      } as unknown as typeof MediaStream;
+      // LiveKit plays its processor element and catches a refusal
+      const play = vi
+        .spyOn(HTMLMediaElement.prototype, "play")
+        .mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      return (): void => {
+        globalThis.MediaStream = original;
+        play.mockRestore();
+      };
+    });
+
+    function deviceTrack(id: string): MediaStreamTrack {
+      const track = {
+        kind: "video",
+        id,
+        label: "",
+        enabled: true,
+        readyState: "live",
+        getSettings: () => ({}),
+        getConstraints: () => ({}),
+        getCapabilities: () => ({}),
+        applyConstraints: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+        addEventListener: vi.fn(),
+        removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
+        stop: vi.fn(() => {
+          Object.assign(track, { readyState: "ended" });
+        }),
+      };
+      return track as unknown as MediaStreamTrack;
+    }
+
+    it("hands the sender only processed frames when the camera turns on", async () => {
+      const reacquired = deviceTrack("reacquired");
+      Object.defineProperty(navigator, "mediaDevices", {
+        configurable: true,
+        value: {
+          getUserMedia: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            getTracks: () => [reacquired],
+          }),
+        },
+      });
+      const processedTrack = { id: "processed" } as MediaStreamTrack;
+      const processor = {
+        ...fakeProcessor(),
+        init: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(processedTrack),
+      };
+      const camera = new LocalVideoTrack(deviceTrack("first"), {}, false);
+      camera.source = Track.Source.Camera;
+      const replaceTrack = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      Object.assign(camera, {
+        sender: {
+          replaceTrack,
+          getParameters: () => ({ encodings: [] }),
+          setParameters: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+        },
+      });
+
+      await camera.mute();
+      expect(camera.mediaStreamTrack.readyState).toBe("ended");
+      // What the camera sent before it was turned off is not in question
+      replaceTrack.mockClear();
+      await camera.setProcessor(toLivekitProcessor(processor));
+      await camera.unmute();
+
+      expect(processor.init).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        reacquired,
+        expect.anything(),
+      );
+      expect(replaceTrack.mock.calls).toEqual([[processedTrack]]);
+      // LiveKit plays attached elements again on a timer
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("fromLivekitProcessor", () => {
+  const captured = { id: "captured" } as MediaStreamTrack;
+  const processed = { id: "processed" } as MediaStreamTrack;
+
+  function fakeLivekitProcessor(
+    processedTrack: MediaStreamTrack | undefined,
+  ): TrackProcessor<Track.Kind.Video> {
+    return {
+      name: "background-blur",
+      processedTrack,
+      init: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      restart: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      destroy: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    };
+  }
+
+  it("resolves with the track the LiveKit processor produced", async () => {
+    const livekitProcessor = fakeLivekitProcessor(processed);
+    const processor = fromLivekitProcessor(livekitProcessor);
+    expect(processor.name).toBe("background-blur");
+    await expect(processor.init(captured)).resolves.toBe(processed);
+    expect(livekitProcessor.init).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      kind: Track.Kind.Video,
+      track: captured,
+    });
+    await expect(processor.restart(captured)).resolves.toBe(processed);
+    await processor.destroy();
+    expect(livekitProcessor.destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects where the LiveKit processor produced no track", async () => {
+    await expect(
+      fromLivekitProcessor(fakeLivekitProcessor(undefined)).init(captured),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("produced no track");
+  });
 });

sdk/src/media-backend/livekit/videoProcessor.ts

@@ -5,30 +5,84 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { type Track, type TrackProcessor } from "livekit-client";
+import { Track, type TrackProcessor } from "livekit-client";
 
 import { type VideoProcessor } from "../../media-api";
+import { inTurn } from "../../utils/processorTurns";
+
+export interface LivekitProcessor extends TrackProcessor<Track.Kind.Video> {
+  /** The processor this adapts, so that setting the same one again is a no-op. */
+  source: VideoProcessor;
+}
 
 /**
- * A `VideoProcessor` as livekit-client wants it. LiveKit reads the processed
- * track off the processor after `init` and `restart` rather than taking it as
- * their result, so the adapter keeps it there.
+ * A `VideoProcessor` as a livekit-client processor. LiveKit reads the
+ * processed track off the processor after `init` and `restart` rather than
+ * taking it as their result, so the adapter keeps it there. A processor a
+ * lobby already runs on the track is adopted with its output, `running`, so
+ * that the join does not initialise it again. Every step takes its turn on
+ * the processor, which a stopped track tears down without waiting for the
+ * next one's init.
+ *
+ * Set on a camera that is off, whose track LiveKit has stopped, the build
+ * waits for the restart that turns it back on. LiveKit restarts a processor
+ * before it hands the new track to the sender, so the camera's first frame
+ * out is already processed.
  */
-export function convertToLivekitProcessor(
+export function toLivekitProcessor(
   processor: VideoProcessor,
-): TrackProcessor<Track.Kind.Video> {
-  const adapter: TrackProcessor<Track.Kind.Video> = {
+  running?: MediaStreamTrack,
+): LivekitProcessor {
+  let built = false;
+  const adapter: LivekitProcessor = {
     name: processor.name,
-    init: async (opts) => {
-      adapter.processedTrack = await processor.init(opts.track, opts.element);
-    },
-    restart: async (opts) => {
-      adapter.processedTrack = await processor.restart(
-        opts.track,
-        opts.element,
-      );
-    },
-    destroy: async () => processor.destroy(),
+    source: processor,
+    init: async (opts) =>
+      inTurn(processor, async () => {
+        if (running === undefined && opts.track.readyState === "ended") return;
+        adapter.processedTrack =
+          running ?? (await processor.init(opts.track, opts.element));
+        running = undefined;
+        built = true;
+      }),
+    restart: async (opts) =>
+      inTurn(processor, async () => {
+        adapter.processedTrack = built
+          ? await processor.restart(opts.track, opts.element)
+          : await processor.init(opts.track, opts.element);
+        built = true;
+      }),
+    destroy: async () =>
+      inTurn(processor, async () => {
+        if (built) await processor.destroy();
+      }),
   };
   return adapter;
 }
+
+/**
+ * A livekit-client processor, such as one from `@livekit/track-processors`,
+ * as a `VideoProcessor`: `init` and `restart` resolve with the track it
+ * leaves on itself.
+ */
+export function fromLivekitProcessor(
+  processor: TrackProcessor<Track.Kind.Video>,
+): VideoProcessor {
+  const processedTrack = (): MediaStreamTrack => {
+    if (processor.processedTrack === undefined)
+      throw new Error(`Processor ${processor.name} produced no track`);
+    return processor.processedTrack;
+  };
+  return {
+    name: processor.name,
+    init: async (track, element) => {
+      await processor.init({ kind: Track.Kind.Video, track, element });
+      return processedTrack();
+    },
+    restart: async (track, element) => {
+      await processor.restart({ kind: Track.Kind.Video, track, element });
+      return processedTrack();
+    },
+    destroy: async () => processor.destroy(),
+  };
+}

sdk/src/utils/array.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Determine whether two arrays are equal by shallow comparison.
+ */
+export function shallowEquals<A>(first: A[], second: A[]): boolean {
+  if (first.length !== second.length) return false;
+  for (let i = 0; i < first.length; i++)
+    if (first[i] !== second[i]) return false;
+  return true;
+}

sdk/src/utils/processorTurns.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { type VideoProcessor } from "../media-api";
+
+const turns = new WeakMap<VideoProcessor, Promise<unknown>>();
+
+/**
+ * One operation at a time on a processor. A host shares one across the
+ * tracks it captures and publishes, and a second init while the first still
+ * loads its model, or a destroy while an init runs, leaves it broken: the
+ * backend's own locking is per track, and a track that is stopped tears its
+ * processor down without waiting.
+ */
+export async function inTurn<T>(
+  processor: VideoProcessor,
+  run: () => Promise<T>,
+): Promise<T> {
+  const turn = (turns.get(processor) ?? Promise.resolve()).then(run, run);
+  turns.set(processor, turn);
+  return turn;
+}

src/App.tsx

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { ErrorPage, LoadingPage } from "./FullScreenView";
 import { Initializer } from "./initializer";
 import { type WidgetHelpers } from "./widget";
 import { useTheme } from "./useTheme";
-import { ProcessorProvider } from "./tracks/TrackProcessorContext";
+import { BackgroundEffectsProvider } from "./tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext";
 import { type AppViewModel } from "./state/AppViewModel";
 import { MediaDevicesContext } from "./MediaDevicesContext";
 import {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export const App: FC<Props> = ({ vm, widget }) => {
     loaded && clientReady ? (
       <ClientProvider client={widgetClient}>
         <MediaDevicesContext value={vm.mediaDevices}>
-          <ProcessorProvider>
+          <BackgroundEffectsProvider effects={vm.backgroundEffects}>
             <Sentry.ErrorBoundary
               fallback={(error) => <ErrorPage error={error} />}
             >
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export const App: FC<Props> = ({ vm, widget }) => {
                 <SentryRoute path="*" element={<RoomPage />} />
               </Routes>
             </Sentry.ErrorBoundary>
-          </ProcessorProvider>
+          </BackgroundEffectsProvider>
         </MediaDevicesContext>
       </ClientProvider>
     ) : (

src/AppBar.module.css

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   padding-top: env(safe-area-inset-top);
   opacity: 1;
   transition: opacity 0.15s;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 
 /* Pseudo-element for the gradient background */
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
     ". . ."
     "primaryButton title secondaryButton"
     ". . .";
-  place-items: center;
+  place-items: center stretch;
   column-gap: var(--cpd-space-2x);
 }
 

src/components/BackgroundEffectGrid.module.css

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+.grid {
+  display: grid;
+  /* A zero floor, so a long label wraps inside its tile rather than widening
+     the grid past the menu. */
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  grid-auto-rows: 1fr;
+  gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);
+  padding: var(--cpd-space-2x) var(--cpd-space-4x) 0;
+}
+
+/* Within the grid, to outweigh the menu item styles the tiles are built on. */
+.grid .tile {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: var(--cpd-space-1x);
+  min-inline-size: 0;
+  padding: var(--cpd-space-3x) var(--cpd-space-2x);
+  /* Not hidden: that makes the tile a scroll container, which focus scrolls
+     into view without its border, and so without the focus ring. */
+  overflow: clip;
+  border: var(--cpd-border-width-2) solid
+    var(--cpd-color-border-interactive-secondary);
+  border-radius: var(--cpd-space-2x);
+  background: none;
+  color: var(--cpd-color-icon-secondary);
+  font: inherit;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+/* As the menu items highlight on hover. */
+.grid .tile[data-highlighted] {
+  background: var(--cpd-color-bg-action-secondary-hovered);
+}
+
+.grid .tile[aria-checked="true"] {
+  border-color: var(--cpd-color-border-accent);
+}
+
+.grid .tile[data-disabled] {
+  cursor: default;
+  opacity: 0.55;
+}
+
+.tile[data-disabled] .picture {
+  filter: grayscale(1);
+}
+
+.swatch {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.picture {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  inline-size: 100%;
+  block-size: 100%;
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+/* Positioned, or the picture, positioned itself, would cover it. */
+.mark {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  color: var(--cpd-color-icon-accent-primary);
+}
+
+/* On a picture the mark needs a ground of its own to be seen. */
+.picture ~ .mark {
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--cpd-color-bg-canvas-default);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--cpd-border-width-2) var(--cpd-color-bg-canvas-default);
+}
+
+.label {
+  max-inline-size: 100%;
+  font: var(--cpd-font-body-sm-medium);
+  color: var(--cpd-color-text-primary);
+  text-align: center;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}

src/components/BackgroundEffectGrid.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { type FC, type ReactElement } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { VisuallyHidden } from "@radix-ui/react-visually-hidden";
+import { InlineSpinner, MenuItem } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
+import {
+  BlockIcon,
+  BlurIcon,
+  CheckCircleSolidIcon,
+} from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
+
+import styles from "./BackgroundEffectGrid.module.css";
+
+/**
+ * One choice in the camera menu's Background effects section, as the view
+ * model offers it. The grid names it: pictures are numbered in order.
+ */
+export interface BackgroundEffectGridItem {
+  /** Its option id, as `backgroundEffect` gives the one in force. */
+  id: string;
+  kind: "none" | "blur" | "image";
+  /** For kind "image". */
+  imageUrl?: string;
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  effects: BackgroundEffectGridItem[];
+  selected: string | undefined;
+  /** Undefined where effects can't run: all but no effect are disabled. */
+  onSelect: ((id: string) => void) | undefined;
+  /** Shown on the selected tile until its effect is on screen. */
+  settling?: boolean;
+  /** Id of the text saying what the user should know before choosing. */
+  describedBy?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The background effects as a grid of tiles: one radio choice, walked by the
+ * menu's arrow keys like the device rows. Sits in a menu section, which names
+ * it.
+ */
+export const BackgroundEffectGrid: FC<Props> = ({
+  effects,
+  selected,
+  onSelect,
+  settling = false,
+  describedBy,
+}) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const choose = (id: string): void => {
+    if (id !== selected) onSelect?.(id);
+  };
+  let pictures = 0;
+  const tiles = effects.map((effect) => {
+    const label =
+      effect.kind === "none"
+        ? t("background_effects.none")
+        : effect.kind === "blur"
+          ? t("background_effects.blur")
+          : t("background_effects.numbered", { n: ++pictures });
+    const checked = effect.id === selected;
+    const disabled = onSelect === undefined && effect.kind !== "none";
+    return (
+      <MenuItem
+        key={effect.id}
+        role="menuitemradio"
+        aria-checked={checked}
+        aria-busy={checked && settling}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        data-disabled={disabled ? "" : undefined}
+        label={null}
+        hideChevron
+        className={styles.tile}
+        // Without a handler it isn't one of the menu's items, so the keyboard
+        // passes over it.
+        onSelect={
+          disabled
+            ? null
+            : (e): void => {
+                // Kept open, so the user sees what they chose take effect.
+                e.preventDefault();
+                choose(effect.id);
+              }
+        }
+      >
+        <TileContent
+          effect={effect}
+          label={label}
+          checked={checked}
+          settling={checked && settling}
+        />
+      </MenuItem>
+    );
+  });
+
+  return (
+    // A group of its own, as the section's can't carry the description.
+    <div role="group" aria-describedby={describedBy} className={styles.grid}>
+      {tiles}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+function TileContent({
+  effect,
+  label,
+  checked,
+  settling,
+}: {
+  effect: BackgroundEffectGridItem;
+  /** The tile's accessible name; drawn only where the tile has no picture. */
+  label: string;
+  checked: boolean;
+  settling: boolean;
+}): ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <span aria-hidden className={styles.swatch}>
+        {effect.kind === "image" && (
+          <img className={styles.picture} src={effect.imageUrl} alt="" />
+        )}
+        {settling ? (
+          <span className={styles.mark}>
+            <InlineSpinner size={20} />
+          </span>
+        ) : checked ? (
+          <CheckCircleSolidIcon
+            className={styles.mark}
+            width={20}
+            height={20}
+          />
+        ) : effect.kind === "none" ? (
+          <BlockIcon width={20} height={20} />
+        ) : effect.kind === "blur" ? (
+          <BlurIcon width={20} height={20} />
+        ) : null}
+      </span>
+      {effect.kind === "image" ? (
+        <VisuallyHidden>{label}</VisuallyHidden>
+      ) : (
+        <span className={styles.label}>{label}</span>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}

src/components/CallFooter.stories.tsx

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { MediaDevices } from "../state/MediaDevices";
 import { globalScope } from "../state/ObservableScope";
 import { constant } from "../state/Behavior";
 import { type LayoutMode } from "../state/LayoutSwitchViewModel";
+import { shippedBackgrounds } from "../tracks/backgroundEffectCatalog";
 
 // consts for tests
 const reactionIdentifier = "@user:example.com:DEVICE";
@@ -123,8 +124,19 @@ export const Default: Story = {
     toggleAudio: fn(),
     toggleVideo: fn(),
     toggleScreenSharing: fn(),
-    toggleBlur: fn(),
-    videoBlurEnabled: true,
+    selectBackgroundEffect: fn(),
+    backgroundEffect: "blur",
+    backgroundEffects: [
+      { id: "none", kind: "none" },
+      { id: "blur", kind: "blur" },
+      ...shippedBackgrounds.map((background) => ({
+        id: `image:${background.id}`,
+        kind: "image" as const,
+        imageUrl: background.imagePath,
+      })),
+    ],
+    backgroundEffectNotice: undefined,
+    backgroundEffectSettling: false,
     hangup: fn(),
     buttonSize: "lg",
     showFooter: true,

src/components/CallFooter.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { type FC, type JSX, type Ref, useMemo } from "react";
 import classNames from "classnames";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import LogoMark from "../icons/LogoMark.svg?react";
 import LogoType from "../icons/LogoType.svg?react";
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import { type ViewModel } from "../state/ViewModel";
 import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior";
 import { type LayoutSwitchViewModel } from "../state/LayoutSwitchViewModel";
 import { LayoutSwitch } from "../room/LayoutSwitch";
+import { type BackgroundEffectGridItem } from "./BackgroundEffectGrid";
 
 export interface AudioOutputSwitcher {
   targetOutput: string;
@@ -56,20 +58,29 @@ export interface FooterActions {
   toggleAudio: (() => void) | undefined;
   /** Also controls if the videoMute button is disabled */
   toggleVideo: (() => void) | undefined;
-  toggleBlur: (() => void) | undefined;
+  /** Undefined where background effects can't be chosen. */
+  selectBackgroundEffect: ((id: string) => void) | undefined;
   toggleScreenSharing: (() => void) | undefined;
   /** Also controls if the settings button is visible */
   openSettings: (() => void) | undefined;
   /** Also controls if the hangup button is visible */
   hangup: (() => void) | undefined;
 }
+
 // we do not use any ? optional properties so that the vm type is including all fields.
 export interface FooterState {
   audioEnabled: boolean;
   audioBusy: boolean;
   videoEnabled: boolean;
   videoBusy: boolean;
-  videoBlurEnabled: boolean;
+  /** The background effect in force, as its option id. */
+  backgroundEffect: string;
+  /** Every effect on offer, in the order they are shown. */
+  backgroundEffects: BackgroundEffectGridItem[];
+  /** What the user is told about effects here, if anything. */
+  backgroundEffectNotice: "unavailable" | "slow" | undefined;
+  /** Whether the first effect chosen is still being prepared. */
+  backgroundEffectSettling: boolean;
   showFooter: boolean;
 
   /* This is needed for WindowMode = "flat" */
@@ -117,12 +128,14 @@ export interface FooterProps {
   children?: JSX.Element | JSX.Element[] | false;
   vm: ViewModel<FooterSnapshot>;
 }
+
 export const CallFooter: FC<FooterProps> = ({
   className,
   ref,
   children,
   vm,
 }) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const asOverlay = useBehavior(vm.asOverlay$);
   const showFooter = useBehavior(vm.showFooter$);
   const hideControls = useBehavior(vm.hideControls$);
@@ -151,8 +164,11 @@ export const CallFooter: FC<FooterProps> = ({
   const selectedAudioOutput = useBehavior(vm.selectedAudioOutput$);
   const selectAudioOutputOption = useBehavior(vm.selectAudioOutputOption$);
   const selectVideoButtonOption = useBehavior(vm.selectVideoButtonOption$);
-  const toggleBlur = useBehavior(vm.toggleBlur$);
-  const videoBlurEnabled = useBehavior(vm.videoBlurEnabled$);
+  const backgroundEffect = useBehavior(vm.backgroundEffect$);
+  const selectBackgroundEffect = useBehavior(vm.selectBackgroundEffect$);
+  const backgroundEffectNotice = useBehavior(vm.backgroundEffectNotice$);
+  const backgroundEffectSettling = useBehavior(vm.backgroundEffectSettling$);
+  const backgroundEffects = useBehavior(vm.backgroundEffects$);
   const buttonSize = useBehavior(vm.buttonSize$);
   const showLogo = useBehavior(vm.showLogo$);
 
@@ -214,8 +230,17 @@ export const CallFooter: FC<FooterProps> = ({
         options={videoOptions}
         selectedOption={selectedVideo}
         onSelect={selectVideoButtonOption}
-        videoBlurToggleClick={toggleBlur}
-        videoBlurEnabled={videoBlurEnabled}
+        backgroundEffects={backgroundEffects}
+        selectedBackgroundEffect={backgroundEffect}
+        onSelectBackgroundEffect={selectBackgroundEffect}
+        backgroundEffectSettling={backgroundEffectSettling}
+        backgroundEffectNotice={
+          backgroundEffectNotice === "unavailable"
+            ? t("background_effects.unavailable")
+            : backgroundEffectNotice === "slow"
+              ? t("background_effects.slow")
+              : undefined
+        }
       />,
     );
   } else {

src/components/CallFooterViewModel.test.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { BehaviorSubject } from "rxjs";
 
 import { testScope, mockMuteStates, mockMediaDevices } from "../utils/test";
 import { constant } from "../state/Behavior";
@@ -13,8 +14,13 @@ import type { CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
 import type { Layout } from "../state/layout-types";
 import type { SpotlightTileViewModel } from "../state/TileViewModel";
 import type { DeviceLabel } from "../state/MediaDevices";
-import { createCallFooterViewModel } from "./CallFooterViewModel";
+import {
+  createCallFooterViewModel,
+  createLobbyFooterViewModel,
+} from "./CallFooterViewModel";
 import { HeaderStyle } from "../UrlParams";
+import { backgroundEffect as backgroundEffectSetting } from "../settings/settings";
+import { shippedBackgrounds } from "../tracks/backgroundEffectCatalog";
 
 const platformMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(() => "desktop"));
 vi.mock("../Platform", () => ({
@@ -23,10 +29,12 @@ vi.mock("../Platform", () => ({
   },
 }));
 
-// Prevent supportsBackgroundProcessors from throwing in jsdom – it is not
-// exercised by these tests (only used in `videoToggles`, not `videoOptions`).
+// The SDK's own check needs WebGL and canvas APIs jsdom does not have.
+const sdkSupportMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(() => false));
+const modernRouteMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(() => true));
 vi.mock("@livekit/track-processors", () => ({
-  supportsBackgroundProcessors: (): boolean => false,
+  supportsBackgroundProcessors: (): boolean => sdkSupportMock(),
+  supportsModernBackgroundProcessors: (): boolean => modernRouteMock(),
 }));
 
 const outputSelectionMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(() => true));
@@ -104,6 +112,7 @@ describe("createCallFooterViewModel", () => {
         buildMinimalCallViewModel(gridLayout),
         mockMuteStates(),
         twoMicsAndOneCamMediaDevices,
+        constant(false),
         /* reactionIdentifier */ undefined,
         { showControls: true, header: HeaderStyle.Standard },
       );
@@ -146,6 +155,7 @@ describe("createCallFooterViewModel", () => {
             select: vi.fn(),
           },
         }),
+        constant(false),
         /* reactionIdentifier */ undefined,
         { showControls: true, header: HeaderStyle.Standard },
       );
@@ -164,6 +174,7 @@ describe("createCallFooterViewModel", () => {
         buildMinimalCallViewModel(layout),
         mockMuteStates(),
         twoMicsAndOneCamMediaDevices,
+        constant(false),
         /* reactionIdentifier */ undefined,
         { showControls: true, header: HeaderStyle.Standard },
       );
@@ -186,6 +197,7 @@ describe("createCallFooterViewModel", () => {
         buildMinimalCallViewModel(gridLayout),
         mockMuteStates(),
         twoMicsAndOneCamMediaDevices,
+        constant(false),
         /* reactionIdentifier */ undefined,
         { showControls: true, header: HeaderStyle.Standard },
       );
@@ -217,4 +229,127 @@ describe("createCallFooterViewModel", () => {
       ]);
     });
   });
+
+  describe("background effects", () => {
+    afterEach(() => backgroundEffectSetting.setValue("none"));
+
+    // The lobby, because in a call the whole device switcher is already
+    // withheld on a phone, whatever the verdict says.
+    function lobbyOn(
+      platform: string,
+    ): ReturnType<typeof createLobbyFooterViewModel> {
+      platformMock.mockReturnValue(platform);
+      return createLobbyFooterViewModel(
+        testScope(),
+        mockMuteStates(),
+        twoMicsAndOneCamMediaDevices,
+        constant(false),
+        /* openSettings */ undefined,
+        /* hangup */ undefined,
+        /* showLogo */ false,
+      );
+    }
+
+    it("offers them on a phone whose browser can run them", () => {
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+      expect(lobbyOn("ios").selectBackgroundEffect$.value).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it("offers them on a desktop whose browser can run them", () => {
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+      expect(lobbyOn("desktop").selectBackgroundEffect$.value).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it("offers nothing where the browser itself cannot run them", () => {
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+      expect(lobbyOn("desktop").selectBackgroundEffect$.value).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it("puts no effect in force where the browser cannot run them", () => {
+      backgroundEffectSetting.setValue("blur");
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+      expect(lobbyOn("desktop").backgroundEffect$.value).toBe("none");
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+      expect(lobbyOn("desktop").backgroundEffect$.value).toBe("blur");
+    });
+
+    it("stores the effect chosen", () => {
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+      const vm = lobbyOn("desktop");
+      vm.selectBackgroundEffect$.value?.("image:arc");
+      expect(vm.backgroundEffect$.value).toBe("image:arc");
+      // What isn't an effect on offer is stored as none.
+      vm.selectBackgroundEffect$.value?.("image:gone");
+      expect(backgroundEffectSetting.getValue()).toBe("none");
+    });
+
+    it("says they run slowly where only the slower route exists", () => {
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+      modernRouteMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+      const slow = lobbyOn("desktop");
+      expect(slow.backgroundEffectNotice$.value).toBe("slow");
+      expect(slow.selectBackgroundEffect$.value).toBeDefined();
+      modernRouteMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+      expect(lobbyOn("desktop").backgroundEffectNotice$.value).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it("offers every effect in order", () => {
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+      expect(lobbyOn("desktop").backgroundEffects$.value).toEqual([
+        { id: "none", kind: "none" },
+        { id: "blur", kind: "blur" },
+        ...shippedBackgrounds.map((background) => ({
+          id: `image:${background.id}`,
+          kind: "image",
+          imageUrl: background.imagePath,
+        })),
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it("says they are unavailable where they cannot be chosen", () => {
+      sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+      expect(lobbyOn("desktop").backgroundEffectNotice$.value).toBe(
+        "unavailable",
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("passes on the wait for the first effect", () => {
+      platformMock.mockReturnValue("desktop");
+      const settling$ = new BehaviorSubject(true);
+      const vm = createLobbyFooterViewModel(
+        testScope(),
+        mockMuteStates(),
+        twoMicsAndOneCamMediaDevices,
+        settling$,
+        /* openSettings */ undefined,
+        /* hangup */ undefined,
+        /* showLogo */ false,
+      );
+      expect(vm.backgroundEffectSettling$.value).toBe(true);
+      settling$.next(false);
+      expect(vm.backgroundEffectSettling$.value).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("availability is the same before and during a call", () => {
+      for (const supported of [true, false]) {
+        sdkSupportMock.mockReturnValue(supported);
+        const lobby = lobbyOn("desktop");
+        const inCall = createCallFooterViewModel(
+          testScope(),
+          buildMinimalCallViewModel(gridLayout),
+          mockMuteStates(),
+          twoMicsAndOneCamMediaDevices,
+          constant(false),
+          /* reactionIdentifier */ undefined,
+          { showControls: true, header: HeaderStyle.Standard },
+        );
+        const offeredInLobby =
+          lobby.selectBackgroundEffect$.value !== undefined;
+        expect(inCall.selectBackgroundEffect$.value !== undefined).toBe(
+          offeredInLobby,
+        );
+        expect(offeredInLobby).toBe(supported);
+      }
+    });
+  });
 });

src/components/CallFooterViewModel.tsx

@@ -5,15 +5,30 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { combineLatest, map, type Observable, switchMap } from "rxjs";
-import { supportsBackgroundProcessors } from "@livekit/track-processors";
+import {
+  combineLatest,
+  distinctUntilChanged,
+  map,
+  type Observable,
+  switchMap,
+} from "rxjs";
 import { supportsAudioOutputSelection } from "livekit-client";
+import {
+  supportsBackgroundProcessors,
+  supportsModernBackgroundProcessors,
+} from "@livekit/track-processors";
+
+import {
+  parseEffect,
+  serializeEffect,
+  shippedBackgrounds,
+} from "../tracks/backgroundEffectCatalog";
 
 import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
 import { type MenuOptions } from "./MediaMuteAndSwitchButton";
 import { type MediaDevices } from "../state/MediaDevices";
 import {
-  backgroundBlur as backgroundBlurSettings,
+  backgroundEffect as backgroundEffectSetting,
   debugTileLayout as debugTileLayoutSetting,
 } from "../settings/settings";
 import { type Behavior, constant } from "../state/Behavior";
@@ -23,6 +38,7 @@ import { createStaticViewModel, type ViewModel } from "../state/ViewModel";
 import { HeaderStyle } from "../UrlParams";
 import { platform } from "../Platform";
 import { type FooterSnapshot } from "./CallFooter";
+import { type BackgroundEffectGridItem } from "./BackgroundEffectGrid";
 
 /**
  * Shared helper: maps MuteStates into the audio/video enabled + toggle behaviors
@@ -56,13 +72,14 @@ function buildMuteBehaviors(
 
 /**
  * Shared helper: maps MediaDevices into the audio/video device-list behaviors
- * needed by FooterSnapshot (options, selection, callbacks, blur toggle).
+ * needed by FooterSnapshot (options, selection, callbacks, background effect).
  */
 function buildDeviceBehaviors(
   scope: ObservableScope,
   mediaDevices: MediaDevices,
   /** return empty arrays for  audioOptions and videoOptions*/
   disableSwitcher$: Behavior<boolean>,
+  backgroundEffectSettling$: Observable<boolean>,
 ): Pick<
   ViewModel<FooterSnapshot>,
   | "audioOptions$"
@@ -74,8 +91,11 @@ function buildDeviceBehaviors(
   | "videoOptions$"
   | "selectedVideo$"
   | "selectVideoButtonOption$"
-  | "toggleBlur$"
-  | "videoBlurEnabled$"
+  | "backgroundEffect$"
+  | "selectBackgroundEffect$"
+  | "backgroundEffects$"
+  | "backgroundEffectNotice$"
+  | "backgroundEffectSettling$"
 > {
   const options$ = (
     available$: Behavior<Map<string, MenuOptions["label"]>>,
@@ -92,6 +112,11 @@ function buildDeviceBehaviors(
       ),
     );
 
+  const supported = supportsBackgroundProcessors();
+  const slow = !supportsModernBackgroundProcessors();
+  const offered$ = disableSwitcher$.pipe(
+    map((switcherDisabled) => !switcherDisabled && supported),
+  );
   return {
     audioOptions$: scope.behavior(options$(mediaDevices.audioInput.available$)),
     selectedAudio$: scope.behavior(
@@ -116,18 +141,35 @@ function buildDeviceBehaviors(
       mediaDevices.videoInput.selected$.pipe(map((s) => s?.id)),
     ),
     selectVideoButtonOption$: constant(mediaDevices.videoInput.select),
-    toggleBlur$: scope.behavior(
-      combineLatest([backgroundBlurSettings.value$, disableSwitcher$]).pipe(
-        map(([current, switcherDisabled]) => {
-          return !switcherDisabled && supportsBackgroundProcessors()
-            ? (): void => {
-                backgroundBlurSettings.setValue(!current);
-              }
-            : undefined;
-        }),
+    backgroundEffect$: scope.behavior(
+      backgroundEffectSetting.value$.pipe(
+        map((raw) => (supported ? serializeEffect(parseEffect(raw)) : "none")),
       ),
     ),
-    videoBlurEnabled$: backgroundBlurSettings.value$,
+    selectBackgroundEffect$: scope.behavior(
+      offered$.pipe(
+        map((offered) =>
+          offered
+            ? (id: string): void =>
+                backgroundEffectSetting.setValue(
+                  serializeEffect(parseEffect(id)),
+                )
+            : undefined,
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+    backgroundEffects$: constant(backgroundEffectChoices()),
+    backgroundEffectNotice$: scope.behavior(
+      offered$.pipe(
+        map((offered) =>
+          !offered ? "unavailable" : slow ? "slow" : undefined,
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+    backgroundEffectSettling$: scope.behavior(
+      backgroundEffectSettling$.pipe(distinctUntilChanged()),
+      false,
+    ),
   };
 }
 
@@ -138,6 +180,8 @@ function buildDeviceBehaviors(
  * @param callModel - The root CallViewModel; provides layout, grid mode, reactions, etc.
  * @param muteStates - Audio and video mute state + toggles.
  * @param mediaDevices - Available and selected input devices.
+ * @param backgroundEffectSettling$ - Whether the first effect chosen is still
+ *   being prepared.
  * @param reactionIdentifier - The local user's reaction identifier string, or
  *   undefined when reactions are not supported (hides the reaction button).
  * @param options - `showControls`: whether the call controls should be shown.
@@ -148,6 +192,7 @@ export function createCallFooterViewModel(
   callModel: CallViewModel,
   muteStates: MuteStates,
   mediaDevices: MediaDevices,
+  backgroundEffectSettling$: Observable<boolean>,
   reactionIdentifier: string | undefined,
   options: { showControls: boolean; header: HeaderStyle },
 ): ViewModel<FooterSnapshot> {
@@ -162,7 +207,12 @@ export function createCallFooterViewModel(
   );
   return {
     ...buildMuteBehaviors(scope, muteStates),
-    ...buildDeviceBehaviors(scope, mediaDevices, disableDeviceSwitcher$),
+    ...buildDeviceBehaviors(
+      scope,
+      mediaDevices,
+      disableDeviceSwitcher$,
+      backgroundEffectSettling$,
+    ),
     // candidat to move into the FooterViewModel
     showFooter$: callModel.showFooter$,
     hideControls$: constant(!showControls),
@@ -224,6 +274,8 @@ export function createCallFooterViewModel(
  * @param scope - ObservableScope that bounds the lifetime of derived behaviors.
  * @param muteStates - Audio and video mute state + toggles.
  * @param mediaDevices - Available and selected input devices.
+ * @param backgroundEffectSettling$ - Whether the first effect chosen is still
+ *   being prepared.
  * @param openSettings - Callback to open the settings modal, or undefined.
  * @param hangup - Callback to leave/cancel, or undefined (hides the button).
  * @param showLogo - Whether to show the Element Call logo.
@@ -232,6 +284,7 @@ export function createLobbyFooterViewModel(
   scope: ObservableScope,
   muteStates: MuteStates,
   mediaDevices: MediaDevices,
+  backgroundEffectSettling$: Observable<boolean>,
   openSettings: (() => void) | undefined,
   hangup: (() => void) | undefined,
   showLogo: boolean,
@@ -275,6 +328,23 @@ export function createLobbyFooterViewModel(
       selectVideoButtonOption: undefined,
     }),
     ...buildMuteBehaviors(scope, muteStates),
-    ...buildDeviceBehaviors(scope, mediaDevices, constant(false)),
+    ...buildDeviceBehaviors(
+      scope,
+      mediaDevices,
+      constant(false),
+      backgroundEffectSettling$,
+    ),
   };
 }
+
+function backgroundEffectChoices(): BackgroundEffectGridItem[] {
+  return [
+    { id: serializeEffect({ kind: "none" }), kind: "none" },
+    { id: serializeEffect({ kind: "blur" }), kind: "blur" },
+    ...shippedBackgrounds.map((background) => ({
+      id: serializeEffect({ kind: "shipped", id: background.id }),
+      kind: "image" as const,
+      imageUrl: background.imagePath,
+    })),
+  ];
+}

src/components/MediaMuteAndSwitchButton.module.css

@@ -36,20 +36,17 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
   }
 }
 
+/* The width design sets: a long device name wraps. */
 .menu {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
+  inline-size: 296px;
 }
 
-/* Only the device lists scroll, bounded by the measured call area: the menu is
-   portalled out of the root, so CSS can't size it against the call. */
+/* Its share of the measured call area: the menu is portalled out of the root,
+   so CSS can't size it against the call. */
 .deviceList {
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  min-block-size: 0;
   max-block-size: var(--device-list-max-height);
-  /* Keeps a row reached by keyboard clear of the sticky heading and meter. */
-  scroll-padding-block: var(--device-list-scroll-padding-start, 0)
-    var(--device-list-scroll-padding-end, 0);
+  /* The raised headings stay raised within the list, under the menu's frame. */
+  isolation: isolate;
 }
 
 /* Compound's heading rule heads each section; the design adds space below it. */
@@ -62,23 +59,10 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
   margin-block-start: var(--cpd-space-7x);
 }
 
-/* Sticky within its own section. Opaque and inset a border width so it doesn't
-   paint over the menu's outline. */
-.sectionHeading {
-  position: sticky;
-  inset-block-start: 0;
-  background: var(--cpd-color-bg-canvas-default);
-  margin-inline: var(--cpd-border-width-1);
-  margin-block-start: var(--cpd-border-width-1);
-}
-
-/* Sticky at the foot of the microphone section; opaque and inset as above. */
-.stickyMeter {
-  position: sticky;
-  inset-block-end: 0;
-  background: var(--cpd-color-bg-canvas-default);
-  margin-inline: var(--cpd-border-width-1);
-  margin-block-end: var(--cpd-border-width-1);
+/* Raised, or the positioned effect tiles scroll over the heading they sit
+   under. Compound's sticky heading is the section's aria-hidden first child. */
+.deviceList [role="group"] > [aria-hidden="true"]:first-child {
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 /* Radix focuses whatever the pointer is over, so the browser's ring would
@@ -92,3 +76,20 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
   outline: var(--cpd-border-width-2) solid var(--cpd-color-border-focused);
   outline-offset: calc(-1 * var(--cpd-border-width-2));
 }
+
+.notice {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);
+  margin: var(--cpd-space-2x) var(--cpd-space-4x) 0;
+  padding: var(--cpd-space-3x);
+  border-radius: var(--cpd-space-2x);
+  background: var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-secondary);
+  color: var(--cpd-color-text-primary);
+  font: var(--cpd-font-body-md-regular);
+}
+
+.notice > svg {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  color: var(--cpd-color-icon-secondary);
+}

src/components/MediaMuteAndSwitchButton.stories.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { useEffect, useState, type FC, type JSX, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
 import { MediaMuteAndSwitchButton } from "./MediaMuteAndSwitchButton";
 import styles from "./MediaMuteAndSwitchButton.module.css";
+import { type BackgroundEffectGridItem } from "./BackgroundEffectGrid";
+import { shippedBackgrounds } from "../tracks/backgroundEffectCatalog";
 import meterStyles from "./MicrophoneLevelMeter.module.css";
 import { MediaDevicesContext } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
 import { RootElementProvider } from "../RootElementContext";
@@ -59,14 +61,19 @@ const WithAMicrophone: FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({ children }) => {
 };
 
 /** Supplies a call-sized root. Without one the list is bounded by the whole Storybook frame. */
-const WithACallArea: FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({ children }) => {
+const WithACallArea: FC<{ children: ReactNode; blockSize?: number }> = ({
+  children,
+  // A call's size: anything smaller makes a short device list scroll, and a
+  // narrower one narrows the menu.
+  blockSize = 720,
+}) => {
   const [callArea, setCallArea] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
   return (
     <div
       ref={setCallArea}
       style={{
-        // A call's size: anything smaller makes a short device list scroll.
-        blockSize: 720,
+        blockSize,
+        inlineSize: 1024,
         display: "flex",
         alignItems: "flex-end",
         justifyContent: "center",
@@ -97,6 +104,10 @@ const meta = {
 export default meta;
 type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
 
+// By place: Compound's section heading is aria-hidden, as its group carries
+// the name.
+const SECTION_HEADING = "[role='group'] > [aria-hidden]";
+
 export const Default: Story = {
   args: {
     iconsAndLabels: "audio",
@@ -127,8 +138,6 @@ export const AudioMute: Story = {
       { label: { type: "name", name: "Microphone 1" }, id: "1" },
       { label: { type: "name", name: "Microphone 2" }, id: "2" },
     ],
-    videoBlurEnabled: true,
-    videoBlurToggleClick: fn(),
     selectedOption: "2",
   },
   play: async ({ args, canvasElement }) => {
@@ -167,6 +176,16 @@ export const VideoMute: Story = {
   },
 };
 
+const effects: BackgroundEffectGridItem[] = [
+  { id: "none", kind: "none" },
+  { id: "blur", kind: "blur" },
+  ...shippedBackgrounds.map((background) => ({
+    id: `image:${background.id}`,
+    kind: "image" as const,
+    imageUrl: background.imagePath,
+  })),
+];
+
 export const VideoUnmute: Story = {
   args: {
     iconsAndLabels: "video",
@@ -175,9 +194,214 @@ export const VideoUnmute: Story = {
       { label: { type: "name", name: "Camera 1" }, id: "1" },
       { label: { type: "name", name: "Camera 2" }, id: "2" },
     ],
-    videoBlurEnabled: true,
-    videoBlurToggleClick: fn(),
     selectedOption: "2",
+    backgroundEffects: effects,
+    selectedBackgroundEffect: "none",
+    onSelectBackgroundEffect: fn(),
+  },
+};
+
+/** One choice among no effect, blur and the shipped images, under the cameras. */
+export const BackgroundEffects: Story = {
+  args: VideoUnmute.args,
+  play: async ({ args, canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
+    const menu = within(document.body);
+    const section = await menu.findByRole("group", {
+      name: "Background effects",
+    });
+    const tiles = within(section).getAllByRole("menuitemradio");
+    await expect(tiles.map((tile) => tile.textContent)).toEqual([
+      "None",
+      "Blur",
+      "Background 1",
+      "Background 2",
+    ]);
+    await expect(
+      within(section).getByRole("menuitemradio", { checked: true }),
+    ).toHaveTextContent("None");
+
+    const cameras = menu.getByRole("group", { name: "Camera" });
+    await expect(
+      cameras.compareDocumentPosition(section) &
+        Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    const [first, second, third, fourth] = tiles.map((tile) =>
+      tile.getBoundingClientRect(),
+    );
+    await expect(second.top).toBe(first.top);
+    await expect(third.top).toBe(first.top);
+    await expect(fourth.top).toBeGreaterThan(first.bottom);
+    const frame = document.body
+      .querySelector("[role='menu']")!
+      .getBoundingClientRect();
+    for (const tile of [first, second, third])
+      await expect(tile.left >= frame.left && tile.right <= frame.right).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
+
+    await userEvent.click(menu.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Blur" }));
+    await expect(args.onSelectBackgroundEffect).toHaveBeenCalledWith("blur");
+    await expect(menu.getByRole("menu")).toBeVisible();
+  },
+};
+
+/** Where effects can't run: shown, disabled and explained, except no effect. */
+export const BackgroundEffectsUnavailable: Story = {
+  args: {
+    ...VideoUnmute.args,
+    onSelectBackgroundEffect: undefined,
+    backgroundEffectNotice:
+      "Background effects are not supported on this platform.",
+  },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
+    const menu = within(document.body);
+    const section = await menu.findByRole("group", {
+      name: "Background effects",
+    });
+    // On the tiles' own group: the section's can't carry a description.
+    await expect(
+      within(section).getByRole("group"),
+    ).toHaveAccessibleDescription(
+      "Background effects are not supported on this platform.",
+    );
+    for (const tile of within(section).getAllByRole("menuitemradio"))
+      if (tile.textContent === "None") await expect(tile).toBeEnabled();
+      else await expect(tile).toBeDisabled();
+  },
+};
+
+/** Where only the slower route exists: offered and choosable, with the cost said. */
+export const BackgroundEffectsSlowInThisBrowser: Story = {
+  args: {
+    ...VideoUnmute.args,
+    backgroundEffectNotice:
+      "Background effects run slowly on this platform, which may cause your video to stutter.",
+  },
+  play: async ({ args, canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
+    const menu = within(document.body);
+    const section = await menu.findByRole("group", {
+      name: "Background effects",
+    });
+    // On the tiles' own group: the section's can't carry a description.
+    await expect(
+      within(section).getByRole("group"),
+    ).toHaveAccessibleDescription(
+      "Background effects run slowly on this platform, which may cause your video to stutter.",
+    );
+    for (const tile of within(section).getAllByRole("menuitemradio"))
+      await expect(tile).not.toHaveAttribute("aria-disabled");
+    await userEvent.click(
+      within(section).getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Background 1" }),
+    );
+    await expect(args.onSelectBackgroundEffect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "image:arc",
+    );
+
+    const notice = document.body.querySelector(`.${styles.notice}`)!;
+    const frame = document.body
+      .querySelector("[role='menu']")!
+      .getBoundingClientRect();
+    await expect(frame.width).toBeLessThanOrEqual(296);
+    await expect(notice.getBoundingClientRect().right).toBeLessThanOrEqual(
+      frame.right,
+    );
+  },
+};
+
+/** The first effect of a session shows its wait on its own tile. */
+export const BackgroundEffectsSettling: Story = {
+  args: {
+    ...VideoUnmute.args,
+    selectedBackgroundEffect: "blur",
+    backgroundEffectSettling: true,
+  },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
+    const menu = within(document.body);
+    const chosen = await menu.findByRole("menuitemradio", {
+      name: "Blur",
+      checked: true,
+    });
+    await expect(chosen).toHaveAttribute("aria-busy", "true");
+    const marks = chosen.querySelectorAll("svg");
+    await expect(marks).toHaveLength(1);
+    await expect(getComputedStyle(marks[0]).animationName).not.toBe("none");
+    const section = menu.getByRole("group", { name: "Background effects" });
+    for (const other of within(section).getAllByRole("menuitemradio", {
+      checked: false,
+    }))
+      await expect(other).toHaveAttribute("aria-busy", "false");
+  },
+};
+
+/** In a short call the effects scroll into view with the list. */
+export const BackgroundEffectsScrollWhenTheyDoNotFit: Story = {
+  args: {
+    ...VideoUnmute.args,
+    // It sits with the effects, so it must fit the same share of the call.
+    backgroundEffectNotice:
+      "Background effects run slowly on this platform, which may cause your video to stutter.",
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story): JSX.Element => (
+      <WithACallArea blockSize={300}>
+        <Story />
+      </WithACallArea>
+    ),
+  ],
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
+    const menu = within(document.body);
+    const last = await menu.findByRole("menuitemradio", {
+      name: "Background 2",
+    });
+    const list = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+      `.${styles.deviceList}`,
+    )!;
+    await expect(list.scrollHeight).toBeGreaterThan(list.clientHeight);
+    await expect(last.getBoundingClientRect().top).toBeGreaterThan(
+      list.getBoundingClientRect().bottom,
+    );
+
+    // Scrolled under the section's heading, the tiles pass beneath it. By
+    // position: Compound's heading is the section's hidden first child.
+    const heading = menu.getByRole("group", { name: "Background effects" })
+      .firstElementChild as HTMLElement;
+    list.scrollTop = heading.offsetTop + 30;
+    await waitFor(async () => {
+      const box = heading.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const drawn = document.elementFromPoint(
+        box.left + box.width / 2,
+        box.bottom - 2,
+      );
+      await expect(heading.contains(drawn)).toBe(true);
+    });
+    list.scrollTop = 0;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 10 && document.activeElement !== last; i++)
+      await userEvent.keyboard("{ArrowDown}");
+    await expect(document.activeElement).toBe(last);
+    const scrollport = list.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const reached = last.getBoundingClientRect();
+    await expect(reached.bottom).toBeLessThanOrEqual(scrollport.bottom + 1);
+    await expect(reached.top).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(scrollport.top - 1);
+
+    const callArea = canvasElement
+      .querySelector<HTMLElement>("[style*='block-size: 300px']")!
+      .getBoundingClientRect();
+    const frame = document.body
+      .querySelector("[role='menu']")!
+      .getBoundingClientRect();
+    await expect(frame.top).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(callArea.top);
+    await expect(frame.bottom).toBeLessThanOrEqual(callArea.bottom);
   },
 };
 
@@ -219,9 +443,8 @@ export const SpeakerAndMicrophoneSections: Story = {
     await expect(
       document.body.querySelectorAll("[role='separator']"),
     ).toHaveLength(0);
-    const headings = document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
-      `.${styles.sectionHeading}`,
-    );
+    const headings =
+      document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(SECTION_HEADING);
     await expect(headings).toHaveLength(2);
     const frame = menu.getBoundingClientRect();
     for (const heading of headings) {
@@ -256,6 +479,37 @@ export const SpeakerAndMicrophoneSections: Story = {
   },
 };
 
+/** A long name wraps rather than widening the menu, which design sets. */
+export const LongDeviceNameWraps: Story = {
+  args: {
+    ...SpeakerAndMicrophoneSections.args,
+    outputOptions: [
+      {
+        label: {
+          type: "name",
+          name: "Logitech BRIO 4K Ultra HD Pro Business Webcam Speakers (046d:085e)",
+        },
+        id: "long",
+      },
+      { label: { type: "name", name: "Headset" }, id: "spk2" },
+    ],
+    selectedOutputOption: "long",
+  },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole("button", { name: "Microphone" }));
+    const body = within(document.body);
+    const long = await body.findByRole("menuitemradio", { name: /Logitech/ });
+    const short = await body.findByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Headset" });
+
+    const menu = document.body.querySelector("[role='menu']")!;
+    await expect(Math.round(menu.getBoundingClientRect().width)).toBe(296);
+    await expect(long.getBoundingClientRect().height).toBeGreaterThan(
+      short.getBoundingClientRect().height,
+    );
+  },
+};
+
 export const OutputCannotBeChosen: Story = {
   args: {
     ...Default.args,
@@ -402,14 +656,14 @@ export const ManyDevices: Story = {
     await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole("button", { name: "Microphone" }));
     const menu = within(document.body);
 
-    // The sticky wrapper rather than the meter: without a fake microphone (as on
+    // The meter's box rather than its level: without a fake microphone (as on
     // WebKit) the meter shows a message instead of a level.
     const list = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
       `.${styles.deviceList}`,
     )!;
     const sticky = await waitFor(() => {
       const element = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
-        `.${styles.stickyMeter}`,
+        `.${meterStyles.meter}`,
       );
       if (element === null) throw new Error("the meter has not rendered yet");
       return element;
@@ -436,10 +690,6 @@ export const ManyDevices: Story = {
       .getBoundingClientRect();
     await expect(frame.top).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
     await expect(frame.bottom).toBeLessThanOrEqual(window.innerHeight + 1);
-
-    // The meter is the menu's one opaque part, so it must stay inside the frame.
-    await expect(pinned.left).toBeGreaterThan(frame.left);
-    await expect(pinned.right).toBeLessThan(frame.right);
   },
 };
 
@@ -536,7 +786,7 @@ export const KeyboardReachesEveryDevice: Story = {
 
     const meter = await waitFor(() => {
       const element = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
-        `.${styles.stickyMeter}`,
+        `.${meterStyles.meter}`,
       );
       if (element === null) throw new Error("the meter has not rendered yet");
       return element;
@@ -545,9 +795,7 @@ export const KeyboardReachesEveryDevice: Story = {
     // Drawn over the list: the sticky headings and the meter.
     const overlays = [
       meter,
-      ...document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
-        `.${styles.sectionHeading}`,
-      ),
+      ...document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(SECTION_HEADING),
     ];
     const items = within(document.body).getAllByRole("menuitemradio");
 
@@ -591,10 +839,7 @@ export const HeadingsStayWhileScrolling: Story = {
       `.${styles.deviceList}`,
     )!;
     const group = await menu.findByRole("group", { name: "Microphone" });
-    // By class: the heading is aria-hidden, and its group carries the name.
-    const heading = group.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
-      `.${styles.sectionHeading}`,
-    )!;
+    const heading = group.querySelector<HTMLElement>(":scope > [aria-hidden]")!;
 
     // Far enough that the heading is only on screen if it is stuck there.
     list.scrollTop +=
@@ -607,13 +852,6 @@ export const HeadingsStayWhileScrolling: Story = {
     await expect(heading.getBoundingClientRect().bottom).toBeGreaterThan(
       scrollport.top,
     );
-    // Clear of the menu's frame.
-    const frame = document.body
-      .querySelector("[role='menu']")!
-      .getBoundingClientRect();
-    await expect(heading.getBoundingClientRect().left).toBeGreaterThan(
-      frame.left,
-    );
   },
 };
 
@@ -628,31 +866,23 @@ function overlapping(element: Element, overlays: Element[]): number {
   }, 0);
 }
 
-/** The blur toggle gets the keyboard ring too: it is the menu's child, not the list's. */
-export const FocusRingCoversTheBlurToggle: Story = {
-  args: {
-    ...VideoUnmute.args,
-    iconsAndLabels: "video",
-    videoBlurEnabled: false,
-    videoBlurToggleClick: fn(),
-  },
+/** The effect tiles get the keyboard ring the device rows get. */
+export const FocusRingCoversTheEffectTiles: Story = {
+  args: VideoUnmute.args,
   play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
     const canvas = within(canvasElement);
     await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
-    const toggle = await within(document.body).findByRole("menuitemcheckbox", {
-      name: /Blur background/,
+    const tile = await within(document.body).findByRole("menuitemradio", {
+      name: "Blur",
     });
 
-    // Arrow down past the cameras to the toggle.
-    for (let i = 0; i < 6 && document.activeElement !== toggle; i++)
+    for (let i = 0; i < 6 && document.activeElement !== tile; i++)
       await userEvent.keyboard("{ArrowDown}");
-    await expect(document.activeElement).toBe(toggle);
-    // The same ring the device rows get.
-    await expect(outlineWidth(toggle)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    await expect(document.activeElement).toBe(tile);
+    await expect(outlineWidth(tile)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
-    // And the pointer takes it away, with the toggle still focused.
-    await userEvent.hover(toggle);
-    await expect(document.activeElement).toBe(toggle);
-    await expect(outlineWidth(toggle)).toBe(0);
+    await userEvent.hover(tile);
+    await expect(document.activeElement).toBe(tile);
+    await expect(outlineWidth(tile)).toBe(0);
   },
 };

src/components/MediaMuteAndSwitchButton.test.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 import { axe } from "vitest-axe";
 import {
   act,
+  fireEvent,
   render,
   screen,
   within,
@@ -22,10 +23,18 @@ import {
   MediaMuteAndSwitchButton,
   type MenuOptions,
 } from "./MediaMuteAndSwitchButton";
+import { type BackgroundEffectGridItem } from "./BackgroundEffectGrid";
 import { MediaDevicesContext } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
 import { type MediaDevices } from "../state/MediaDevices";
 import { restoreAudioCapture, stubAudioCapture } from "../utils/test";
 
+const effects: BackgroundEffectGridItem[] = [
+  { id: "none", kind: "none" },
+  { id: "blur", kind: "blur" },
+  { id: "image:arc", kind: "image", imageUrl: "" },
+  { id: "image:glow", kind: "image", imageUrl: "" },
+];
+
 interface RenderOptions {
   requestDeviceNames: () => void;
 }
@@ -305,30 +314,88 @@ describe("MediaMuteAndSwitchButton", () => {
     expect(mic2ItemAfter.querySelector(".rotate")).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  test("renders menu with toggle control and calls toggle callback", async () => {
+  test("background effects are one keyboard-operable labelled choice", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    const onSelect = vi.fn();
-    const onVideoBlurToggle = vi.fn();
+    const onSelectBackgroundEffect = vi.fn();
     const { getByRole } = renderComponent(
       <MediaMuteAndSwitchButton
         iconsAndLabels="video"
         enabled={true}
-        videoBlurToggleClick={onVideoBlurToggle}
-        onSelect={onSelect}
+        options={[{ label: { type: "name", name: "Camera 1" }, id: "cam1" }]}
+        selectedOption="cam1"
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        backgroundEffects={effects}
+        selectedBackgroundEffect="none"
+        onSelectBackgroundEffect={onSelectBackgroundEffect}
       />,
     );
 
     await user.click(getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
-
-    const toggle = screen.getByRole("menuitemcheckbox", {
-      name: "Blur background",
+    const section = screen.getByRole("group", { name: "Background effects" });
+    within(section).getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "None", checked: true });
+    within(section).getByRole("menuitemradio", {
+      name: "Background 1",
+      checked: false,
     });
-    expect(toggle).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(toggle).toHaveAttribute("aria-checked", "false");
 
-    await user.click(toggle);
+    const blur = within(section).getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Blur" });
+    for (let i = 0; i < 6 && document.activeElement !== blur; i++)
+      await user.keyboard("{ArrowDown}");
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(blur);
+    await user.keyboard("{Enter}");
+    expect(onSelectBackgroundEffect).toHaveBeenCalledWith("blur");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("menu")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 
-    expect(onVideoBlurToggle).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  test("does not choose the effect already in force again", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onSelectBackgroundEffect = vi.fn();
+    const { getByRole } = renderComponent(
+      <MediaMuteAndSwitchButton
+        iconsAndLabels="video"
+        enabled={true}
+        options={[{ label: { type: "name", name: "Camera 1" }, id: "cam1" }]}
+        selectedOption="cam1"
+        backgroundEffects={effects}
+        selectedBackgroundEffect="blur"
+        onSelectBackgroundEffect={onSelectBackgroundEffect}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await user.click(getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Blur" }));
+    expect(onSelectBackgroundEffect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  test("offers the background effects in a phone's drawer", async () => {
+    const userAgent = vi
+      .spyOn(navigator, "userAgent", "get")
+      .mockReturnValue("Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 14)");
+    try {
+      const user = userEvent.setup();
+      const onSelectBackgroundEffect = vi.fn();
+      const { getByRole } = renderComponent(
+        <MediaMuteAndSwitchButton
+          iconsAndLabels="video"
+          enabled={true}
+          options={[{ label: { type: "name", name: "Camera 1" }, id: "cam1" }]}
+          selectedOption="cam1"
+          backgroundEffects={effects}
+          selectedBackgroundEffect="none"
+          onSelectBackgroundEffect={onSelectBackgroundEffect}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      await user.click(getByRole("button", { name: "Camera" }));
+      const section = screen.getByRole("group", { name: "Background effects" });
+      // A click alone: the drawer's drag handling reads layout jsdom lacks.
+      fireEvent.click(
+        within(section).getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Background 2" }),
+      );
+      expect(onSelectBackgroundEffect).toHaveBeenCalledWith("image:glow");
+    } finally {
+      userAgent.mockRestore();
+    }
   });
 
   test("marks the selected menu item as checked", async () => {
@@ -552,7 +619,9 @@ describe("MediaMuteAndSwitchButton", () => {
         ]}
         selectedOption="cam1"
         onSelect={vi.fn()}
-        videoBlurToggleClick={vi.fn()}
+        backgroundEffects={effects}
+        selectedBackgroundEffect="none"
+        onSelectBackgroundEffect={vi.fn()}
       />,
     );
 
@@ -560,9 +629,10 @@ describe("MediaMuteAndSwitchButton", () => {
 
     screen.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Camera 1", checked: true });
     screen.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Camera 2", checked: false });
-    expect(
-      screen.getByRole("menuitemcheckbox", { name: "Blur background" }),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    within(screen.getByRole("group", { name: "Background effects" })).getByRole(
+      "menuitemradio",
+      { name: "Blur" },
+    );
   });
 
   test("marks focus as keyboard-driven only when the keyboard moved it", async () => {

src/components/MediaMuteAndSwitchButton.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 
 import {
   useCallback,
+  useId,
   useState,
   type CSSProperties,
   type FC,
@@ -17,13 +18,14 @@ import {
   Button,
   Menu,
   MenuItem,
-  MenuTitle,
+  MenuScrollArea,
+  MenuScrollSection,
   RadioInput,
-  ToggleMenuItem,
 } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import {
   ChevronUpIcon,
   ChevronDownIcon,
+  InfoIcon,
   SpinnerIcon,
 } from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
 import classNames from "classnames";
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ import { useMediaDevices } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
 import { useRootElement } from "../RootElementContext";
 import { observeElementSize$ } from "../utils/elementSize";
 import { LiveMicrophoneLevelMeter } from "./MicrophoneLevelMeter";
+import {
+  BackgroundEffectGrid,
+  type BackgroundEffectGridItem,
+} from "./BackgroundEffectGrid";
 
 export interface MenuOptions {
   label: DeviceLabel | AudioOutputDeviceLabel;
@@ -64,8 +70,15 @@ export interface MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps {
   selectedOutputOption?: string;
   /** Picks an output device. Undefined disables the speaker section. */
   onSelectOutput?: (id: string) => void;
-  videoBlurToggleClick?: () => void;
-  videoBlurEnabled?: boolean;
+  /** Camera menu only. None or an empty list leaves the section out. */
+  backgroundEffects?: BackgroundEffectGridItem[];
+  selectedBackgroundEffect?: string;
+  /** Undefined where effects can't run: all but no effect are disabled. */
+  onSelectBackgroundEffect?: (id: string) => void;
+  /** What the user should know before choosing an effect, if anything. */
+  backgroundEffectNotice?: string;
+  /** Whether the first effect chosen is still being prepared. */
+  backgroundEffectSettling?: boolean;
   /**
    * For any toggle and option this method will be called.
    * So toggles need to be implemented by listening here and setting the right toggle item to `enabled`
@@ -73,8 +86,6 @@ export interface MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps {
   onSelect?: (id: string) => void;
 }
 
-const BLUR_ID = "blur";
-
 /** Id of the placeholder "Default" row, shown when the platform lists no outputs. */
 const DEFAULT_OUTPUT_ID = "default";
 
@@ -84,6 +95,9 @@ const LIST_SHARE_OF_CALL = 0.6;
 /** Smallest device list height in px, so a short call still shows more than one device. */
 const MIN_LIST_HEIGHT = 160;
 
+/** Space kept between the menu and the call area's sides. */
+const MENU_MARGIN = 16;
+
 export const MediaMuteAndSwitchButton: FC<MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps> = ({
   enabled,
   busy,
@@ -94,8 +108,11 @@ export const MediaMuteAndSwitchButton: FC<MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps> = ({
   outputOptions,
   selectedOutputOption,
   onSelectOutput,
-  videoBlurEnabled,
-  videoBlurToggleClick,
+  backgroundEffects,
+  selectedBackgroundEffect,
+  onSelectBackgroundEffect,
+  backgroundEffectNotice,
+  backgroundEffectSettling,
   onSelect,
 }) => {
   // Requested but not yet selected. Keyed by kind too, since Chrome uses
@@ -113,6 +130,7 @@ export const MediaMuteAndSwitchButton: FC<MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps> = ({
   const isBusy = busy ?? false;
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const devices = useMediaDevices();
+  const noticeId = useId();
 
   /**
    * Records on the menu whether the keyboard or the pointer moved focus, for
@@ -157,18 +175,18 @@ export const MediaMuteAndSwitchButton: FC<MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps> = ({
     return (): void => subscription.unsubscribe();
   }, [menuOpen, rootElement]);
 
-  // Kept clear at the list's foot, so a row reached by keyboard isn't under
-  // the meter.
-  const [meterHeight, meter] = useMeasuredHeight();
-
-  // Likewise at its head, for the sticky headings.
-  const [headingHeight, heading] = useMeasuredHeight();
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (menuOpen) devices.requestDeviceNames(); // No-op after the first call
   }, [menuOpen, devices]);
 
-  const MuteButton = iconsAndLabels === "audio" ? MicButton : VideoButton;
+  const audioMeter = iconsAndLabels === "audio" && (
+    <LiveMicrophoneLevelMeter
+      deviceId={selectedOption}
+      // Only while open, so the microphone isn't held all call.
+      active={menuOpen}
+    />
+  );
+  const MuteButton = audioMeter ? MicButton : VideoButton;
   const button = (
     <MuteButton
       enabled={enabled ?? false}
@@ -179,22 +197,12 @@ export const MediaMuteAndSwitchButton: FC<MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps> = ({
         e.stopPropagation();
       }}
       disabled={isBusy || onMuteClick === undefined}
-      data-testid={
-        iconsAndLabels === "audio" ? "incall_mute" : "incall_videomute"
-      }
+      data-testid={audioMeter ? "incall_mute" : "incall_videomute"}
     />
   );
 
-  const toggles =
-    iconsAndLabels === "video" && videoBlurToggleClick !== undefined
-      ? [
-          {
-            label: t("action.blur_background"),
-            enabled: videoBlurEnabled ?? false,
-            id: BLUR_ID,
-          },
-        ]
-      : [];
+  const showEffects =
+    iconsAndLabels === "video" && (backgroundEffects?.length ?? 0) > 0;
 
   let optionsButtonLabel: string;
   let menuTitle: string;
@@ -326,6 +334,8 @@ export const MediaMuteAndSwitchButton: FC<MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps> = ({
         open={menuOpen}
         onOpenChange={onOpenChange}
         side="top"
+        collisionBoundary={rootElement}
+        collisionPadding={MENU_MARGIN}
         trigger={
           <Button
             iconOnly
@@ -340,101 +350,62 @@ export const MediaMuteAndSwitchButton: FC<MediaMuteAndSwitchButtonProps> = ({
           />
         }
       >
-        <div
+        <MenuScrollArea
           ref={trackFocusSource}
-          // Keeps the items the menu's own children for assistive tech.
-          role="none"
           className={styles.deviceList}
           data-testid="device-list"
           style={
             {
               "--device-list-max-height":
                 listMaxHeight === undefined ? undefined : `${listMaxHeight}px`,
-              "--device-list-scroll-padding-end":
-                meterHeight === undefined ? undefined : `${meterHeight}px`,
-              "--device-list-scroll-padding-start":
-                headingHeight === undefined ? undefined : `${headingHeight}px`,
             } as CSSProperties
           }
         >
-          {iconsAndLabels === "audio" && speakerOptions && (
-            <>
-              {/* A menu may only contain items, separators and groups, so each
-                  heading is a hidden part of a named group. */}
-              <div role="group" aria-label={t("settings.devices.speaker")}>
-                <div aria-hidden className={styles.sectionHeading}>
-                  <MenuTitle title={t("settings.devices.speaker")} />
-                </div>
-                {deviceItems(
-                  "output",
-                  speakerOptions,
-                  selectedSpeaker,
-                  onSelectOutput,
-                  (n) => t("settings.devices.speaker_numbered", { n }),
-                )}
-              </div>
-            </>
-          )}
-          <div role="group" aria-label={optionsButtonLabel}>
-            <div ref={heading} aria-hidden className={styles.sectionHeading}>
-              <MenuTitle title={optionsButtonLabel} />
-            </div>
-            {/* Apart from the heading, so the sticky meter can't ride over it. */}
-            <div role="none">
+          {audioMeter && speakerOptions && (
+            <MenuScrollSection title={t("settings.devices.speaker")}>
               {deviceItems(
-                "input",
-                options,
-                selectedOption,
-                onSelect,
-                numberedLabel,
+                "output",
+                speakerOptions,
+                selectedSpeaker,
+                onSelectOutput,
+                (n) => t("settings.devices.speaker_numbered", { n }),
               )}
-              {iconsAndLabels === "audio" && (
-                <LiveMicrophoneLevelMeter
-                  ref={meter}
-                  deviceId={selectedOption}
-                  // Only while open, so the microphone isn't held all call.
-                  active={menuOpen}
-                  className={styles.stickyMeter}
-                />
+            </MenuScrollSection>
+          )}
+          <MenuScrollSection
+            title={optionsButtonLabel}
+            stickyBottomItem={audioMeter}
+          >
+            {deviceItems(
+              "input",
+              options,
+              selectedOption,
+              onSelect,
+              numberedLabel,
+            )}
+          </MenuScrollSection>
+          {showEffects && (
+            <MenuScrollSection title={t("settings.background_effects_header")}>
+              <BackgroundEffectGrid
+                effects={backgroundEffects ?? []}
+                selected={selectedBackgroundEffect}
+                onSelect={onSelectBackgroundEffect}
+                settling={backgroundEffectSettling}
+                describedBy={
+                  backgroundEffectNotice === undefined ? undefined : noticeId
+                }
+              />
+              {/* In the list, so the menu grows no taller for it. */}
+              {backgroundEffectNotice !== undefined && (
+                <div id={noticeId} role="none" className={styles.notice}>
+                  <InfoIcon width={20} height={20} />
+                  <span>{backgroundEffectNotice}</span>
+                </div>
               )}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        {toggles.length > 0 && <hr />}
-        {toggles.map((toggle) => (
-          <ToggleMenuItem
-            label={toggle.label}
-            onSelect={(e) => {
-              videoBlurToggleClick?.();
-              e.preventDefault();
-            }}
-            checked={toggle.enabled}
-            key={toggle.id}
-          />
-        ))}
+            </MenuScrollSection>
+          )}
+        </MenuScrollArea>
       </Menu>
     </div>
   );
 };
-
-/** Follows an element's height. */
-function useMeasuredHeight(): [
-  number | undefined,
-  (element: HTMLElement | null) => (() => void) | undefined,
-] {
-  const [height, setHeight] = useState<number>();
-  const ref = useCallback(
-    (element: HTMLElement | null): (() => void) | undefined => {
-      if (element === null) return;
-      const subscription = observeElementSize$(element)
-        .pipe(
-          map((size) => size.height),
-          distinctUntilChanged(),
-        )
-        .subscribe(setHeight);
-      return (): void => subscription.unsubscribe();
-    },
-    [],
-  );
-  return [height, ref];
-}

src/components/MicrophoneLevelMeter.module.css

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);
   padding-block: var(--cpd-space-2x);
-  /* Centres the icon on the radio column: less the row's inset border and half
-     the icon's extra width. Checked in the MeterAlignsWithTheDeviceRows story. */
+  /* Centres the icon on the radio column: less half the icon's extra width.
+     Checked in the MeterAlignsWithTheDeviceRows story. */
   padding-inline-start: calc(
-    var(--cpd-space-4x) - var(--cpd-border-width-1) -
+    var(--cpd-space-4x) -
       (var(--meter-icon-size) - var(--device-control-size)) / 2
   );
   padding-inline-end: calc(var(--cpd-space-4x) * 2 + var(--cpd-space-2x));

src/components/MicrophoneLevelMeter.tsx

@@ -5,17 +5,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import {
-  useCallback,
-  useLayoutEffect,
-  useRef,
-  useState,
-  type FC,
-  type Ref,
-} from "react";
+import { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState, type FC } from "react";
 import { Text } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import { MicOnIcon } from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
-import classNames from "classnames";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { distinctUntilChanged, map } from "rxjs";
@@ -30,8 +22,6 @@ export interface LiveMicrophoneLevelMeterProps {
   deviceId: string | undefined;
   /** Whether to hold a capture at all. */
   active: boolean;
-  className?: string;
-  ref?: Ref<HTMLDivElement>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -41,24 +31,18 @@ export interface LiveMicrophoneLevelMeterProps {
 export const LiveMicrophoneLevelMeter: FC<LiveMicrophoneLevelMeterProps> = ({
   deviceId,
   active,
-  className,
-  ref,
 }) => {
   const state = useMicrophoneLevel(deviceId, active);
-  return <MicrophoneLevelMeter state={state} className={className} ref={ref} />;
+  return <MicrophoneLevelMeter state={state} />;
 };
 
 export interface MicrophoneLevelMeterProps {
   state: MicrophoneState;
-  className?: string;
-  ref?: Ref<HTMLDivElement>;
 }
 
 /** The input level of a microphone, or why there is none. */
 export const MicrophoneLevelMeter: FC<MicrophoneLevelMeterProps> = ({
   state,
-  className,
-  ref,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   // Bars keep one size, so their count follows the width. Starts full so the
@@ -104,7 +88,7 @@ export const MicrophoneLevelMeter: FC<MicrophoneLevelMeterProps> = ({
   }, [state, barCount, t]);
 
   return (
-    <div ref={ref} className={classNames(styles.meter, className)}>
+    <div className={styles.meter}>
       <MicOnIcon className={styles.icon} aria-hidden />
       {state.type !== "level" ? (
         <Text size="sm" className={styles.message}>

src/components/__snapshots__/MediaMuteAndSwitchButton.test.tsx.snap

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ exports[`MediaMuteAndSwitchButton > renders 1`] = `
       aria-busy="false"
       aria-checked="false"
       aria-disabled="true"
-      aria-labelledby="_r_0_"
+      aria-labelledby="_r_1_"
       class="_button_1nw83_8 _has-icon_1nw83_60 _icon-only_1nw83_53"
       data-kind="primary"
       data-size="lg"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exports[`MediaMuteAndSwitchButton > renders 1`] = `
       data-kind="tertiary"
       data-size="lg"
       data-state="closed"
-      id="radix-_r_5_"
+      id="radix-_r_6_"
       role="button"
       tabindex="0"
       type="button"

src/e2ee/sharedKeyManagement.test.ts

@@ -5,11 +5,24 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+import { act, renderHook } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { E2eeType } from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
 
-import { getKeyForRoom, saveKeyForRoom } from "./sharedKeyManagement";
+import {
+  getKeyForRoom,
+  saveKeyForRoom,
+  useRoomEncryptionSystem,
+} from "./sharedKeyManagement";
+
+vi.mock("../ClientContext", () => {
+  const room = { hasEncryptionStateEvent: (): boolean => false };
+  const client = { getRoom: (): typeof room => room };
+  return { useClient: (): { client: typeof client } => ({ client }) };
+});
 
 const roomId = "!room:example.org";
+const otherRoomId = "!other:example.org";
 
 describe("getKeyForRoom", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -33,4 +46,58 @@ describe("getKeyForRoom", () => {
   test("has no key to offer for a room it has never seen", () => {
     expect(getKeyForRoom(roomId)).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  test("prefers the stored key when the parameters are for another room", () => {
+    saveKeyForRoom(roomId, "stored");
+    window.location.hash = `#?roomId=${encodeURIComponent(otherRoomId)}&password=other-room`;
+
+    expect(getKeyForRoom(roomId)).toBe("stored");
+  });
+
+  test("ignores the password in the parameters for another room", () => {
+    window.location.hash = `#?roomId=${encodeURIComponent(otherRoomId)}&password=other-room`;
+
+    expect(getKeyForRoom(roomId)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("useRoomEncryptionSystem", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    window.location.hash = "#";
+    localStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  test("picks up a key saved for the room after it rendered", () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useRoomEncryptionSystem(roomId));
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({ kind: E2eeType.NONE });
+
+    act(() => saveKeyForRoom(roomId, "stored"));
+
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({
+      kind: E2eeType.SHARED_KEY,
+      secret: "stored",
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("stores a key from the parameters under the room's key only", () => {
+    window.location.hash = `#?roomId=${encodeURIComponent(roomId)}&password=from-the-link`;
+
+    renderHook(() => useRoomEncryptionSystem(roomId));
+
+    expect(Object.keys(localStorage)).toEqual([`room-shared-key-${roomId}`]);
+    expect(getKeyForRoom(roomId)).toBe("from-the-link");
+  });
+
+  test("keeps the stored key when the parameters are for another room", () => {
+    saveKeyForRoom(roomId, "stored");
+    window.location.hash = `#?roomId=${encodeURIComponent(otherRoomId)}&password=other-room`;
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useRoomEncryptionSystem(roomId));
+
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({
+      kind: E2eeType.SHARED_KEY,
+      secret: "stored",
+    });
+    expect(localStorage.getItem(`room-shared-key-${roomId}`)).toBe("stored");
+  });
 });

src/e2ee/sharedKeyManagement.ts

@@ -59,22 +59,27 @@ const useRoomSharedKey = (
 
 /**
  * The shared key for a room, preferring one supplied in the parameters Element
- * Call was started with over whatever is in local storage.
+ * Call was started with over whatever is in local storage. If the parameters
+ * are for another room, only the stored key is used, because the password in
+ * the parameters belongs to that other room.
  */
 function keyForRoom(
   roomId: string,
   paramsRoomId: string | null,
   password: string | null,
 ): string | null {
-  if (roomId !== paramsRoomId)
+  const storedKey = localStorage.getItem(
+    getRoomSharedKeyLocalStorageKey(roomId),
+  );
+  if (roomId !== paramsRoomId) {
     logger.warn(
       "requested key for a roomId which is not the current call room id (from the URL)",
       roomId,
       paramsRoomId,
     );
-  return (
-    password ?? localStorage.getItem(getRoomSharedKeyLocalStorageKey(roomId))
-  );
+    return storedKey;
+  }
+  return password ?? storedKey;
 }
 
 export function getKeyForRoom(roomId: string): string | null {
@@ -89,16 +94,12 @@ export function useRoomEncryptionSystem(roomId: string): EncryptionSystem {
   const { roomId: paramsRoomId, password } = useUrlParams();
 
   const [storedPassword] = useRoomSharedKey(
-    // TODO: this passes an already-prefixed key where a room ID is expected, so
-    // the local storage key ends up prefixed twice and never matches what
-    // saveKeyForRoom writes. Preserved as-is here to keep this commit a pure
-    // refactor; the reactive read is effectively dead until it is fixed.
-    getRoomSharedKeyLocalStorageKey(roomId),
+    roomId,
     keyForRoom(roomId, paramsRoomId, password) ?? undefined,
   );
 
   const room = client?.getRoom(roomId);
-  const e2eeSystem = <EncryptionSystem>useMemo(() => {
+  const e2eeSystem = useMemo<EncryptionSystem>(() => {
     if (!room) return { kind: E2eeType.NONE };
     if (storedPassword)
       return {

src/room/CallView.test.tsx

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import {
   mockMediaDevices,
   mockRtcMembership,
   MockRTCSession,
+  testScope,
 } from "../utils/test";
 import { CallView } from "./CallView";
 import { GroupCallErrorBoundary } from "./GroupCallErrorBoundary";
@@ -61,7 +62,10 @@ import {
 } from "../HostBridge";
 import { type JoinCallData } from "../widget";
 import { MatrixRTCTransportMissingError } from "../utils/errors";
-import { ProcessorProvider } from "../tracks/TrackProcessorContext";
+import {
+  BackgroundEffectsProvider,
+  createAppBackgroundEffects,
+} from "../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext";
 import { MediaDevicesContext } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
 import { constant } from "../state/Behavior";
 
@@ -193,7 +197,9 @@ function createCallView(
       <HostBridgeProvider value={hostBridge}>
         <TooltipProvider>
           <MediaDevicesContext value={mockMediaDevices({})}>
-            <ProcessorProvider>
+            <BackgroundEffectsProvider
+              effects={createAppBackgroundEffects(testScope())}
+            >
               {options.withErrorBoundary ? (
                 <GroupCallErrorBoundary recoveryActionHandler={vi.fn()}>
                   {callView}
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ function createCallView(
               ) : (
                 callView
               )}
-            </ProcessorProvider>
+            </BackgroundEffectsProvider>
           </MediaDevicesContext>
         </TooltipProvider>
       </HostBridgeProvider>

src/room/CallView.tsx

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import { useRootElement } from "../RootElementContext.ts";
 import { useHostBridge } from "../HostBridge.ts";
 import { useMuteStates } from "../state/useMuteStates.ts";
 import { useLeaveToHome } from "../LeaveToHomeContext.ts";
+import { useLocalMedia } from "../useLocalMedia.ts";
 
 /**
  * If there already are this many participants in the call, we automatically mute
@@ -273,6 +274,8 @@ const LoadedCallView: FC<LoadedProps> = ({
 
   const mediaDevices = useMediaDevices();
   const latestMuteStates = useLatest(muteStates);
+  // Opened by the lobby, published by the call: one capture for both
+  const media = useLocalMedia();
 
   const enterRTCSessionOrError = useCallback(
     async (rtcSession: MatrixRTCSession): Promise<void> => {
@@ -500,6 +503,7 @@ const LoadedCallView: FC<LoadedProps> = ({
       <LobbyView
         client={client}
         matrixInfo={matrixInfo}
+        media={media}
         muteStates={muteStates}
         onEnter={() => setJoined(true)}
         confineToRoom={confineToRoom}
@@ -529,6 +533,7 @@ const LoadedCallView: FC<LoadedProps> = ({
           rtcSession={rtcSession as MatrixRTCSession}
           matrixRoom={room}
           onLeft={onLeft}
+          media={media}
           muteStates={muteStates}
           e2eeSystem={e2eeSystem}
           //otelGroupCallMembership={otelGroupCallMembership}

src/room/InCallView.test.tsx

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   type MockRTCSession,
   mockRTCSlot,
   mockRTCMember,
+  testScope,
 } from "../utils/test";
 import { E2eeType } from "../e2ee/e2eeType";
 import {
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@ import { MediaDevicesContext } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
 import { type MediaDevices as ECMediaDevices } from "../state/MediaDevices";
 import { AppBar } from "../AppBar";
 import { type MatrixInfo } from "./VideoPreview";
-import { ProcessorProvider } from "../tracks/TrackProcessorContext";
+import {
+  BackgroundEffectsProvider,
+  createAppBackgroundEffects,
+} from "../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext";
 import { initializeWidget } from "../widget";
 import { RootElementProvider } from "../RootElementContext";
 
@@ -227,6 +231,18 @@ describe("InCallView", () => {
   });
 });
 
+// Media that opened nothing: the join captures as it always did
+function fakeLocalMedia(): MatrixRTCSdk.LocalMedia {
+  return {
+    requests: [],
+    tracks$: constant([]),
+    capture: vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve([])),
+    release: vi.fn(),
+    stop: vi.fn(),
+    takeTracks: () => new Map(),
+  };
+}
+
 describe("ActiveCall", () => {
   it("creates the view models and renders the call", async () => {
     const mediaDevices = mockMediaDevices({});
@@ -234,7 +250,9 @@ describe("ActiveCall", () => {
     const { findByTestId } = render(
       <BrowserRouter>
         <MediaDevicesContext value={mediaDevices}>
-          <ProcessorProvider>
+          <BackgroundEffectsProvider
+            effects={createAppBackgroundEffects(testScope())}
+          >
             <TooltipProvider>
               <ActiveCall
                 client={matrixRoom.client}
@@ -244,10 +262,11 @@ describe("ActiveCall", () => {
                 matrixInfo={matrixInfo}
                 onShareClick={null}
                 e2eeSystem={{ kind: E2eeType.NONE }}
+                media={fakeLocalMedia()}
                 onLeft={(): void => {}}
               />
             </TooltipProvider>
-          </ProcessorProvider>
+          </BackgroundEffectsProvider>
         </MediaDevicesContext>
       </BrowserRouter>,
     );
@@ -282,7 +301,9 @@ describe("ActiveCall", () => {
         <BrowserRouter>
           <RootElementProvider value={root}>
             <MediaDevicesContext value={mediaDevices}>
-              <ProcessorProvider>
+              <BackgroundEffectsProvider
+                effects={createAppBackgroundEffects(testScope())}
+              >
                 <TooltipProvider>
                   <ActiveCall
                     client={matrixRoom.client}
@@ -292,10 +313,11 @@ describe("ActiveCall", () => {
                     matrixInfo={matrixInfo}
                     onShareClick={null}
                     e2eeSystem={{ kind: E2eeType.NONE }}
+                    media={fakeLocalMedia()}
                     onLeft={(): void => {}}
                   />
                 </TooltipProvider>
-              </ProcessorProvider>
+              </BackgroundEffectsProvider>
             </MediaDevicesContext>
           </RootElementProvider>
         </BrowserRouter>,

src/room/InCallView.tsx

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import { Grid, type TileProps } from "../grid/Grid";
 import { SpotlightTile } from "../tile/SpotlightTile";
 import {
   type EncryptionSystem,
+  type LocalMedia,
   type MatrixRTCMode,
 } from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
 import { E2eeType } from "../e2ee/e2eeType";
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior.ts";
 import { useValueBehavior } from "../useValueBehavior.ts";
 import { Toast } from "../Toast.tsx";
 import overlayStyles from "../Overlay.module.css";
-import { useTrackProcessorState$ } from "../tracks/TrackProcessorContext.tsx";
+import { useBackgroundEffectsState$ } from "../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext";
 import { type Layout } from "../state/layout-types.ts";
 import { ObservableScope } from "../state/ObservableScope.ts";
 import { CallFooter, type FooterSnapshot } from "../components/CallFooter.tsx";
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ export interface ActiveCallProps extends Omit<
   "vm" | "footerVm" | "developerSettingsVm"
 > {
   e2eeSystem: EncryptionSystem;
+  /** The tracks the lobby opened, for the join to publish. */
+  media: LocalMedia;
   // TODO refactor those reasons into an enum
   onLeft: (
     reason: "user" | "timeout" | "decline" | "allOthersLeft" | "error",
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ export const ActiveCall: FC<ActiveCallProps> = (props) => {
   const urlParams = useUrlParams();
   const hostBridge = useHostBridge();
   const mediaDevices = useMediaDevices();
-  const trackProcessorState$ = useTrackProcessorState$();
+  const backgroundEffectsState$ = useBackgroundEffectsState$();
   // The element we have to draw the call in: the page, or the container a host
   // gave us. Its size, not the window's, decides how the call is laid out.
   const rootElement = useRootElement();
@@ -170,7 +173,16 @@ export const ActiveCall: FC<ActiveCallProps> = (props) => {
     );
     const rtcParticipation = slot.join({
       ...rtcParticipationOptions(urlParams),
-      publish: initialPublishRequests(props.muteStates, mediaDevices, capture),
+      // Without a lobby nothing was captured and the join captures itself
+      publish:
+        props.media.requests.length > 0
+          ? props.media
+          : initialPublishRequests(
+              props.muteStates,
+              mediaDevices,
+              capture,
+              backgroundEffectsState$.value.processor,
+            ),
     });
 
     const vm = createCallViewModel$(
@@ -184,7 +196,7 @@ export const ActiveCall: FC<ActiveCallProps> = (props) => {
         encryptionSystem: props.e2eeSystem,
         capture,
         videoProcessor$: scope.behavior(
-          trackProcessorState$.pipe(map((state) => state.processor)),
+          backgroundEffectsState$.pipe(map((state) => state.processor)),
         ),
         hostBridge,
         autoLeaveWhenOthersLeft,
@@ -214,8 +226,9 @@ export const ActiveCall: FC<ActiveCallProps> = (props) => {
     urlParams,
     hostBridge,
     mediaDevices,
-    trackProcessorState$,
+    backgroundEffectsState$,
     props.client,
+    props.media,
     rootElement,
   ]);
 
@@ -228,6 +241,7 @@ export const ActiveCall: FC<ActiveCallProps> = (props) => {
       vm,
       props.muteStates,
       mediaDevices,
+      backgroundEffectsState$.pipe(map(({ settling }) => settling ?? false)),
       `${props.client.getUserId()}:${props.client.getDeviceId()}`,
       { showControls: urlParams.showControls, header: urlParams.header },
     );
@@ -245,7 +259,7 @@ export const ActiveCall: FC<ActiveCallProps> = (props) => {
     props.onLeft,
     urlParams,
     mediaDevices,
-    trackProcessorState$,
+    backgroundEffectsState$,
     props.client,
     vm,
   ]);

src/room/KnockLobbyView.test.tsx

@@ -10,23 +10,41 @@ import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import { TooltipProvider } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import { type MatrixClient, type RoomSummary } from "matrix-js-sdk";
+import {
+  type Behavior,
+  constant,
+  type LocalMedia,
+} from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
 
 import { KnockLobbyView } from "./KnockLobbyView";
 import { LeaveToHomeProvider } from "../LeaveToHomeContext";
 import { MediaDevicesContext } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
-import { type ProcessorState } from "../tracks/TrackProcessorContext";
+import { type BackgroundEffectsState } from "../state/BackgroundEffects";
 import { mockMediaDevices } from "../utils/test";
 
-vi.mock("@livekit/components-react", () => ({
-  usePreviewTracks: (): unknown[] => [],
+// One instance each: the lobby keys effects on them
+const stable = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  processorState$: undefined as unknown,
+  media: undefined as unknown,
 }));
-
-vi.mock("../tracks/TrackProcessorContext", () => ({
-  useTrackProcessor: (): ProcessorState => ({
-    supported: false,
-    processor: undefined,
-  }),
-  useTrackProcessorSync: (): void => {},
+vi.mock("../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext", () => ({
+  useBackgroundEffectsState$: (): Behavior<BackgroundEffectsState> =>
+    (stable.processorState$ ??= constant({
+      supported: false,
+      processor: undefined,
+    })) as Behavior<BackgroundEffectsState>,
+}));
+// Media that opens no device: the view is what is under test
+vi.mock("../useLocalMedia", () => ({
+  useLocalMedia: (): LocalMedia =>
+    (stable.media ??= {
+      requests: [],
+      tracks$: constant([]),
+      capture: vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve([])),
+      release: vi.fn(),
+      stop: vi.fn(),
+      takeTracks: () => new Map(),
+    }) as LocalMedia,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("react-use-measure", () => ({

src/room/KnockLobbyView.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { CheckIcon } from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
 import { LobbyView } from "./LobbyView";
 import { E2eeType } from "../e2ee/e2eeType";
 import { useMuteStates } from "../state/useMuteStates";
+import { useLocalMedia } from "../useLocalMedia";
 
 interface Props {
   client: MatrixClient;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export const KnockLobbyView: FC<Props> = ({
 }): ReactNode => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const muteStates = useMuteStates();
+  const media = useLocalMedia();
 
   if (muteStates === null) return null;
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ export const KnockLobbyView: FC<Props> = ({
       confineToRoom={confineToRoom}
       hideHeader={hideHeader}
       participantCount={null}
+      media={media}
       muteStates={muteStates}
       onShareClick={null}
     />

src/room/LobbyView.test.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import { of } from "rxjs";
 import { LeaveToHomeProvider } from "../LeaveToHomeContext";
 import { TooltipProvider } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import { type MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk";
+import {
+  type Behavior,
+  constant,
+  type LocalMedia,
+} from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
 import { axe } from "vitest-axe";
 import {
   ArrowLeftIcon,
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ import {
 } from "../utils/test";
 import { type MediaDevices } from "../state/MediaDevices";
 import { MediaDevicesContext } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
-import { type ProcessorState } from "../tracks/TrackProcessorContext";
+import { type BackgroundEffectsState } from "../state/BackgroundEffects";
 import { type EncryptionSystem } from "../e2ee/sharedKeyManagement";
 import lobbyStyles from "./LobbyView.module.css";
 import headerStyles from "../Header.module.css";
@@ -37,17 +42,27 @@ import { AppBar } from "../AppBar";
 // Somewhere to go home to, so that the lobby offers the way back
 const leaveToHome = vi.fn();
 
-vi.mock("@livekit/components-react", () => ({
-  usePreviewTracks: (): unknown[] => [],
+// One instance: the view keys an effect on it
+const processorState$ = vi.hoisted(() => ({ current: undefined as unknown }));
+vi.mock("../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext", () => ({
+  useBackgroundEffectsState$: (): Behavior<BackgroundEffectsState> =>
+    (processorState$.current ??= constant({
+      supported: false,
+      processor: undefined,
+    })) as Behavior<BackgroundEffectsState>,
 }));
 
-vi.mock("../tracks/TrackProcessorContext", () => ({
-  useTrackProcessor: (): ProcessorState => ({
-    supported: false,
-    processor: undefined,
-  }),
-  useTrackProcessorSync: (): void => {},
-}));
+// Media that opens no device: the view is what is under test
+function fakeLocalMedia(): LocalMedia {
+  return {
+    requests: [],
+    tracks$: constant([]),
+    capture: vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve([])),
+    release: vi.fn(),
+    stop: vi.fn(),
+    takeTracks: () => new Map(),
+  };
+}
 
 vi.mock("react-use-measure", () => ({
   default: (): [() => void, object] => [(): void => {}, {}],
@@ -95,6 +110,7 @@ function renderLobbyView(
     <LobbyView
       client={mockClient}
       matrixInfo={matrixInfo}
+      media={fakeLocalMedia()}
       muteStates={muteStates}
       onEnter={() => {}}
       confineToRoom={false}

src/room/LobbyView.tsx

@@ -5,26 +5,18 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import {
-  type FC,
-  useCallback,
-  useMemo,
-  useState,
-  type JSX,
-  useEffect,
-} from "react";
+import { type FC, useCallback, useState, type JSX, useEffect } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { type MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk";
 import { Button } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
-import { usePreviewTracks } from "@livekit/components-react";
 import {
-  type CreateLocalTracksOptions,
-  type LocalVideoTrack,
-  Track,
-} from "livekit-client";
-import { convertToLivekitProcessor } from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
+  constant,
+  type LocalMedia,
+  type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
+} from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
+import { map } from "rxjs";
 
 import inCallStyles from "./InCallView.module.css";
 import styles from "./LobbyView.module.css";
@@ -39,22 +31,26 @@ import { LeaveToHomeLink } from "../button/LeaveToHomeLink";
 import { useLeaveToHome } from "../LeaveToHomeContext";
 import { useMediaDevices } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
 import { ObservableScope } from "../state/ObservableScope";
-import { useInitial } from "../useInitial";
-import {
-  useTrackProcessor,
-  useTrackProcessorSync,
-} from "../tracks/TrackProcessorContext";
-import { getValue } from "../utils/observable";
+import { useBackgroundEffectsState$ } from "../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext";
 import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior";
 import { CallFooter, type FooterSnapshot } from "../components/CallFooter";
 import { useCallViewKeyboardShortcuts } from "../useCallViewKeyboardShortcuts";
 import { createLobbyFooterViewModel } from "../components/CallFooterViewModel";
 import { type ViewModel } from "../state/ViewModel";
 import { useAppBarPrimaryButtonIconKind } from "../AppBar";
+import {
+  createLobbyMediaViewModel,
+  type LobbyMediaViewModel,
+} from "../state/LobbyMediaViewModel";
+import { captureSettings } from "./InCallView";
+
+const noVideoTrack = constant<LocalVideoMediaTrack | null>(null);
 
 interface Props {
   client: MatrixClient;
   matrixInfo: MatrixInfo;
+  /** The media to open the devices on; the join takes it over. */
+  media: LocalMedia;
   muteStates: MuteStates;
   onEnter: () => void;
   enterLabel?: JSX.Element | string;
@@ -68,6 +64,7 @@ interface Props {
 export const LobbyView: FC<Props> = ({
   client,
   matrixInfo,
+  media,
   muteStates,
   onEnter,
   enterLabel,
@@ -87,7 +84,6 @@ export const LobbyView: FC<Props> = ({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   useAppBarPrimaryButtonIconKind("back");
-  const audioEnabled = useBehavior(muteStates.audio.enabled$);
   const videoEnabled = useBehavior(muteStates.video.enabled$);
   const toggleAudio = useBehavior(muteStates.audio.toggle$);
   const toggleVideo = useBehavior(muteStates.video.toggle$);
@@ -126,55 +122,28 @@ export const LobbyView: FC<Props> = ({
 
   const devices = useMediaDevices();
   const videoInputId = useBehavior(devices.videoInput.selected$)?.id;
+  const backgroundEffectsState$ = useBackgroundEffectsState$();
 
-  // Capture the audio options as they were when we first mounted, because
-  // we're not doing anything with the audio anyway so we don't need to
-  // re-open the devices when they change (see below).
-  const initialAudioOptions = useInitial(
-    () =>
-      audioEnabled && {
-        deviceId: getValue(devices.audioInput.selected$)?.id,
-      },
-  );
-
-  const { processor } = useTrackProcessor();
-
-  const initialProcessor = useInitial(() => processor);
-  const localTrackOptions = useMemo<CreateLocalTracksOptions>(
-    () => ({
-      // The only reason we request audio here is to get the audio permission
-      // request over with at the same time. But changing the audio settings
-      // shouldn't cause this hook to recreate the track, which is why we
-      // reference the initial values here.
-      // We also pass in a clone because livekit mutates the object passed in,
-      // which would cause the devices to be re-opened on the next render.
-      audio: Object.assign({}, initialAudioOptions),
-      video: videoEnabled && {
-        deviceId: videoInputId,
-        processor:
-          initialProcessor && convertToLivekitProcessor(initialProcessor),
-      },
-    }),
-    [initialAudioOptions, videoEnabled, videoInputId, initialProcessor],
-  );
-
-  const onError = useCallback(
-    (error: Error) => {
-      logger.error("Error while creating preview Tracks:", error);
-      muteStates.audio.setEnabled$.value?.(false);
-      muteStates.video.setEnabled$.value?.(false);
-    },
-    [muteStates],
-  );
-
-  const tracks = usePreviewTracks(localTrackOptions, onError);
-
-  const videoTrack = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      (tracks?.find((t) => t.kind === Track.Kind.Video) ??
-        null) as LocalVideoTrack | null,
-    [tracks],
-  );
+  const [mediaVm, setMediaVm] = useState<LobbyMediaViewModel | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const mediaScope = new ObservableScope();
+    setMediaVm(
+      createLobbyMediaViewModel(
+        mediaScope,
+        media,
+        muteStates,
+        devices,
+        captureSettings(),
+        mediaScope.behavior(
+          backgroundEffectsState$.pipe(map((state) => state.processor)),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    return (): void => {
+      mediaScope.end();
+    };
+  }, [media, muteStates, devices, backgroundEffectsState$]);
+  const videoTrack = useBehavior(mediaVm?.videoTrack$ ?? noVideoTrack);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (videoTrack && videoInputId === undefined) {
@@ -185,8 +154,6 @@ export const LobbyView: FC<Props> = ({
     }
   }, [devices, videoInputId, videoTrack]);
 
-  useTrackProcessorSync(videoTrack);
-
   const [footerVm, setFooterVm] = useState<ViewModel<FooterSnapshot> | null>(
     null,
   );
@@ -197,6 +164,7 @@ export const LobbyView: FC<Props> = ({
         footerScope,
         muteStates,
         devices,
+        backgroundEffectsState$.pipe(map(({ settling }) => settling ?? false)),
         openSettings,
         hangup,
         // Logo and header are connected: only show the logo in SPA with header.
@@ -206,7 +174,14 @@ export const LobbyView: FC<Props> = ({
     return (): void => {
       footerScope.end();
     };
-  }, [devices, hangup, hideHeader, muteStates, openSettings]);
+  }, [
+    devices,
+    backgroundEffectsState$,
+    hangup,
+    hideHeader,
+    muteStates,
+    openSettings,
+  ]);
 
   // TODO: Unify this component with InCallView, so we can get slick joining
   // animations and don't have to feel bad about reusing its CSS

src/room/VideoPreview.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, type FC, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import useMeasure from "react-use-measure";
-import { facingModeFromLocalTrack, type LocalVideoTrack } from "livekit-client";
+import { constant, type LocalVideoMediaTrack } from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import { TileAvatar } from "../tile/TileAvatar";
 import styles from "./VideoPreview.module.css";
 import { type EncryptionSystem } from "../e2ee/sharedKeyManagement";
 import videoPlaceholder from "../graphics/video-placeholder.gif";
+import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior";
+
+const noFacingMode = constant(undefined);
 
 export type MatrixInfo = {
   userId: string;
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ export type MatrixInfo = {
 interface Props {
   matrixInfo: MatrixInfo;
   videoEnabled: boolean;
-  videoTrack: LocalVideoTrack | null;
+  videoTrack: LocalVideoMediaTrack | null;
   children: ReactNode;
 }
 
@@ -46,14 +49,12 @@ export const VideoPreview: FC<Props> = ({
   const videoEl = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    // Effect to connect the videoTrack with the video element.
-    if (videoEl.current) {
-      videoTrack?.attach(videoEl.current);
-    }
-    return (): void => {
-      videoTrack?.detach();
-    };
+    const element = videoEl.current;
+    if (!element || !videoTrack) return;
+    videoTrack.attach(element);
+    return (): void => videoTrack.detach(element);
   }, [videoTrack]);
+  const facingMode = useBehavior(videoTrack?.facingMode$ ?? noFacingMode);
 
   const cameraIsStarting = useMemo(
     () => videoEnabled && !videoTrack,
@@ -63,12 +64,7 @@ export const VideoPreview: FC<Props> = ({
   return (
     <div className={classNames(styles.preview)} ref={previewRef}>
       <video
-        className={
-          videoTrack &&
-          facingModeFromLocalTrack(videoTrack).facingMode === "user"
-            ? styles.mirror
-            : undefined
-        }
+        className={facingMode === "user" ? styles.mirror : undefined}
         ref={videoEl}
         muted
         playsInline

src/settings/SettingsModal.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { type MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk";
+import { TooltipProvider } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
+
+import { SettingsModal } from "./SettingsModal";
+import { backgroundEffect } from "./settings";
+import { MediaDevicesContext } from "../MediaDevicesContext";
+import { type BackgroundEffectsState } from "../state/BackgroundEffects";
+import { mockMediaDevices } from "../utils/test";
+import { constant } from "../state/Behavior";
+import { type MediaDevices } from "../state/MediaDevices";
+
+vi.mock("../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext", () => ({
+  useBackgroundEffects: (): BackgroundEffectsState => ({
+    supported: true,
+    processor: undefined,
+  }),
+}));
+
+// Behaviors, as the device menus read them.
+const noDevices = {
+  available$: constant(new Map()),
+  selected$: constant(undefined),
+  select: vi.fn(),
+};
+
+function renderVideoTab(): void {
+  render(
+    <TooltipProvider>
+      <MediaDevicesContext
+        value={mockMediaDevices({
+          requestDeviceNames: vi.fn(),
+          audioInput: noDevices,
+          audioOutput: noDevices,
+          videoInput: noDevices,
+        } as unknown as Partial<MediaDevices>)}
+      >
+        <SettingsModal
+          open
+          onDismiss={vi.fn()}
+          tab="video"
+          onTabChange={vi.fn()}
+          client={
+            {
+              getUserId: () => "@user:example.org",
+              getUser: () => null,
+            } as unknown as MatrixClient
+          }
+        />
+      </MediaDevicesContext>
+    </TooltipProvider>,
+  );
+}
+
+const blurControl = (): HTMLElement =>
+  screen.getByRole("checkbox", { name: "Blur the background of the video" });
+
+describe("SettingsModal", () => {
+  afterEach(() => backgroundEffect.setValue("none"));
+
+  it("blur control turns blur on and off", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderVideoTab();
+    expect(blurControl()).not.toBeChecked();
+
+    await user.click(blurControl());
+    expect(backgroundEffect.getValue()).toBe("blur");
+    expect(blurControl()).toBeChecked();
+
+    await user.click(blurControl());
+    expect(backgroundEffect.getValue()).toBe("none");
+    expect(blurControl()).not.toBeChecked();
+  });
+
+  it("blur control reflects and replaces an image background", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    backgroundEffect.setValue("image:arc");
+    renderVideoTab();
+    expect(blurControl()).not.toBeChecked();
+
+    await user.click(blurControl());
+    expect(backgroundEffect.getValue()).toBe("blur");
+  });
+});

src/settings/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ import { useHostBridge } from "../HostBridge";
 import {
   useSetting,
   soundEffectVolume as soundEffectVolumeSetting,
-  backgroundBlur as backgroundBlurSetting,
+  backgroundEffect as backgroundEffectSetting,
   developerMode,
 } from "./settings";
 import { PreferencesSettingsTab } from "./PreferencesSettingsTab";
 import { Slider } from "../Slider";
 import { DeviceSelection } from "./DeviceSelection";
-import { useTrackProcessor } from "../tracks/TrackProcessorContext";
+import { useBackgroundEffects } from "../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext";
+import {
+  parseEffect,
+  serializeEffect,
+} from "../tracks/backgroundEffectCatalog";
 import {
   DeveloperSettingsTab,
   type DeveloperSettingsSnapshot,
@@ -78,9 +82,11 @@ export const SettingsModal: FC<Props> = ({
 
   // Generate a `Checkbox` input to turn blur on or off.
   const BlurCheckbox: React.FC = (): ReactNode => {
-    const { supported } = useTrackProcessor();
+    const { supported } = useBackgroundEffects();
 
-    const [blurActive, setBlurActive] = useSetting(backgroundBlurSetting);
+    // The camera menu's setting, of which this control sees only blur.
+    const [effect, setEffect] = useSetting(backgroundEffectSetting);
+    const blurActive = parseEffect(effect).kind === "blur";
 
     return (
       <>
@@ -94,8 +100,12 @@ export const SettingsModal: FC<Props> = ({
               supported ? "" : t("settings.blur_not_supported_by_browser")
             }
             type="checkbox"
-            checked={!!blurActive}
-            onChange={(b): void => setBlurActive(b.target.checked)}
+            checked={blurActive}
+            onChange={(b): void =>
+              setEffect(
+                serializeEffect({ kind: b.target.checked ? "blur" : "none" }),
+              )
+            }
             disabled={!supported}
           />
         </FieldRow>

src/settings/settings.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { type Behavior } from "../state/Behavior";
 import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior";
 import { MatrixRTCMode } from "../config/ConfigOptions";
 import { type UnstableLivekitTransport } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc";
+import { type EffectId } from "../tracks/backgroundEffectCatalog";
 
 export class Setting<T> {
   public constructor(
@@ -116,7 +117,14 @@ export const videoInput = new Setting<string | undefined>(
   undefined,
 );
 
-export const backgroundBlur = new Setting<boolean>("background-blur", false);
+// Only read, to carry blur over for anyone who had it on.
+const backgroundBlur = new Setting<boolean>("background-blur", false);
+
+/** The chosen background effect, in the form `parseEffect` reads. */
+export const backgroundEffect = new Setting<EffectId>(
+  "background-effect",
+  backgroundBlur.getValue() ? "blur" : "none",
+);
 
 export const showHandRaisedTimer = new Setting<boolean>(
   "hand-raised-show-timer",

src/state/AppViewModel.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { type AudioOutputOptions, MediaDevices } from "./MediaDevices";
 import { type ObservableScope } from "./ObservableScope";
+import { createAppBackgroundEffects } from "../tracks/BackgroundEffectsContext";
 
 /**
  * The top-level state holder for the application.
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export class AppViewModel {
     this.scope,
     this.audioOutputOptions,
   );
+  public readonly backgroundEffects = createAppBackgroundEffects(this.scope);
 
   // TODO: Move more application logic here. The CallViewModel, at the very
   // least, ought to be accessible from this object.

src/state/BackgroundEffects.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { BehaviorSubject, distinctUntilChanged, map } from "rxjs";
+import { type BackgroundProcessorWrapper } from "@livekit/track-processors";
+
+import {
+  type BackgroundEffects,
+  createBackgroundEffects,
+  type BackgroundEffectsOptions,
+  type BackgroundEffectsState,
+} from "./BackgroundEffects";
+import { shippedBackgrounds } from "../tracks/backgroundEffectCatalog";
+import { flushPromises, testScope, withTestScheduler } from "../utils/test";
+
+/** A pipeline that records what it is switched to. */
+function fakePipeline(): {
+  pipeline: BackgroundProcessorWrapper;
+  switches: unknown[];
+  /** Holds the next switch until it resolves, as a picture loading does. */
+  holdNext: () => () => void;
+} {
+  const switches: unknown[] = [];
+  let slow: Promise<void> | undefined;
+  const pipeline = {
+    switchTo: vi.fn(async (options: unknown) => {
+      switches.push(options);
+      const held = slow;
+      slow = undefined;
+      await held;
+    }),
+  } as unknown as BackgroundProcessorWrapper;
+  return {
+    pipeline,
+    switches,
+    holdNext: () => {
+      let release!: () => void;
+      slow = new Promise((resolve) => (release = resolve));
+      return release;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/** One letter per state: idle, waiting for a frame, attached. */
+function letter(state: BackgroundEffectsState): string {
+  if (state.processor === undefined) return "i";
+  return state.settling ? "w" : "a";
+}
+
+describe("the pipeline's state", () => {
+  function testState({
+    effect,
+    firstFrame = "",
+    expected,
+  }: {
+    effect: string;
+    firstFrame?: string;
+    expected: string;
+  }): void {
+    withTestScheduler(({ behavior, schedule, expectObservable }) => {
+      const transformer = {
+        onFirstFrame: undefined as (() => void) | undefined,
+      };
+      const effects = createBackgroundEffects(testScope(), {
+        supported: true,
+        effect$: behavior(effect, { n: "none", b: "blur" }),
+        pipeline: fakePipeline().pipeline,
+        transformer,
+      });
+      schedule(firstFrame, { f: () => transformer.onFirstFrame?.() });
+      expectObservable(
+        effects.state$.pipe(map(letter), distinctUntilChanged()),
+      ).toBe(expected);
+    });
+  }
+
+  it("defaults to no effect", () => testState({ effect: "n", expected: "i" }));
+
+  it("waits from the first effect until a frame carries it", () =>
+    testState({
+      effect: "    nb-n-b",
+      firstFrame: "  --f",
+      expected: "  iwa",
+    }));
+
+  it("attaches on first use and stays attached", () =>
+    testState({ effect: "nb-n", firstFrame: "--f", expected: "iwa" }));
+});
+
+describe("background effects", () => {
+  let effect$: BehaviorSubject<string>;
+  let fake: ReturnType<typeof fakePipeline>;
+
+  function build(
+    options: Partial<BackgroundEffectsOptions> = {},
+  ): BackgroundEffects {
+    return createBackgroundEffects(testScope(), {
+      supported: true,
+      effect$,
+      pipeline: fake.pipeline,
+      transformer: { onFirstFrame: undefined },
+      ...options,
+    });
+  }
+  const choose = async (raw: string): Promise<void> => {
+    effect$.next(raw);
+    await flushPromises();
+  };
+  const blur = async (on: boolean): Promise<void> =>
+    choose(on ? "blur" : "none");
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    effect$ = new BehaviorSubject("none");
+    fake = fakePipeline();
+  });
+
+  it("puts a shipped background on as that picture", async () => {
+    build();
+    await choose(`image:${shippedBackgrounds[0].id}`);
+    expect(fake.switches).toEqual([
+      {
+        mode: "virtual-background",
+        imagePath: shippedBackgrounds[0].imagePath,
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("switches in place rather than reattaching", async () => {
+    const effects = build();
+    await blur(true);
+    const pipeline = effects.state$.value.processor;
+    await blur(false);
+    await blur(true);
+
+    expect(effects.state$.value.processor).toBe(pipeline);
+    expect(fake.switches).toEqual([
+      { mode: "background-blur", blurRadius: 15 },
+      { mode: "disabled" },
+      { mode: "background-blur", blurRadius: 15 },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps switching after a switch fails", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fake.pipeline.switchTo).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("lost"));
+    build();
+    await blur(true);
+    await blur(false);
+    expect(fake.switches).toEqual([{ mode: "disabled" }]);
+  });
+
+  it("switches one at a time, skipping those overtaken", async () => {
+    const finished = fake.holdNext();
+    build();
+    await blur(true);
+    await blur(false);
+    await blur(true);
+    await blur(false);
+    expect(fake.switches).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    finished();
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(fake.switches).toEqual([
+      { mode: "background-blur", blurRadius: 15 },
+      { mode: "disabled" },
+    ]);
+  });
+});

src/state/BackgroundEffects.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import {
+  combineLatest,
+  distinctUntilChanged,
+  map,
+  Observable,
+  scan,
+} from "rxjs";
+import {
+  type BackgroundProcessorWrapper,
+  type SwitchBackgroundProcessorOptions,
+} from "@livekit/track-processors";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
+import { deepCompare } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/utils";
+import {
+  fromLivekitProcessor,
+  type VideoProcessor,
+} from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
+
+import { type Behavior } from "./Behavior";
+import { type ObservableScope } from "./ObservableScope";
+import {
+  type BackgroundEffect,
+  imagePathFor,
+  parseEffect,
+} from "../tracks/backgroundEffectCatalog";
+
+const blurRadius = 15;
+
+export interface BackgroundEffectsState {
+  supported: boolean | undefined;
+  processor: undefined | VideoProcessor;
+  /** From the first effect chosen until a frame carrying it is drawn. */
+  settling?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface BackgroundEffectsOptions {
+  /** Whether this browser can run a pipeline at all. */
+  supported: boolean;
+  /** The effect chosen, as the setting stores it. */
+  effect$: Behavior<string>;
+  /** The background processor pipeline to be switched between effects. */
+  pipeline: BackgroundProcessorWrapper;
+  /** Tells, once, that a frame carrying an effect has been drawn. */
+  transformer: { onFirstFrame: (() => void) | undefined };
+}
+
+/** The background effect pipeline, as the camera tracks and the menus see it. */
+export interface BackgroundEffects {
+  readonly state$: Behavior<BackgroundEffectsState>;
+}
+
+/** Switches the pipeline as the choice changes, for as long as the scope lasts. */
+export function createBackgroundEffects(
+  scope: ObservableScope,
+  { supported, effect$, pipeline, transformer }: BackgroundEffectsOptions,
+): BackgroundEffects {
+  // Wrapped once, so the call and the preview see one processor throughout.
+  const processor = fromLivekitProcessor(pipeline);
+  const choice$ = effect$.pipe(map(parseEffect));
+  const wanted$ = choice$.pipe(
+    map((effect) => effect.kind !== "none"),
+    distinctUntilChanged(),
+  );
+
+  const drewAFrame$ = scope.behavior(
+    new Observable<boolean>((subscriber) => {
+      subscriber.next(false);
+      transformer.onFirstFrame = (): void => subscriber.next(true);
+      return (): void => {
+        transformer.onFirstFrame = undefined;
+      };
+    }),
+  );
+
+  const state$ = scope.behavior(
+    combineLatest([wanted$, drewAFrame$]).pipe(
+      scan<[boolean, boolean], BackgroundEffectsState>(
+        (previous, [wanted, drewAFrame]) => {
+          // Attached the first time an effect is wanted and never detached
+          // after, so someone who never turns one on pays for none of it.
+          const enable =
+            previous.processor !== undefined || (supported && wanted);
+          return {
+            supported,
+            processor: enable ? processor : undefined,
+            settling: enable && !drewAFrame,
+          };
+        },
+        { supported, processor: undefined },
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  const switchOptions$ = scope.behavior<
+    SwitchBackgroundProcessorOptions | undefined
+  >(
+    combineLatest([state$, choice$]).pipe(
+      map(([{ processor }, effect]) =>
+        processor === undefined ? undefined : switchOptionsFor(effect),
+      ),
+      distinctUntilChanged(deepCompare),
+    ),
+  );
+  // In turn: a picture's switch ends once it loads, so an earlier one could land last.
+  scope.reconcile(switchOptions$, async (options) => {
+    if (options === undefined) return;
+    try {
+      await pipeline.switchTo(options);
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.warn("Failed to switch background effect", e);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return { state$ };
+}
+
+function switchOptionsFor(
+  effect: BackgroundEffect,
+): SwitchBackgroundProcessorOptions {
+  switch (effect.kind) {
+    case "blur":
+      return { mode: "background-blur", blurRadius };
+    case "shipped": {
+      const imagePath = imagePathFor(effect.id);
+      return imagePath
+        ? { mode: "virtual-background", imagePath }
+        : { mode: "disabled" };
+    }
+    default:
+      return { mode: "disabled" };
+  }
+}

src/state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel.test.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import { type Layout } from "../layout-types.ts";
 import {
   mockMatrixRoomMember,
   mockMediaDevices,
+  mockMuteStates,
+  flushPromises,
   mockRemoteParticipant,
   withTestScheduler,
   mockRtcMembership,
@@ -62,7 +64,15 @@ import {
 import { MatrixRTCMode } from "../../config/ConfigOptions.ts";
 import { initializeWidget } from "../../widget.ts";
 import { computeUrlParams } from "../../UrlParams.ts";
-import { callViewModelOptionsFromParams } from "./CallViewModel.ts";
+import {
+  callViewModelOptionsFromParams,
+  initialPublishRequests,
+} from "./CallViewModel.ts";
+import { type Handler, MuteState } from "../MuteStates.ts";
+import {
+  type RTCParticipation,
+  type VideoProcessor,
+} from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
 
 initializeWidget();
 
@@ -1664,3 +1674,50 @@ describe("callViewModelOptionsFromParams", () => {
     expect(callViewModelOptionsFromParams(params).hideScreensharing).toBe(true);
   });
 });
+
+describe("a camera with a video processor", () => {
+  const withCallViewModel = withCallViewModelInMode(MatrixRTCMode.Matrix_2_0);
+  const processor = { name: "effect" } as VideoProcessor;
+
+  /** The handler the view model gives the camera's mute switch. */
+  const cameraHandler = (setHandler: {
+    mock: { calls: [Handler][] };
+  }): Handler => setHandler.mock.calls[1][0];
+
+  it("starts each camera track with the processor", () => {
+    const muteStates = mockMuteStates();
+    vi.spyOn(muteStates.video.enabled$, "value", "get").mockReturnValue(true);
+    expect(
+      initialPublishRequests(
+        muteStates,
+        mockMediaDevices({}),
+        {},
+        processor,
+      ).find((request) => request.source === "camera"),
+    ).toMatchObject({ processor });
+  });
+
+  // The SDK builds the processor on the camera's restart, before the room
+  // sees a frame, so the track is unmuted rather than published anew
+  it("turns on a camera turned off before the processor was chosen", async () => {
+    const setHandler = vi.spyOn(MuteState.prototype, "setHandler");
+    onTestFinished(() => setHandler.mockRestore());
+    const videoProcessor$ = new BehaviorSubject<VideoProcessor | undefined>(
+      undefined,
+    );
+    let participation: RTCParticipation | undefined;
+    withCallViewModel(
+      {},
+      (_vm, _session, { rtcParticipation }) => {
+        participation = rtcParticipation;
+      },
+      { videoProcessor$ },
+    );
+    videoProcessor$.next(processor);
+    await cameraHandler(setHandler)(true);
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(participation!.unpublish).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(participation!.publish).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

src/state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   type EncryptionSystem,
   generateItems,
   type LocalAudioMediaTrack,
-  type LocalMediaTrack,
   type LocalRTCMember,
   type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
   type RTCParticipation,
@@ -79,8 +78,14 @@ import {
   type ReactionOption,
 } from "../../reactions";
 import { shallowEquals as arrayShallowEquals } from "../../utils/array";
-import { type MediaDevice, type MediaDevices } from "../MediaDevices";
-import { type Handler, type MuteStates } from "../MuteStates";
+import { type MediaDevices } from "../MediaDevices";
+import { type MuteStates } from "../MuteStates";
+import {
+  followDevice,
+  followMuteState,
+  followProcessor,
+  type TrackSupply,
+} from "../localMediaControls";
 import { HeaderStyle, type UrlParams } from "../../UrlParams";
 import { type HostBridge, nullHostBridge } from "../../HostBridge";
 import {
@@ -135,14 +140,16 @@ export interface CaptureSettings {
 }
 
 /**
- * What to publish for a microphone or camera: the device the user picked and
- * the host's capture settings. The video processor is not in here; the call
- * attaches it to the camera track once that exists.
+ * What to publish for a microphone or camera: the device the user picked, the
+ * host's capture settings and, for the camera, the video processor, so that
+ * the track starts with it rather than letting the room through while it is
+ * built.
  */
 export function publishRequest(
   source: "microphone" | "camera",
   mediaDevices: MediaDevices,
   capture: CaptureSettings,
+  processor?: VideoProcessor,
 ): PublishRequest {
   return source === "microphone"
     ? {
@@ -154,6 +161,7 @@ export function publishRequest(
         source,
         deviceId: mediaDevices.videoInput.selected$.value?.id,
         capture: capture.camera,
+        ...(processor && { processor }),
       };
 }
 
@@ -162,12 +170,13 @@ export function initialPublishRequests(
   muteStates: MuteStates,
   mediaDevices: MediaDevices,
   capture: CaptureSettings,
+  processor?: VideoProcessor,
 ): PublishRequest[] {
   const requests: PublishRequest[] = [];
   if (muteStates.audio.enabled$.value)
     requests.push(publishRequest("microphone", mediaDevices, capture));
   if (muteStates.video.enabled$.value)
-    requests.push(publishRequest("camera", mediaDevices, capture));
+    requests.push(publishRequest("camera", mediaDevices, capture, processor));
   return requests;
 }
 
@@ -503,72 +512,41 @@ export function createCallViewModel$(
     "screenShare",
   ) as Behavior<LocalVideoMediaTrack | undefined>;
 
-  // The mute switches drive our tracks, which report back what the device
-  // allowed, so a denied permission flips the switch back. A source is muted
-  // and unmuted while its track exists and published when it does not.
-  const followMuteState = (
-    muteState: {
-      setHandler: (handler: Handler) => void;
-      enabled$: Behavior<boolean>;
-    },
-    track$: Behavior<LocalMediaTrack | undefined>,
-    source: "microphone" | "camera",
-  ): void => {
-    // What the switch asks for, ahead of what it shows: the switch follows
-    // only once the handler has resolved
-    let desired = muteState.enabled$.value;
-    muteState.setHandler(async (enabled) => {
-      desired = enabled;
-      const track = track$.value;
-      if (track !== undefined) {
-        desired = await track.setEnabled(enabled);
-        return desired;
-      }
-      if (!enabled) return false;
-      try {
-        await rtcParticipation.publish(
-          publishRequest(source, mediaDevices, capture),
-        );
-        return true;
-      } catch (e) {
-        logger.error(`Failed to publish the ${source}`, e);
-        desired = false;
-        return false;
-      }
-    });
-    // A track that arrives after its switch was flipped off catches up with it
-    track$.pipe(scope.bind()).subscribe((track) => {
-      if (track !== undefined && !desired)
-        track.setEnabled(false).catch((e) => {
-          logger.error(`Failed to mute the ${source}`, e);
-        });
-    });
-  };
-  followMuteState(muteStates.audio, microphone$, "microphone");
-  followMuteState(muteStates.video, camera$, "camera");
-  scope.onEnd(() => {
-    muteStates.audio.unsetHandler();
-    muteStates.video.unsetHandler();
+  const supply = (source: "microphone" | "camera"): TrackSupply => ({
+    publish: async () =>
+      rtcParticipation.publish(
+        publishRequest(
+          source,
+          mediaDevices,
+          capture,
+          source === "camera" ? videoProcessor$.value : undefined,
+        ),
+      ),
   });
-
-  // The device the user picked follows onto the track as it is made and as the
-  // choice changes; the SDK does not watch the settings itself
-  const followDevice = (
-    track$: Behavior<LocalMediaTrack | undefined>,
-    device: MediaDevice<unknown, { id: string }>,
-    source: "microphone" | "camera",
-  ): void => {
-    combineLatest([track$, device.selected$])
-      .pipe(scope.bind())
-      .subscribe(([track, selected]) => {
-        if (track === undefined || selected === undefined) return;
-        track.setDevice(selected.id).catch((e) => {
-          logger.error(`Failed to switch the ${source} device`, e);
-        });
-      });
-  };
-  followDevice(microphone$, mediaDevices.audioInput, "microphone");
-  followDevice(camera$, mediaDevices.videoInput, "camera");
+  followMuteState(
+    scope,
+    muteStates.audio,
+    microphone$,
+    supply("microphone"),
+    "microphone",
+    logger,
+  );
+  followMuteState(
+    scope,
+    muteStates.video,
+    camera$,
+    supply("camera"),
+    "camera",
+    logger,
+  );
+  followDevice(
+    scope,
+    microphone$,
+    mediaDevices.audioInput,
+    "microphone",
+    logger,
+  );
+  followDevice(scope, camera$, mediaDevices.videoInput, "camera", logger);
 
   // The output device follows the selection onto the client the same way. A
   // host that routes audio itself picks the output outside the browser, so the
@@ -583,15 +561,7 @@ export function createCallViewModel$(
         });
       });
 
-  // Attached once the camera track exists rather than carried in the publish
-  // request, so that a new track and a change of processor take the same path
-  combineLatest([camera$, videoProcessor$])
-    .pipe(scope.bind())
-    .subscribe(([camera, processor]) => {
-      camera?.setProcessor(processor).catch((e) => {
-        logger.error("Failed to set the video processor", e);
-      });
-    });
+  followProcessor(scope, camera$, videoProcessor$, logger);
 
   const members$ = scope.behavior<(LocalRTCMember | RemoteRTCMember)[]>(
     combineLatest(

src/state/LobbyMediaViewModel.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { BehaviorSubject, of } from "rxjs";
+import {
+  constant,
+  type LocalAudioMediaTrack,
+  type LocalMedia,
+  type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
+  type PublishRequest,
+  type VideoProcessor,
+} from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
+
+import { createLobbyMediaViewModel } from "./LobbyMediaViewModel";
+import { type MediaDevices } from "./MediaDevices";
+import { MuteStates } from "./MuteStates";
+import { nullHostBridge } from "../HostBridge";
+import { flushPromises, mockMediaDevices, testScope } from "../utils/test";
+
+describe("LobbyMediaViewModel", () => {
+  it("opens what starts enabled in one capture and follows the devices", async () => {
+    const { media, vm, mediaDevices } = setup();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(media.capture).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith([
+      expect.objectContaining({ source: "microphone", deviceId: "mic" }),
+      // With the processor, so that the camera starts with it
+      expect.objectContaining({ source: "camera", deviceId: "cam", processor }),
+    ]);
+    const camera = vm.videoTrack$.value!;
+    expect(camera.source).toBe("camera");
+    expect(camera.setDevice).toHaveBeenCalledWith("cam");
+    expect(camera.setProcessor).toHaveBeenCalledWith(processor);
+    mediaDevices.videoInput.selected$ satisfies unknown;
+  });
+
+  it("closes the camera when its switch goes off and reopens it when on", async () => {
+    const { media, vm, muteStates } = setup();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    muteStates.video.setEnabled$.value?.(false);
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(media.release).toHaveBeenCalledWith("camera");
+    expect(vm.videoTrack$.value).toBeNull();
+
+    muteStates.video.setEnabled$.value?.(true);
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(media.capture).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([
+      expect.objectContaining({ source: "camera" }),
+    ]);
+    expect(vm.videoTrack$.value?.source).toBe("camera");
+  });
+
+  it("mutes the microphone in place", async () => {
+    const { media, muteStates } = setup();
+    await flushPromises();
+    const microphone = media.tracks$.value.find(
+      (t) => t.source === "microphone",
+    )!;
+
+    muteStates.audio.setEnabled$.value?.(false);
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(microphone.setEnabled).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+    expect(media.release).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(muteStates.audio.enabled$.value).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("leaves both switches off where the devices cannot be opened", async () => {
+    const { muteStates } = setup(async () =>
+      Promise.reject(new Error("NotAllowedError")),
+    );
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(muteStates.audio.enabled$.value).toBe(false);
+    expect(muteStates.video.enabled$.value).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+const processor = { name: "blur" } as VideoProcessor;
+
+function setup(
+  capture: (
+    requests: PublishRequest[],
+  ) => Promise<(LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[]> = async (
+    requests,
+  ) => Promise.resolve(requests.map(fakeTrack)),
+): {
+  media: LocalMedia;
+  vm: ReturnType<typeof createLobbyMediaViewModel>;
+  muteStates: MuteStates;
+  mediaDevices: MediaDevices;
+} {
+  const scope = testScope();
+  const tracks$ = new BehaviorSubject<
+    (LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack)[]
+  >([]);
+  const media: LocalMedia = {
+    requests: [],
+    tracks$,
+    capture: vi.fn(async (requests: PublishRequest[]) => {
+      const tracks = await capture(requests);
+      tracks$.next([
+        ...tracks$.value.filter(
+          (t) => !tracks.some((n) => n.source === t.source),
+        ),
+        ...tracks,
+      ]);
+      return tracks;
+    }),
+    release: vi.fn((source) =>
+      tracks$.next(tracks$.value.filter((t) => t.source !== source)),
+    ),
+    stop: vi.fn(),
+    takeTracks: () => new Map(),
+  };
+  const mediaDevices = mockMediaDevices({
+    audioInput: device("mic"),
+    videoInput: device("cam"),
+  } as Partial<MediaDevices>);
+  const muteStates = new MuteStates(
+    scope,
+    mediaDevices,
+    { audioEnabled: true, videoEnabled: true },
+    nullHostBridge,
+  );
+  const vm = createLobbyMediaViewModel(
+    scope,
+    media,
+    muteStates,
+    mediaDevices,
+    {},
+    constant(processor),
+  );
+  return { media, vm, muteStates, mediaDevices };
+}
+
+function device(id: string): unknown {
+  return {
+    available$: of(new Map([[id, { type: "name", name: id }]])),
+    selected$: new BehaviorSubject({ id }),
+    select: (): void => {},
+  };
+}
+
+function fakeTrack(
+  request: PublishRequest,
+): LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack {
+  const muted$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+  return {
+    source: request.source,
+    kind: request.source === "microphone" ? "audio" : "video",
+    id: request.source,
+    muted$,
+    setEnabled: vi.fn(async (enabled: boolean) => {
+      muted$.next(!enabled);
+      return Promise.resolve(enabled);
+    }),
+    setDevice: vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve()),
+    setProcessor: vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve()),
+  } as unknown as LocalAudioMediaTrack | LocalVideoMediaTrack;
+}

src/state/LobbyMediaViewModel.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import {
+  type Behavior,
+  type LocalAudioMediaTrack,
+  type LocalMedia,
+  type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
+  type ObservableScope,
+  type PublishRequest,
+  trackBySource$,
+  type VideoProcessor,
+} from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
+import { logger as rootLogger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
+import { combineLatest, debounceTime, map } from "rxjs";
+
+import {
+  type CaptureSettings,
+  publishRequest,
+} from "./CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
+import { type MediaDevices } from "./MediaDevices";
+import { type MuteStates } from "./MuteStates";
+import { followDevice, followProcessor } from "./localMediaControls";
+
+export interface LobbyMediaViewModel {
+  /** The camera, once open, for the preview. */
+  videoTrack$: Behavior<LocalVideoMediaTrack | null>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The local media of the lobby: the devices the mute switches ask for, opened
+ * ahead of the join on the media the join is then given, so that the call
+ * publishes the very tracks the user previewed.
+ */
+export function createLobbyMediaViewModel(
+  scope: ObservableScope,
+  media: LocalMedia,
+  muteStates: MuteStates,
+  mediaDevices: MediaDevices,
+  capture: CaptureSettings,
+  videoProcessor$: Behavior<VideoProcessor | undefined>,
+): LobbyMediaViewModel {
+  const logger = rootLogger.getChild("[LobbyMedia]");
+  const microphone$ = trackBySource$(
+    scope,
+    media.tracks$,
+    "microphone",
+  ) as Behavior<LocalAudioMediaTrack | undefined>;
+  const camera$ = trackBySource$(scope, media.tracks$, "camera") as Behavior<
+    LocalVideoMediaTrack | undefined
+  >;
+
+  // One could ask why this is not just done via followMuteStates.
+  // The main purpose why this code exists is to handle the native browser permission
+  // prompts properly.
+  // no prompt if everything is muted, shared prompt if both are requested.
+  const opening = new Set<PublishRequest["source"]>();
+  combineLatest([
+    muteStates.audio.enabled$,
+    muteStates.video.enabled$,
+    microphone$,
+    camera$,
+  ])
+    .pipe(debounceTime(0), scope.bind())
+    .subscribe(([audio, video, microphone, camera]) => {
+      const open: PublishRequest[] = [];
+      if (audio && microphone === undefined && !opening.has("microphone"))
+        open.push(publishRequest("microphone", mediaDevices, capture));
+      if (video && camera === undefined && !opening.has("camera"))
+        open.push(
+          publishRequest(
+            "camera",
+            mediaDevices,
+            capture,
+            videoProcessor$.value,
+          ),
+        );
+      if (open.length > 0) {
+        for (const { source } of open) opening.add(source);
+        media
+          .capture(open)
+          .catch((e) => {
+            logger.error("Failed to open the devices", e);
+            // A device that cannot be opened leaves its switch off
+            for (const { source } of open)
+              (source === "microphone"
+                ? muteStates.audio
+                : muteStates.video
+              ).setEnabled$.value?.(false);
+          })
+          .finally(() => {
+            for (const { source } of open) opening.delete(source);
+          });
+      }
+      // The camera is closed rather than muted, so that its light goes off
+      if (!video && camera !== undefined) media.release("camera");
+      if (microphone !== undefined && microphone.muted$.value === audio)
+        microphone.setEnabled(audio).catch((e) => {
+          logger.error("Failed to mute the microphone", e);
+        });
+    });
+
+  followDevice(
+    scope,
+    microphone$,
+    mediaDevices.audioInput,
+    "microphone",
+    logger,
+  );
+  followDevice(scope, camera$, mediaDevices.videoInput, "camera", logger);
+  followProcessor(scope, camera$, videoProcessor$, logger);
+
+  return {
+    videoTrack$: scope.behavior(camera$.pipe(map((camera) => camera ?? null))),
+  };
+}

src/state/localMediaControls.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import {
+  type Behavior,
+  type LocalMediaTrack,
+  type LocalVideoMediaTrack,
+  type ObservableScope,
+  type VideoProcessor,
+} from "@element-hq/matrixrtc-sdk";
+import { type Logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
+import { combineLatest } from "rxjs";
+
+import { type MediaDevice } from "./MediaDevices";
+import { type Handler } from "./MuteStates";
+
+/** How a mute switch gets a track where there is none. */
+export interface TrackSupply {
+  publish: () => Promise<unknown>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The mute switch drives the track, which reports back what the device
+ * allowed, so a denied permission flips the switch back. A source is muted
+ * and unmuted while its track exists and published when it does not.
+ */
+export function followMuteState(
+  scope: ObservableScope,
+  muteState: {
+    setHandler: (handler: Handler) => void;
+    unsetHandler: () => void;
+    enabled$: Behavior<boolean>;
+  },
+  track$: Behavior<LocalMediaTrack | undefined>,
+  supply: TrackSupply,
+  source: "microphone" | "camera",
+  logger: Logger,
+): void {
+  // What the switch asks for, ahead of what it shows: the switch follows
+  // only once the handler has resolved
+  let desired = muteState.enabled$.value;
+  muteState.setHandler(async (enabled) => {
+    desired = enabled;
+    const track = track$.value;
+    if (track !== undefined) {
+      desired = await track.setEnabled(enabled);
+      return desired;
+    }
+    if (!enabled) return false;
+    try {
+      await supply.publish();
+      return true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to publish the ${source}`, e);
+      desired = false;
+      return false;
+    }
+  });
+  scope.onEnd(() => muteState.unsetHandler());
+  // A track that arrives after its switch was flipped off catches up with it
+  track$.pipe(scope.bind()).subscribe((track) => {
+    if (track !== undefined && !desired)
+      track.setEnabled(false).catch((e) => {
+        logger.error(`Failed to mute the ${source}`, e);
+      });
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * The device the user picked follows onto the track as it is made and as the
+ * choice changes; the SDK does not watch the settings itself.
+ */
+export function followDevice(
+  scope: ObservableScope,
+  track$: Behavior<LocalMediaTrack | undefined>,
+  device: MediaDevice<unknown, { id: string }>,
+  source: "microphone" | "camera",
+  logger: Logger,
+): void {
+  combineLatest([track$, device.selected$])
+    .pipe(scope.bind())
+    .subscribe(([track, selected]) => {
+      if (track === undefined || selected === undefined) return;
+      track.setDevice(selected.id).catch((e) => {
+        logger.error(`Failed to switch the ${source} device`, e);
+      });
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attached once the camera track exists rather than carried in the publish
+ * request, so that a new track and a change of processor take the same path.
+ */
+export function followProcessor(
+  scope: ObservableScope,
+  camera$: Behavior<LocalVideoMediaTrack | undefined>,
+  videoProcessor$: Behavior<VideoProcessor | undefined>,
+  logger: Logger,
+): void {
+  combineLatest([camera$, videoProcessor$])
+    .pipe(scope.bind())
+    .subscribe(([camera, processor]) => {
+      camera?.setProcessor(processor).catch((e) => {
+        logger.error("Failed to set the video processor", e);
+      });
+    });
+}

src/state/media/MediaViewModel.test.ts

@@ -235,22 +235,35 @@ test("audio and video follow the tracks' mute state", () => {
 
 test("user media polls stream stats only while the setting is on", () => {
   onTestFinished(() => showConnectionStats.setValue(false));
+
   withTestScheduler(({ cold, expectObservable, schedule }) => {
     const stats = { type: "inbound-rtp" } as RTCInboundRtpStreamStats;
     const vm = mockRemoteMedia(rtcMembership, {}, [
-      mockAudioTrack({
-        stats$: () => cold("-s", { s: stats }),
-      }),
+      mockAudioTrack({ stats$: () => cold("-s", { s: { ...stats } }) }),
     ]);
-    schedule("-a-b", {
-      a() {
-        showConnectionStats.setValue(true);
-      },
-      b() {
-        showConnectionStats.setValue(false);
-      },
+    schedule("-t-f-t", {
+      t: () => showConnectionStats.setValue(true),
+      f: () => showConnectionStats.setValue(false),
     });
-    expectObservable(vm.audioStreamStats$).toBe("u-su", {
+
+    expectObservable(vm.audioStreamStats$).toBe("u-s---s", {
+      u: undefined,
+      s: stats,
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+test("stream stats can be enabled before creating media", () => {
+  showConnectionStats.setValue(true);
+  onTestFinished(() => showConnectionStats.setValue(false));
+
+  withTestScheduler(({ cold, expectObservable }) => {
+    const stats = { type: "inbound-rtp" } as RTCInboundRtpStreamStats;
+    const vm = mockRemoteMedia(rtcMembership, {}, [
+      mockAudioTrack({ stats$: () => cold("-s", { s: stats }) }),
+    ]);
+
+    expectObservable(vm.audioStreamStats$).toBe("us", {
       u: undefined,
       s: stats,
     });

src/state/media/UserMediaViewModel.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import {
   BehaviorSubject,
   combineLatest,
   map,
+  NEVER,
   of,
+  startWith,
   Subject,
   switchMap,
 } from "rxjs";
@@ -105,10 +107,9 @@ export function createBaseUserMedia(
         showConnectionStats.value$,
       ]).pipe(
         switchMap(([track, show]) =>
-          track !== undefined && show
-            ? track.stats$(statsIntervalMs)
-            : of(undefined),
+          track !== undefined && show ? track.stats$(statsIntervalMs) : NEVER,
         ),
+        startWith<MediaStreamStats>(undefined),
       ),
     );