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Camera defaults to enabled in video calls despite UI defaulting to disabled #2774
Description
Describe the bug
When selecting a video call room, the camera icon will be set as disabled, but when joining it'll enable. Toggling the camera twice prior to joining fixes this.
Reproduction
Go to a video room
Check that the camera button is set to disabled
Join or create a call
Expected behavior
Camera should default to disabled
Platform and versions
CachyOS
Firefox & Chrome
v4.11.1
matrix.orgAdditional context
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Reacted by Michael Webb, darkzoul5, Krishan, Rohith and Simon Westlin Green
Activity
gasket-chris commentedon Mar 15, 2026
Can confirm this also happens on Windows 10, Chrome Version 145.0.7632.160.
Rohithofficial08 commentedon Mar 29, 2026
i think i ve fixed the problem
now the camera is disabled by default while join the call or we can also enable it
here's a sample video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C4lgr28MlLq9kcKoqBXDHSRURpG1fDzL/view?usp=sharing
fix:cinnyapp#2774