🐛(frontend) fix joined notification tile no longer rendering properly

The toast is enqueued on `ParticipantConnected`, which livekit-client
fires before the participant's track publications exist. At that
point `getTrackPublication(Camera)` is `undefined`, and the track
ref used by the toast is frozen that way — the toast never
re-subscribes to the participant.

Downstream effects:

* LiveKit's `useIsMuted` initializes to `false` when there is no
  publication, so the tile first paints with
  `data-lk-video-muted="false"`, which the stock CSS maps to
  placeholder `opacity: 0` — a blank box.
* Its effect then subscribes to `mutedObserver`, which defaults to
  `true` for the same situation, triggering a second render and
  only then starting the 200 ms fade-in. That render-effect-render
  transition is the visible lag behind the text.
* Because the track ref never updates, no `VideoTrack` ever mounts.
  When the camera is later subscribed, the placeholder fades out
  again, leaving the tile empty.

Re-derive the track ref inside the toast when the participant's
publications become available, so `useIsMuted` sees the real state
from the start and the tile renders the video (or a stable
placeholder) instead of a blank box.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- 📈(frontend) track errors when starting or stopping a recording
+
 ### Changed
 
 - ✨(backend) accept form-urlencoded on the user token endpoint
@@ -15,12 +19,18 @@ and this project adheres to
 - ⬆️(frontend) upgrade i18next and react-i18next patch versions
 - ⬆️(frontend) upgrade posthog-js from 1.395.0 to 1.404.1
 - ⬆️(frontend) upgrade livekit-client and @livekit/components-react
+- 💄(frontend) increase the blur intensity
 
 ### Fixed
 
 - 📝(docs) fix minor typos in comments and docstrings
 - ⬆️(backend) bump sqlparse from 0.5.5 to 0.6.0
 - ⬆️(mail) bump @html-to/text-cli from 0.6.0 to 0.6.1
+- 🐛(frontend) treat client-initiated connect aborts as events
+- 🐛(frontend) use state instead of a ref for MoreControls container
+- 🐛(frontend) stop init_virtual_background from firing on blur updates
+- 🐛(frontend) hoist mute confirmation dialog to VideoConference level
+- 🐛(frontend) fix joined notification tile no longer rendering properly
 
 ## [1.27.0] - 2026-08-14
 

src/frontend/src/features/notifications/components/ToastJoined.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useToast } from 'react-aria'
-import { useRef } from 'react'
+import { useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import { Button as RACButton } from 'react-aria-components'
 import { Track } from 'livekit-client'
 import Source = Track.Source
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Div } from '@/primitives'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { StyledToastContainer } from './StyledToastContainer'
 import { setPinnedTrack } from '@/stores/layout'
+import { useParticipantTracks } from '@livekit/components-react'
 
 const ClickableToast = styled(RACButton, {
   base: {
@@ -30,13 +31,17 @@ export function ToastJoined({ state, ...props }: Readonly<ToastProps>) {
   )
   const participant = props.toast.content.participant
 
-  if (!participant) return
+  const [cameraTrack] = useParticipantTracks(
+    [Source.Camera],
+    participant?.identity
+  )
 
-  const trackReference = {
-    participant,
-    publication: participant.getTrackPublication(Source.Camera),
-    source: Source.Camera,
-  }
+  const trackReference = useMemo(
+    () => cameraTrack ?? { participant, source: Source.Camera },
+    [cameraTrack, participant]
+  )
+
+  if (!participant) return
 
   return (
     <StyledToastContainer {...toastProps} ref={ref}>

src/frontend/src/features/participantTile/components/participantTileFocus/MuteButton.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import { Participant, Track } from 'livekit-client'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useTrackMutedIndicator } from '@livekit/components-react'
-import { useMuteParticipant } from '@/features/rooms/api/muteParticipant'
-import { useState } from 'react'
 import { Button } from '@/primitives'
 import { RiMicLine, RiMicOffLine } from '@remixicon/react'
-import { MuteAlertDialog } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/MuteAlertDialog'
+import { openMuteDialog } from '@/stores/muteDialog'
 
 export const MuteButton = ({ participant }: { participant: Participant }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'participantTileFocus' })
@@ -15,31 +13,18 @@ export const MuteButton = ({ participant }: { participant: Participant }) => {
     source: Track.Source.Microphone,
   })
 
-  const { muteParticipant } = useMuteParticipant()
-  const [isAlertOpen, setIsAlertOpen] = useState(false)
-
   const name = participant.name || participant.identity
 
   return (
-    <>
-      <Button
-        isDisabled={isMuted}
-        size={'sm'}
-        variant={'primaryTextDark'}
-        square
-        onPress={() => setIsAlertOpen(true)}
-        tooltip={t('muteParticipant', { name })}
-      >
-        {!isMuted ? <RiMicLine /> : <RiMicOffLine />}
-      </Button>
-      <MuteAlertDialog
-        isOpen={isAlertOpen}
-        onSubmit={() =>
-          muteParticipant(participant).then(() => setIsAlertOpen(false))
-        }
-        onClose={() => setIsAlertOpen(false)}
-        name={name}
-      />
-    </>
+    <Button
+      isDisabled={isMuted}
+      size={'sm'}
+      variant={'primaryTextDark'}
+      square
+      onPress={() => openMuteDialog(participant)}
+      tooltip={t('muteParticipant', { name })}
+    >
+      {!isMuted ? <RiMicLine /> : <RiMicOffLine />}
+    </Button>
   )
 }

src/frontend/src/features/participants/components/ParticipantRow.tsx

@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ import {
 import Source = Track.Source
 import { RiMicFill, RiMicOffFill } from '@remixicon/react'
 import { Button } from '@/primitives'
-import { useState } from 'react'
-import { useMuteParticipant } from '@/features/rooms/api/muteParticipant'
 import { useCanMute } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useCanMute'
 import { ParticipantMenuButton } from './menu/ParticipantMenuButton'
 import { PinBadge } from './PinBadge'
 import { UnauthenticatedBadge } from './UnauthenticatedBadge'
-import { MuteAlertDialog } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/MuteAlertDialog'
+import { openMuteDialog } from '@/stores/muteDialog'
 import { ParticipantName } from './ParticipantName'
 
 type MicIndicatorProps = {
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ type MicIndicatorProps = {
 
 const MicIndicator = ({ participant }: MicIndicatorProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms')
-  const { muteParticipant } = useMuteParticipant()
   const { isMuted } = useTrackMutedIndicator({
     participant: participant,
     source: Source.Microphone,
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ const MicIndicator = ({ participant }: MicIndicatorProps) => {
 
   const canMute = useCanMute(participant)
   const isSpeaking = useIsSpeaking(participant)
-  const [isAlertOpen, setIsAlertOpen] = useState(false)
   const name = participant.name || participant.identity
 
   const label = isLocal(participant)
@@ -52,46 +48,34 @@ const MicIndicator = ({ participant }: MicIndicatorProps) => {
       })
 
   return (
-    <>
-      <Button
-        square
-        variant="greyscale"
-        size="sm"
-        tooltip={label}
-        aria-label={label}
-        isDisabled={isMuted || !canMute}
-        onPress={async () =>
-          !isMuted && isLocal(participant)
-            ? await (participant as LocalParticipant)?.setMicrophoneEnabled(
-                false
-              )
-            : setIsAlertOpen(true)
-        }
-        data-attr="participants-mute"
-      >
-        {isMuted ? (
-          <RiMicOffFill color={'gray'} aria-hidden={true} />
-        ) : (
-          <RiMicFill
-            className={css({
-              color: isSpeaking ? 'primaryDark.300' : 'primaryDark.50',
-              animation: isSpeaking
-                ? 'pulse_background 800ms infinite'
-                : undefined,
-            })}
-            aria-hidden={true}
-          />
-        )}
-      </Button>
-      <MuteAlertDialog
-        isOpen={isAlertOpen}
-        onSubmit={() =>
-          muteParticipant(participant).then(() => setIsAlertOpen(false))
-        }
-        onClose={() => setIsAlertOpen(false)}
-        name={name}
-      />
-    </>
+    <Button
+      square
+      variant="greyscale"
+      size="sm"
+      tooltip={label}
+      aria-label={label}
+      isDisabled={isMuted || !canMute}
+      onPress={async () =>
+        !isMuted && isLocal(participant)
+          ? await (participant as LocalParticipant)?.setMicrophoneEnabled(false)
+          : openMuteDialog(participant)
+      }
+      data-attr="participants-mute"
+    >
+      {isMuted ? (
+        <RiMicOffFill color={'gray'} aria-hidden={true} />
+      ) : (
+        <RiMicFill
+          className={css({
+            color: isSpeaking ? 'primaryDark.300' : 'primaryDark.50',
+            animation: isSpeaking
+              ? 'pulse_background 800ms infinite'
+              : undefined,
+          })}
+          aria-hidden={true}
+        />
+      )}
+    </Button>
   )
 }
 

src/frontend/src/features/recording/hooks/useMutateRecording.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 import { useStartRecording, useStopRecording } from '@/features/recording'
 import { recordingStore } from '@/stores/recording'
+import { captureEvent } from '@/features/analytics/telemetry'
 
 export const useMutateRecording = () => {
   const { mutateAsync: startRecording, isPending: isPendingToStart } =
     useStartRecording({
       onError: () => {
         recordingStore.isErrorDialogOpen = 'start'
+        captureEvent('error-starting-recording')
       },
     })
   const { mutateAsync: stopRecording, isPending: isPendingToStop } =
     useStopRecording({
       onError: () => {
         recordingStore.isErrorDialogOpen = 'stop'
+        captureEvent('error-stopping-recording')
       },
     })
 

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Conference.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
   usePersistentUserChoices,
 } from '@livekit/components-react'
 import {
+  ConnectionError,
+  ConnectionErrorReason,
   DisconnectReason,
   MediaDeviceFailure,
   Room,
@@ -25,7 +27,11 @@ import { VideoConference } from '../livekit/prefabs/VideoConference'
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
 import { BackgroundProcessorFactory } from '../livekit/components/blur'
 import { LocalUserChoices } from '@/stores/userChoices'
-import { captureMediaEvent, reportError } from '@/features/analytics/telemetry'
+import {
+  captureEvent,
+  captureMediaEvent,
+  reportError,
+} from '@/features/analytics/telemetry'
 import { useConfig } from '@/api/useConfig'
 import { isFireFox } from '@/utils/livekit'
 import { useIsMobile } from '@/utils/useIsMobile'
@@ -227,6 +233,16 @@ export const Conference = ({
           onError={(e) => {
             const failure = MediaDeviceFailure.getFailure(e)
             if (failure && failure !== MediaDeviceFailure.Other) return
+
+            // connect() was aborted by a disconnect() before the join completed
+            if (
+              e instanceof ConnectionError &&
+              e.reason === ConnectionErrorReason.Cancelled
+            ) {
+              void captureEvent('connection-cancelled')
+              return
+            }
+
             reportError('livekit_room_error', e, {
               path: 'connect_publish',
             })

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/MuteAlertDialogProvider.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { useRef } from 'react'
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
+import { useMuteParticipant } from '@/features/rooms/api/muteParticipant'
+import { closeMuteDialog, muteDialogStore } from '@/stores/muteDialog'
+import { MuteAlertDialog } from './MuteAlertDialog'
+
+export const MuteAlertDialogProvider = () => {
+  const { participant } = useSnapshot(muteDialogStore)
+  const { muteParticipant } = useMuteParticipant()
+
+  const lastNameRef = useRef('')
+  if (participant) {
+    lastNameRef.current = participant.name || participant.identity
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <MuteAlertDialog
+      isOpen={!!participant}
+      name={lastNameRef.current}
+      onClose={closeMuteDialog}
+      onSubmit={() => {
+        const target = muteDialogStore.participant
+        if (!target) return
+        muteParticipant(target).then(closeMuteDialog)
+      }}
+    />
+  )
+}

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/blur/BackgroundCustomProcessor.ts

@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ export class BackgroundCustomProcessor implements BackgroundProcessorInterface {
 
   _initVirtualBackgroundImage() {
     if (this.options.type !== 'virtual') {
-      throw new Error(
-        'Virtual background is only supported for virtual background'
-      )
+      return
     }
 
     const needsUpdate =

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/effects/EffectsConfiguration.tsx

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import { reportError } from '@/features/analytics/telemetry'
 
 enum BlurRadius {
   NONE = 0,
-  LIGHT = 5,
-  NORMAL = 10,
+  LIGHT = 10,
+  NORMAL = 20,
 }
 
 const isSupported = BackgroundProcessorFactory.isSupported()

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/ControlBar/DesktopControlBar.tsx

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { SubtitlesToggle } from '../../components/controls/SubtitlesToggle'
 import { OptionsButton } from '../../components/controls/Options/OptionsButton'
 import { StartMediaButton } from '../../components/controls/StartMediaButton'
 import { MoreOptions } from './MoreOptions'
-import { useRef } from 'react'
+import { RefObject, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useRegisterKeyboardShortcut } from '@/features/shortcuts/useRegisterKeyboardShortcut'
 import { useFullScreen } from '../../hooks/useFullScreen'
 import { VideoDeviceControl } from '../../components/controls/Device/VideoDeviceControl'
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ export function DesktopControlBar({
   onDeviceError,
 }: Readonly<ControlBarAuxProps>) {
   const browserSupportsScreenSharing = supportsScreenSharing()
-  const desktopControlBarEl = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+
+  const [controlBarElement, setControlBarElement] =
+    useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+
+  const desktopControlBarEl = useMemo<RefObject<HTMLDivElement>>(
+    () => ({ current: controlBarElement }),
+    [controlBarElement]
+  )
 
   const { toggleFullScreen, isFullscreenAvailable } = useFullScreen({})
 
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ export function DesktopControlBar({
 
   return (
     <div
-      ref={desktopControlBarEl}
+      ref={setControlBarElement}
       className={css({
         width: '100vw',
         display: 'flex',

src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/VideoConference.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { RoomMetadataSynchronizer } from '../components/RoomMetadataSynchronizer
 import { useNoiseReduction } from '../hooks/useNoiseReduction'
 import { VideoResolutionSubscription } from '../components/VideoResolutionSubscription'
 import { SettingsDialogProvider } from '@/features/settings/components/SettingsDialogProvider'
+import { MuteAlertDialogProvider } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/MuteAlertDialogProvider'
 import { IsIdleDisconnectModal } from '../components/IsIdleDisconnectModal'
 import { ReactionPortals } from '@/features/reactions/components/ReactionPortals'
 import { RoomContentArea } from '@/features/layout/components/RoomContentArea'
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ export function VideoConference({ ...props }: VideoConferenceProps) {
         <ConnectionStateToast />
         <RecordingProvider />
         <SettingsDialogProvider />
+        <MuteAlertDialogProvider />
         <ReactionPortals />
       </div>
     </>

src/frontend/src/stores/muteDialog.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { proxy, ref } from 'valtio'
+import type { Participant } from 'livekit-client'
+
+type State = {
+  participant: Participant | null
+}
+
+export const muteDialogStore = proxy<State>({
+  participant: null,
+})
+
+export const openMuteDialog = (participant: Participant) => {
+  muteDialogStore.participant = ref(participant)
+}
+
+export const closeMuteDialog = () => {
+  muteDialogStore.participant = null
+}