From 99cae93ab624e3f4a6d00a4dc0c40da4edd24dc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Reilly <jreilly1821@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:26:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Disable webcam by default using callIntent='audio'

---
 src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts                | 11 ++++++-----
 .../pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx   | 13 +++++++------
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts b/src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts
index 0f9e4064..0f15b321 100644
--- a/src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const getWidgetUrl = (
   roomId: string,
   elementCallUrl: string,
   widgetId: string,
-  setParams: any
+  setParams: any,
 ): URL => {
   const baseUrl = window.location.origin;
   const url = elementCallUrl
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const getWidgetUrl = (
     skipLobby: setParams.skipLobby ?? 'true', // TODO: skipLobby is deprecated, use intent instead (intent doesn't produce the same effect?)
     returnToLobby: setParams.returnToLobby ?? 'true',
     perParticipantE2EE: setParams.perParticipantE2EE ?? 'true',
+    callIntent: setParams.callIntent ?? 'video',
     header: 'none',
     confineToRoom: 'true',
     theme: setParams.theme ?? 'dark',
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export class SmallWidget extends EventEmitter {
       this.mockWidget,
       WidgetKind.Room,
       true,
-      this.roomId
+      this.roomId,
     );
     this.iframe = iframe;
     this.messaging = new ClientWidgetApi(this.mockWidget, iframe, driver);
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ export class SmallWidget extends EventEmitter {
           // MAKE PERSISTENT HERE
           // Send the ack after the widget actually has become sticky.
         }
-      }
+      },
     );
 
     return this.messaging;
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ export const getWidgetData = (
   client: MatrixClient,
   roomId: string,
   currentData: object,
-  overwriteData: object
+  overwriteData: object,
 ): IWidgetData => {
   // Example: Determine E2EE based on room state if needed
   const perParticipantE2EE = true; // Default or based on logic
@@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ export const createVirtualWidget = (
   url: URL,
   waitForIframeLoad: boolean,
   data: IWidgetData,
-  roomId: string
+  roomId: string,
 ): IApp => ({
   client,
   id,
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx
index ea435a4c..3b5f8954 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
       smallWidgetRef: React.MutableRefObject<SmallWidget | null>,
       iframeRef: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLIFrameElement | null>,
       skipLobby: boolean,
-      themeKind: ThemeKind | null
+      themeKind: ThemeKind | null,
     ) => {
       if (mx?.getUserId()) {
         if (activeCallRoomId && !isActiveCallReady) {
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
               returnToLobby: 'true',
               perParticipantE2EE: 'true',
               theme: themeKind,
-            }
+              callIntent: 'audio',
+            },
           );
 
           if (
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
             'm.call',
             newUrl,
             true,
-            getWidgetData(mx, roomIdToSet, {}, { skipLobby: true }),
-            roomIdToSet
+            getWidgetData(mx, roomIdToSet, {}, { skipLobby: true, callIntent: 'audio' }),
+            roomIdToSet,
           );
 
           const smallWidget = new SmallWidget(app);
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
             roomIdToSet,
             widgetApiRef.current,
             smallWidget,
-            iframeElement
+            iframeElement,
           );
         }
       }
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
       clientConfig.elementCallUrl,
       activeClientWidget,
       registerActiveClientWidgetApi,
-    ]
+    ],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {