Support for Voice Call only (no video), parity with web by BillCarsonFr · Pull Request #5995 · element-hq/element-x-android

BillCarsonFr · 2026-01-12T09:52:41Z

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Depends on rust SDK matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk#6003

Add a voice call only button in DMs and pass the correct intent to EC
Only show voice call option in DMs, not in groups or rooms
Read incoming call intent and display accurate accept call intent
- Missing ruma udpate for m.call.intent in notification event MSC4075

Content

Use the new intent system to signal the intention to make an audio only call.

Motivation and context

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New notification UI

Voice	Video

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Checklist

Changes have been tested on an Android device or Android emulator with API 24
UI change has been tested on both light and dark themes
Accessibility has been taken into account. See https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md#accessibility
Pull request is based on the develop branch
Pull request title will be used in the release note, it clearly define what will change for the user
Pull request includes screenshots or videos if containing UI changes
You've made a self review of your PR

sonarqubecloud · 2026-01-12T10:00:47Z

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github-actions · 2026-01-12T10:03:54Z

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ChronosXYZ · 2026-01-26T16:36:39Z

What is the status of this PR?

frebib · 2026-02-02T13:46:11Z

@BillCarsonFr bump- I've tried this and it works fine. What's left to do before this can be merged?

BillCarsonFr · 2026-02-04T14:22:13Z

@BillCarsonFr bump- I've tried this and it works fine. What's left to do before this can be merged?

What is missing is mainly the incoming part of the functionality (so a ruma PR).
The caller now send an intent (audio or video), so we can display the correct "Incoming call" notification. If we do nothing the incoming audio call will appear as an incoming video call

osousa · 2026-02-11T18:11:16Z

@BillCarsonFr this feature is so underrated and indispensable to have this app look more familiar to those newcomers that aren't especially tech-saavy...

Thank you very much for the effort. Will gladly pay for a few ko-fis

ToddCrimson · 2026-02-18T19:56:50Z

Thank you, really looking forward to this one.

osousa · 2026-02-22T10:37:02Z

@BillCarsonFr is there any issue opened on Ruma's repo as blocker for this one?

BillCarsonFr · 2026-02-24T14:37:40Z

Some progress on the ruma side ruma/ruma#2383
Now needs the bindings on the rust-sdk side

BillCarsonFr · 2026-02-26T09:37:33Z

The rust sdk bindings are on their way matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk#6207

osousa · 2026-02-26T11:26:02Z

Awesome @BillCarsonFr , great job! Thank you very much.

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BillCarsonFr · 2026-03-05T12:57:21Z

Ready for a first review!

bmarty

Thanks. Some first remarks.

bmarty · 2026-03-05T16:34:16Z

...mpl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/call/impl/ui/CallNotificationDataProvider.kt

+        )
+}
+
+internal fun aIncomingCallScreenState(


Please rename the function to aCallNotificationData

done 79d8ec1

bmarty · 2026-03-05T16:37:52Z

...rc/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/CallMenuItem.kt

+        // Only show voice call in DMs
+        if (roomCallState.isDM) {
+            IconButton(
+                modifier = modifier,


You cannot use the modifier twice. I think you can just remove this line. The CI should detect this too.

ok, I just used it in the row then. I see that in several places there are no modifiers on Buttons. 4406b50

Thanks. Weird that the CI did not complain about this issue. I'll double check that.

bmarty · 2026-03-05T16:38:06Z

...rc/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/CallMenuItem.kt

+            }
+        }
+        IconButton(
+            modifier = modifier,


Same remark, please remove this line.

see here 4406b50

bmarty · 2026-03-05T16:39:34Z

...ures/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/MessagesNode.kt

                onSendLocationClick = callback::navigateToSendLocation,
                onCreatePollClick = callback::navigateToCreatePoll,
-                onJoinCallClick = { callback.navigateToRoomCall(room.roomId) },
+                onJoinCallClick = { voiceOnly ->


There is a mix between voiceOnly and isAudioCall, maybe we could use a single name across the codebase? I'd vote to only use isAudioCall

oh right, I missed that one bad6085

bmarty · 2026-03-05T16:40:50Z

...all/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomcall/impl/RoomCallStatePresenter.kt

                        canJoinCall = canJoinCall,
                        isUserInTheCall = isUserInTheCall,
                        isUserLocallyInTheCall = isUserLocallyInTheCall,
+                        // TODO resolve intent while the call is ongoing


This TODO will not be handled in this PR?

Yes, created this follow-up issue #6291

jmartinesp · 2026-03-06T07:02:31Z

I'm testing this by starting a voice call from EX and I only receive a org.matrix.msc3401.call.member event on the other side (EW) and I can't join the call:

The other way around (EW -> EXA) seems to work, but I just joined that call from EX with camera enabled for some reason. I don't know if that's expected and will be handled separately?

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BillCarsonFr · 2026-03-06T07:37:26Z

I'm testing this by starting a voice call from EX and I only receive a org.matrix.msc3401.call.member event on the other side (EW) and I can't join the call

Regarding join an existing call voice vs Video, there is a separate issue #6291

This PR is just based on the notification event, e.g ringing UX.

For the other issue - web cannot answer - have you created an issue on web with a rageshake?

jmartinesp · 2026-03-06T08:05:07Z

This PR is just based on the notification event, e.g ringing UX.

Ok, thanks!

For the other issue - web cannot answer - have you created an issue on web with a rageshake?

I just checked and it's happening for video calls too, maybe that test user doesn't have permission to send the notify call event in those rooms 👀 .

bmarty · 2026-03-09T15:42:45Z

I have also checked the permission management, and with a fresh install (i.e. with no specific granted permissions), the application only request for the microphone permission when starting a voice call. If the video is toggled on later, the camera permission is requested. So it's working as expected, that's nice!

sonarqubecloud · 2026-03-09T16:31:20Z

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This was referenced Feb 17, 2026

Display calls like phone calls for DMs #5899

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Video is enabled by default in Element Call #5550

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WIP: Support using Element Call for voice calls in DMs

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bmarty force-pushed the valere/rtc/voice_call branch from a741863 to 5491040 Compare March 3, 2026 10:53

BillCarsonFr added 9 commits March 4, 2026 08:56

Support incoming audio only calls

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rename voiceIntent to isAudioCall

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Merge branch 'develop' into valere/rtc/voice_call

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fix missing rename of var

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on show voice call only option in DMs

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bump rust sdk bindings to 26.03.4

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remove a done TODO comment

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konsist: fix PreviewParameterProvider naming convention

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fix tests

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Update screenshots

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fix test for voice call button

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Merge branch 'develop' into valere/rtc/voice_call

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BillCarsonFr added 3 commits March 5, 2026 10:46

fix call state presenter test

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fix RoomDetailsViewTest

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fix tests

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BillCarsonFr changed the title ~~WIP: Support using Element Call for voice calls in DMs~~ Support for Voice Call only (no video), parity with web Mar 5, 2026

BillCarsonFr marked this pull request as ready for review March 5, 2026 11:57

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Update Active call indicators to reflect if it is a Voice or a Video Call (parity with web) #6291

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BillCarsonFr added 4 commits March 6, 2026 12:12

review: Rename aIncomingCallScreenState to aCallNotificationData

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review: fix bad usage of modifier

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review: consistency use isAudioCall everywhere (instead of voiceOnly)

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Merge branch 'develop' into valere/rtc/voice_call

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BillCarsonFr requested a review from bmarty March 6, 2026 16:52

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YamatoRyou mentioned this pull request Mar 9, 2026

Element Call may not function correctly on certain devices. #6298

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