chore(lotus): 0.25.0-lotus.13

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PPmy3tPq869XDW4njjVaKA

embedded/web/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lotusguild/element-call-embedded",
-  "version": "0.25.0-lotus.6",
+  "version": "0.25.0-lotus.13",
   "files": [
     "README.md",
     "LICENSE-AGPL-3.0",

locales/en/app.json

@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@
     "generic_description": "Submitting debug logs will help us track down the problem.",
     "insufficient_capacity": "Insufficient capacity",
     "insufficient_capacity_description": "The server has reached its maximum capacity and you cannot join the call at this time. Try again later, or contact your server admin if the problem persists.",
-    "livekit_connection_error": "Failed to connect to Livekit server",
-    "livekit_connection_error_description": "An error occurred while connecting to the Livekit server (<1>Reason:</1> <2>{{ reason }}</2>).",
+    "livekit_connection_error": "Couldn’t connect to voice",
+    "livekit_not_allowed_description": "The voice server didn’t let you in. The call may be full, or your access to this room may have changed. Try again in a moment.",
+    "livekit_unreachable_description": "Your device couldn’t reach the voice server. Chat can still work when this happens: voice needs its own live connection, which VPNs, antivirus web protection and some work or school networks block. Try again. If it keeps failing, pause your VPN or antivirus web shield, or try another network such as a phone hotspot.",
     "matrix_rtc_transport_missing": "The server is not configured to work with {{brand}}. Please contact your server admin (Domain: {{domain}}, Error Code: {{ errorCode }}).",
     "membership_manager": "Membership Manager Error",
     "membership_manager_description": "The Membership Manager had to shut down. This is caused by many consecutive failed network requests.",
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@
     "sfu_token_refused": "Can't join this call",
     "sticky_events_required": "Homeserver does not support Matrix 2.0 calls",
     "sticky_events_required_description": "This deployment is configured to use Matrix 2.0 call mode, but the homeserver does not advertise support for sticky events (MSC4354). Ask your server admin to upgrade, or switch the deployment to a compatible mode.",
+    "try_again": "Try again",
     "unexpected_ec_error": "An unexpected error occurred (<0>Error Code:</0> <1>{{ errorCode }}</1>). Please contact your server admin."
   },
   "group_call_loader": {

src/lotus/lotusActions.test.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe("LotusWidgetActions", () => {
       LotusWidgetActions.SetQuality,
       LotusWidgetActions.Decorations,
       LotusWidgetActions.SetDeafen,
+      LotusWidgetActions.SetAudioOutput,
     ];
 
     expect(new Set(LOTUS_TO_WIDGET_ACTIONS)).toEqual(new Set(expectedToWidget));

src/lotus/lotusActions.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ export enum LotusWidgetActions {
    * toggle can reflect reality rather than the requested state.
    */
   DenoiseState = "io.lotus.denoise_state",
+  /**
+   * fromWidget: one-shot end-of-call readout for the local participant —
+   * `{ durationMs, reconnects, poorMs, verdict }` (#143) — sent on SFU
+   * disconnect or in-call teardown, whichever comes first.
+   */
+  CallSummary = "io.lotus.call_summary",
+  /** toWidget: select the audio output device `{ deviceId }` (#119). */
+  SetAudioOutput = "io.lotus.set_audio_output",
+  /** fromWidget: the currently selected output `{ deviceId }` (#119). */
+  AudioOutputState = "io.lotus.audio_output_state",
+  /**
+   * fromWidget: local screenshare reminder `{ kind: "ended" | "no-frames" | "alone" }`
+   * — window closed, no frames for 15 s, or 30 min of sharing with nobody
+   * else in the call (#39). Each fires at most once per share.
+   */
+  ScreenshareNotice = "io.lotus.screenshare_notice",
 }
 
 /** toWidget Lotus actions that must be allow-listed in `initializeWidget`. */
@@ -55,4 +71,5 @@ export const LOTUS_TO_WIDGET_ACTIONS: LotusWidgetActions[] = [
   LotusWidgetActions.SetQuality,
   LotusWidgetActions.Decorations,
   LotusWidgetActions.SetDeafen,
+  LotusWidgetActions.SetAudioOutput,
 ];

src/lotus/lotusAudioOutput.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { type IWidgetApiRequest } from "matrix-widget-api";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
+
+import { type MediaDevices } from "../state/MediaDevices";
+import { widget } from "../widget";
+import { LotusWidgetActions } from "./lotusActions";
+import { lotusSendToHost } from "./lotusWidget";
+
+/**
+ * [Gitea #119] Let the host switch the audio output device (headset ↔
+ * speakers) from its own call bar: `io.lotus.set_audio_output { deviceId }`
+ * selects the output; the fork answers each change (and the initial state)
+ * with `io.lotus.audio_output_state { deviceId, available: [{id,label}] }`.
+ * No effect unless the host sends the action. Returns a teardown function.
+ */
+export function startLotusAudioOutput(mediaDevices: MediaDevices): () => void {
+  const w = widget;
+  if (!w) return () => undefined;
+
+  const handler = (ev: CustomEvent<IWidgetApiRequest>): void => {
+    w.api.transport.reply(ev.detail, {});
+    const data = ev.detail.data as { deviceId?: string } | undefined;
+    if (typeof data?.deviceId !== "string") return;
+    logger.debug(`[lotus] set_audio_output: ${data.deviceId}`);
+    mediaDevices.audioOutput.select(data.deviceId);
+  };
+  w.lazyActions.on(LotusWidgetActions.SetAudioOutput, handler);
+
+  const sub = mediaDevices.audioOutput.selected$.subscribe((selected) => {
+    lotusSendToHost(LotusWidgetActions.AudioOutputState, {
+      deviceId: selected?.id ?? null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  return () => {
+    sub.unsubscribe();
+    w.lazyActions.off(LotusWidgetActions.SetAudioOutput, handler);
+  };
+}

src/lotus/lotusCallState.test.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ function mockMember(id: string, userId: string): Member {
 }
 
 function mockVm(members: Member[]): CallViewModel {
-  return { userMedia$: of(members) } as unknown as CallViewModel;
+  return {
+    userMedia$: of(members),
+    // no livekit connections → the muted-speech tap never starts
+    allConnections$: of({ getConnections: () => [] }),
+  } as unknown as CallViewModel;
 }
 
 function participantsOf(call: number): unknown[] {

src/lotus/lotusCallState.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { combineLatest, of, type Subscription } from "rxjs";
+import { combineLatest, of, startWith, type Subscription } from "rxjs";
 import {
   distinctUntilChanged,
   map,
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
 import { widget } from "../widget";
 import { LotusWidgetActions, lotusFlag, lotusSendToHost } from "./lotusWidget";
+import { observeSpeakingWhileMuted$ } from "./lotusMutedSpeech";
 
 interface ParticipantState {
   /** EC media id (`${userId}:${deviceId}`), stable per participant device. */
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ interface ParticipantState {
   speaking: boolean;
   audioEnabled: boolean;
   videoEnabled: boolean;
+  /**
+   * [lotus #37] LOCAL participant only: voice detected on the mic while it is
+   * muted (see lotusMutedSpeech.ts). Absent for remote participants.
+   */
+  speakingWhileMuted?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -45,7 +51,8 @@ function participantsEqual(
         p.userId === b[i].userId &&
         p.speaking === b[i].speaking &&
         p.audioEnabled === b[i].audioEnabled &&
-        p.videoEnabled === b[i].videoEnabled,
+        p.videoEnabled === b[i].videoEnabled &&
+        p.speakingWhileMuted === b[i].speakingWhileMuted,
     )
   );
 }
@@ -66,34 +73,40 @@ export function startLotusCallState(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
   // lotusDecorations.ts.
   if (!widget) return () => undefined;
 
-  const sub: Subscription = vm.userMedia$
-    .pipe(
-      switchMap((members) =>
-        members.length === 0
-          ? of([] as ParticipantState[])
-          : combineLatest(
-              members.map((m) =>
-                combineLatest([
-                  m.speaking$,
-                  m.audioEnabled$,
-                  m.videoEnabled$,
-                ]).pipe(
-                  map(
-                    ([
-                      speaking,
-                      audioEnabled,
-                      videoEnabled,
-                    ]): ParticipantState => ({
-                      id: m.id,
-                      userId: m.userId,
-                      speaking,
-                      audioEnabled,
-                      videoEnabled,
-                    }),
-                  ),
-                ),
+  const participants$ = vm.userMedia$.pipe(
+    switchMap((members) =>
+      members.length === 0
+        ? of([] as (ParticipantState & { local: boolean })[])
+        : combineLatest(
+            members.map((m) =>
+              combineLatest([
+                m.speaking$,
+                m.audioEnabled$,
+                m.videoEnabled$,
+              ]).pipe(
+                map(([speaking, audioEnabled, videoEnabled]) => ({
+                  id: m.id,
+                  userId: m.userId,
+                  speaking,
+                  audioEnabled,
+                  videoEnabled,
+                  local: m.local === true,
+                })),
               ),
             ),
+          ),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  const sub: Subscription = combineLatest([
+    participants$,
+    observeSpeakingWhileMuted$(vm).pipe(startWith(false)),
+  ])
+    .pipe(
+      map(([members, speakingWhileMuted]): ParticipantState[] =>
+        members.map(({ local, ...p }) =>
+          local ? { ...p, speakingWhileMuted } : p,
+        ),
       ),
       // `speaking` flips rapidly; drop no-op repeats BEFORE throttling so
       // the throttle window isn't spent re-emitting an unchanged value.

src/lotus/lotusCallSummary.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { ConnectionQuality } from "livekit-client";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { CallQualityTracker } from "./lotusCallSummary";
+
+const clock = (): { now: () => number; tick: (ms: number) => void } => {
+  let t = 1_000_000;
+  return {
+    now: () => t,
+    tick: (ms) => {
+      t += ms;
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+describe("CallQualityTracker", () => {
+  it("reports unknown when nothing was sampled", () => {
+    const c = clock();
+    const tr = new CallQualityTracker(c.now);
+    tr.start();
+    c.tick(60_000);
+    expect(tr.summary()).toEqual({
+      durationMs: 60_000,
+      reconnects: 0,
+      poorMs: 0,
+      verdict: "unknown",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("is good when quality stayed fine", () => {
+    const c = clock();
+    const tr = new CallQualityTracker(c.now);
+    tr.start();
+    tr.setQuality(ConnectionQuality.Excellent);
+    c.tick(30 * 60_000);
+    expect(tr.summary().verdict).toBe("good");
+  });
+
+  it("accumulates poor time across episodes, including an open one", () => {
+    const c = clock();
+    const tr = new CallQualityTracker(c.now);
+    tr.start();
+    tr.setQuality(ConnectionQuality.Good);
+    c.tick(60_000);
+    tr.setQuality(ConnectionQuality.Poor);
+    c.tick(10_000);
+    tr.setQuality(ConnectionQuality.Good);
+    c.tick(60_000);
+    tr.setQuality(ConnectionQuality.Lost);
+    c.tick(5_000);
+    const s = tr.summary();
+    expect(s.poorMs).toBe(15_000);
+    expect(s.durationMs).toBe(135_000);
+    expect(s.verdict).toBe("fair");
+  });
+
+  it("is poor with many reconnects or mostly-poor quality", () => {
+    const c = clock();
+    const tr = new CallQualityTracker(c.now);
+    tr.start();
+    tr.setQuality(ConnectionQuality.Good);
+    for (let i = 0; i < 4; i += 1) tr.reconnect();
+    c.tick(60_000);
+    expect(tr.summary()).toMatchObject({ reconnects: 4, verdict: "poor" });
+
+    const tr2 = new CallQualityTracker(c.now);
+    tr2.start();
+    tr2.setQuality(ConnectionQuality.Poor);
+    c.tick(60_000);
+    expect(tr2.summary().verdict).toBe("poor");
+  });
+
+  it("ignores unknown samples and only starts once", () => {
+    const c = clock();
+    const tr = new CallQualityTracker(c.now);
+    tr.start();
+    c.tick(1_000);
+    tr.start();
+    tr.setQuality(ConnectionQuality.Unknown);
+    c.tick(1_000);
+    expect(tr.summary()).toMatchObject({
+      durationMs: 2_000,
+      verdict: "unknown",
+    });
+  });
+});

src/lotus/lotusCallSummary.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import {
+  ConnectionQuality,
+  type Participant,
+  type Room as LivekitRoom,
+  RoomEvent,
+} from "livekit-client";
+
+import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
+import { widget } from "../widget";
+import { LotusWidgetActions } from "./lotusActions";
+import { lotusSendToHost } from "./lotusWidget";
+
+export type CallQualityVerdict = "good" | "fair" | "poor" | "unknown";
+
+export interface CallSummary {
+  /** Wall-clock time connected to the SFU, ms. */
+  durationMs: number;
+  /** LiveKit reconnect attempts during the call. */
+  reconnects: number;
+  /** Time the local connection quality was reported poor/lost, ms. */
+  poorMs: number;
+  verdict: CallQualityVerdict;
+}
+
+/**
+ * [Gitea #143] Per-call connection quality, kept in memory for the local
+ * participant only and summarised once at hangup. Nothing is stored or sent
+ * anywhere but to the host at the end.
+ */
+export class CallQualityTracker {
+  private startedAt: number | undefined;
+
+  private poorSince: number | undefined;
+
+  private poorMs = 0;
+
+  private reconnects = 0;
+
+  private sampled = false;
+
+  public constructor(private readonly now: () => number = () => Date.now()) {}
+
+  public start(): void {
+    if (this.startedAt === undefined) this.startedAt = this.now();
+  }
+
+  public setQuality(quality: ConnectionQuality): void {
+    if (quality === ConnectionQuality.Unknown) return;
+    this.sampled = true;
+    const bad =
+      quality === ConnectionQuality.Poor || quality === ConnectionQuality.Lost;
+    if (bad && this.poorSince === undefined) this.poorSince = this.now();
+    if (!bad && this.poorSince !== undefined) {
+      this.poorMs += this.now() - this.poorSince;
+      this.poorSince = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public reconnect(): void {
+    this.reconnects += 1;
+  }
+
+  public summary(): CallSummary {
+    const end = this.now();
+    const durationMs =
+      this.startedAt === undefined ? 0 : Math.max(0, end - this.startedAt);
+    const poorMs =
+      this.poorMs + (this.poorSince === undefined ? 0 : end - this.poorSince);
+    let verdict: CallQualityVerdict = "unknown";
+    if (this.sampled && durationMs > 0) {
+      const poorShare = poorMs / durationMs;
+      if (poorShare < 0.05 && this.reconnects <= 1) verdict = "good";
+      else if (poorShare < 0.25 && this.reconnects <= 3) verdict = "fair";
+      else verdict = "poor";
+    }
+    return { durationMs, reconnects: this.reconnects, poorMs, verdict };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Track the local participant's LiveKit connection quality and reconnects
+ * for the life of the in-call view, and send `io.lotus.call_summary` to the
+ * host once — on the first SFU disconnect or on teardown, whichever comes
+ * first — so the host can show "41 min · connection was good" at hangup.
+ */
+export function startLotusCallSummary(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
+  if (!widget) return () => undefined;
+  const tracker = new CallQualityTracker();
+  let sent = false;
+  const send = (): void => {
+    if (sent) return;
+    sent = true;
+    lotusSendToHost(LotusWidgetActions.CallSummary, tracker.summary());
+  };
+
+  const listeners = new Map<LivekitRoom, () => void>();
+  const attach = (room: LivekitRoom): void => {
+    const onQuality = (
+      quality: ConnectionQuality,
+      participant: Participant,
+    ): void => {
+      if (participant.isLocal) tracker.setQuality(quality);
+    };
+    const onConnected = (): void => tracker.start();
+    const onReconnecting = (): void => tracker.reconnect();
+    const onDisconnected = (): void => send();
+    room.on(RoomEvent.ConnectionQualityChanged, onQuality);
+    room.on(RoomEvent.Connected, onConnected);
+    room.on(RoomEvent.Reconnecting, onReconnecting);
+    room.on(RoomEvent.Disconnected, onDisconnected);
+    if (room.state === "connected") tracker.start();
+    listeners.set(room, () => {
+      room.off(RoomEvent.ConnectionQualityChanged, onQuality);
+      room.off(RoomEvent.Connected, onConnected);
+      room.off(RoomEvent.Reconnecting, onReconnecting);
+      room.off(RoomEvent.Disconnected, onDisconnected);
+    });
+  };
+
+  const sub = vm.allConnections$.subscribe((data) => {
+    const next = data.getConnections().map((c) => c.livekitRoom);
+    for (const [room, off] of listeners) {
+      if (!next.includes(room)) {
+        off();
+        listeners.delete(room);
+      }
+    }
+    for (const room of next) if (!listeners.has(room)) attach(room);
+  });
+
+  return () => {
+    sub.unsubscribe();
+    for (const off of listeners.values()) off();
+    listeners.clear();
+    send();
+  };
+}

src/lotus/lotusMutedSpeech.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+import { MutedSpeechGate } from "./lotusMutedSpeech";
+
+test("needs 300 ms of voice to switch on and 800 ms of quiet to switch off", () => {
+  const g = new MutedSpeechGate(0.015);
+  expect(g.push(0.1)).toBe(false);
+  expect(g.push(0.1)).toBe(false);
+  expect(g.push(0.1)).toBe(true);
+  // a short dip does not drop it
+  for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) expect(g.push(0.0)).toBe(true);
+  expect(g.push(0.0)).toBe(false);
+  // one loud sample after quiet does not re-trigger
+  expect(g.push(0.2)).toBe(false);
+});
+
+test("keyboard-level noise below the threshold never triggers", () => {
+  const g = new MutedSpeechGate(0.015);
+  for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) expect(g.push(0.01)).toBe(false);
+});

src/lotus/lotusMutedSpeech.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import {
+  type LocalTrackPublication,
+  type Room as LivekitRoom,
+  RoomEvent,
+  Track,
+} from "livekit-client";
+import { Observable, distinctUntilChanged, switchMap } from "rxjs";
+
+import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
+
+/**
+ * [lotus #37] "Talking while muted" detection for the LOCAL participant.
+ *
+ * While the mic is muted LiveKit keeps the capture alive and merely disables
+ * the published MediaStreamTrack, so VAD/`speaking` is false and nothing
+ * tells the user they are talking into a muted mic. This taps a CLONE of the
+ * published track (the post-processor track when the in-source denoiser is
+ * active, so keyboard noise doesn't count), samples RMS at ~10 Hz and emits a
+ * debounced boolean. Zero cost when unmuted (tap torn down), local-only —
+ * the flag rides `io.lotus.call_state` to the host and never reaches other
+ * participants.
+ */
+
+export const MUTED_SPEECH_RMS = 0.015; // ≈ −36 dBFS; normal speech into a headset is 0.05–0.3
+const SAMPLE_MS = 100;
+const ON_SAMPLES = 3; // 300 ms of voice before we say "talking"
+const OFF_SAMPLES = 8; // 800 ms of quiet before we drop it
+
+/** Pure hysteresis gate over successive RMS samples (unit-tested). */
+export class MutedSpeechGate {
+  private above = 0;
+
+  private below = 0;
+
+  private on = false;
+
+  public constructor(private readonly threshold = MUTED_SPEECH_RMS) {}
+
+  public push(rms: number): boolean {
+    if (rms >= this.threshold) {
+      this.above += 1;
+      this.below = 0;
+      if (!this.on && this.above >= ON_SAMPLES) this.on = true;
+    } else {
+      this.below += 1;
+      this.above = 0;
+      if (this.on && this.below >= OFF_SAMPLES) this.on = false;
+    }
+    return this.on;
+  }
+
+  public get value(): boolean {
+    return this.on;
+  }
+}
+
+const mutedMicTrack = (room: LivekitRoom): MediaStreamTrack | null => {
+  const pub: LocalTrackPublication | undefined =
+    room.localParticipant.getTrackPublication(Track.Source.Microphone);
+  const track = pub?.track?.mediaStreamTrack;
+  return pub?.isMuted && track && track.readyState === "live" ? track : null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Emits while the local mic is muted and voice is detected on it. Emits
+ * `false` whenever the mic is unmuted, unpublished or the connection changes.
+ */
+export function observeSpeakingWhileMuted$(
+  vm: CallViewModel,
+): Observable<boolean> {
+  return vm.allConnections$.pipe(
+    switchMap(
+      (data) =>
+        new Observable<boolean>((subscriber) => {
+          const rooms = data.getConnections().map((c) => c.livekitRoom);
+          let ctx: AudioContext | null = null;
+          let clone: MediaStreamTrack | null = null;
+          let timer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined;
+          let tapped: MediaStreamTrack | null = null;
+
+          const stopTap = (): void => {
+            if (timer !== undefined) clearInterval(timer);
+            timer = undefined;
+            clone?.stop();
+            clone = null;
+            void ctx?.close().catch(() => undefined);
+            ctx = null;
+            tapped = null;
+            subscriber.next(false);
+          };
+
+          const startTap = (source: MediaStreamTrack): void => {
+            try {
+              clone = source.clone();
+              clone.enabled = true; // the source is disabled by the mute — the clone must not be
+              ctx = new AudioContext();
+              const analyser = ctx.createAnalyser();
+              analyser.fftSize = 1024;
+              ctx
+                .createMediaStreamSource(new MediaStream([clone]))
+                .connect(analyser);
+              const buf = new Float32Array(analyser.fftSize);
+              const gate = new MutedSpeechGate();
+              tapped = source;
+              timer = setInterval(() => {
+                analyser.getFloatTimeDomainData(buf);
+                let sum = 0;
+                for (let i = 0; i < buf.length; i += 1) sum += buf[i] * buf[i];
+                subscriber.next(gate.push(Math.sqrt(sum / buf.length)));
+              }, SAMPLE_MS);
+            } catch {
+              stopTap();
+            }
+          };
+
+          const reconcile = (): void => {
+            const track =
+              rooms.map(mutedMicTrack).find((t) => t !== null) ?? null;
+            if (track === tapped) return;
+            if (tapped) stopTap();
+            if (track) startTap(track);
+          };
+
+          const events = [
+            RoomEvent.TrackMuted,
+            RoomEvent.TrackUnmuted,
+            RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished,
+            RoomEvent.LocalTrackUnpublished,
+            RoomEvent.Reconnected,
+            RoomEvent.Disconnected,
+          ] as const;
+          rooms.forEach((room) =>
+            events.forEach((ev) => room.on(ev, reconcile)),
+          );
+          subscriber.next(false);
+          reconcile();
+          return () => {
+            rooms.forEach((room) =>
+              events.forEach((ev) => room.off(ev, reconcile)),
+            );
+            if (tapped) stopTap();
+          };
+        }),
+    ),
+    distinctUntilChanged(),
+  );
+}

src/lotus/lotusScreenshareWatch.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { RoomEvent, Track } from "livekit-client";
+import { BehaviorSubject } from "rxjs";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
+import {
+  ALONE_MS,
+  NO_FRAMES_MS,
+  startLotusScreenshareWatch,
+} from "./lotusScreenshareWatch";
+
+const sent: unknown[] = [];
+vi.mock("../widget", () => ({ widget: { api: {} } }));
+vi.mock("./lotusWidget", () => ({
+  lotusSendToHost: (action: string, data: unknown): boolean => {
+    sent.push({ action, data });
+    return true;
+  },
+}));
+
+class FakeTrack extends EventTarget {}
+
+const makeRoom = (): {
+  room: Record<string, unknown>;
+  emit: (event: string, ...args: unknown[]) => void;
+  remote: Map<string, unknown>;
+} => {
+  const handlers = new Map<string, ((...args: unknown[]) => void)[]>();
+  const remote = new Map<string, unknown>();
+  const room = {
+    remoteParticipants: remote,
+    localParticipant: { trackPublications: new Map() },
+    on: (event: string, h: (...args: unknown[]) => void): void => {
+      handlers.set(event, [...(handlers.get(event) ?? []), h]);
+    },
+    off: (event: string, h: (...args: unknown[]) => void): void => {
+      handlers.set(
+        event,
+        (handlers.get(event) ?? []).filter((x) => x !== h),
+      );
+    },
+  };
+  return {
+    room,
+    remote,
+    emit: (event, ...args): void => {
+      (handlers.get(event) ?? []).forEach((h) => h(...args));
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+describe("startLotusScreenshareWatch", () => {
+  let clock = 0;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    sent.length = 0;
+    clock = 1_000_000;
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => vi.useRealTimers());
+
+  const start = (): ReturnType<typeof makeRoom> & { stop: () => void } => {
+    const fake = makeRoom();
+    const connections = new BehaviorSubject({
+      getConnections: () => [{ livekitRoom: fake.room }],
+    });
+    const stop = startLotusScreenshareWatch(
+      { allConnections$: connections } as unknown as CallViewModel,
+      () => clock,
+    );
+    return { ...fake, stop };
+  };
+
+  it("reports a share whose track ended", () => {
+    const { emit, stop } = start();
+    const mst = new FakeTrack();
+    emit(RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished, {
+      source: Track.Source.ScreenShare,
+      track: { mediaStreamTrack: mst },
+    });
+    mst.dispatchEvent(new Event("ended"));
+    expect(sent).toEqual([
+      { action: "io.lotus.screenshare_notice", data: { kind: "ended" } },
+    ]);
+    stop();
+  });
+
+  it("reports no frames after a sustained mute, once, and not after an unmute", () => {
+    const { emit, stop } = start();
+    const mst = new FakeTrack();
+    emit(RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished, {
+      source: Track.Source.ScreenShare,
+      track: { mediaStreamTrack: mst },
+    });
+    mst.dispatchEvent(new Event("mute"));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(NO_FRAMES_MS / 2);
+    mst.dispatchEvent(new Event("unmute"));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(NO_FRAMES_MS);
+    expect(sent).toEqual([]);
+    mst.dispatchEvent(new Event("mute"));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(NO_FRAMES_MS);
+    mst.dispatchEvent(new Event("mute"));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(NO_FRAMES_MS);
+    expect(sent).toEqual([
+      { action: "io.lotus.screenshare_notice", data: { kind: "no-frames" } },
+    ]);
+    stop();
+  });
+
+  it("nudges after 30 min of sharing with nobody else, never while others are present", () => {
+    const { emit, remote, stop } = start();
+    emit(RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished, {
+      source: Track.Source.ScreenShare,
+      track: { mediaStreamTrack: new FakeTrack() },
+    });
+    remote.set("bob", {});
+    clock += ALONE_MS + 60_000;
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(60_000);
+    expect(sent).toEqual([]);
+    remote.clear();
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(60_000);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(60_000);
+    expect(sent).toEqual([
+      { action: "io.lotus.screenshare_notice", data: { kind: "alone" } },
+    ]);
+    stop();
+  });
+
+  it("reports ended from the unpublish when LiveKit's handler ran first", () => {
+    const { emit, stop } = start();
+    const share = new FakeTrack() as FakeTrack & { readyState: string };
+    share.readyState = "ended";
+    const pub = {
+      source: Track.Source.ScreenShare,
+      track: { mediaStreamTrack: share },
+    };
+    emit(RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished, pub);
+    emit(RoomEvent.LocalTrackUnpublished, pub);
+    share.dispatchEvent(new Event("ended"));
+    expect(sent).toEqual([
+      { action: "io.lotus.screenshare_notice", data: { kind: "ended" } },
+    ]);
+    stop();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores non-screenshare publications and stops watching on unpublish", () => {
+    const { emit, stop } = start();
+    const cam = new FakeTrack();
+    emit(RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished, {
+      source: Track.Source.Camera,
+      track: { mediaStreamTrack: cam },
+    });
+    cam.dispatchEvent(new Event("ended"));
+    const share = new FakeTrack();
+    const pub = {
+      source: Track.Source.ScreenShare,
+      track: { mediaStreamTrack: share },
+    };
+    emit(RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished, pub);
+    emit(RoomEvent.LocalTrackUnpublished, pub);
+    share.dispatchEvent(new Event("ended"));
+    expect(sent).toEqual([]);
+    stop();
+  });
+});

src/lotus/lotusScreenshareWatch.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import {
+  type LocalTrackPublication,
+  type Room as LivekitRoom,
+  RoomEvent,
+  Track,
+} from "livekit-client";
+
+import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
+import { widget } from "../widget";
+import { LotusWidgetActions } from "./lotusActions";
+import { lotusSendToHost } from "./lotusWidget";
+
+export type ScreenshareNoticeKind = "ended" | "no-frames" | "alone";
+
+/** A shared window minimised/occluded this long with no frames → tell the host. */
+export const NO_FRAMES_MS = 15_000;
+/** Sharing this long with nobody else in the call → one "still sharing?" nudge. */
+export const ALONE_MS = 30 * 60_000;
+const ALONE_CHECK_MS = 60_000;
+
+/**
+ * [lotus #39] Watch the local screenshare and tell the host about the two
+ * cases people miss: the share went black/ended (window closed or minimised)
+ * and a long share with nobody else in the call. Detection only — the host
+ * renders the notices. Each notice fires at most once per share.
+ */
+export function startLotusScreenshareWatch(
+  vm: CallViewModel,
+  now: () => number = () => Date.now(),
+): () => void {
+  if (!widget) return () => undefined;
+
+  const notify = (kind: ScreenshareNoticeKind): void => {
+    lotusSendToHost(LotusWidgetActions.ScreenshareNotice, { kind });
+  };
+
+  const perRoom = new Map<LivekitRoom, () => void>();
+
+  const attach = (room: LivekitRoom): void => {
+    let cleanupTrack: (() => void) | undefined;
+    let endedHook: (() => void) | undefined;
+
+    const watchPublication = (pub: LocalTrackPublication): void => {
+      if (pub.source !== Track.Source.ScreenShare) return;
+      cleanupTrack?.();
+      const mst = pub.track?.mediaStreamTrack;
+      const startedAt = now();
+      let noFramesTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+      let sentNoFrames = false;
+      let sentAlone = false;
+
+      let sentEnded = false;
+      const onEnded = (): void => {
+        if (sentEnded) return;
+        sentEnded = true;
+        notify("ended");
+      };
+      const onMute = (): void => {
+        if (sentNoFrames) return;
+        noFramesTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+          sentNoFrames = true;
+          notify("no-frames");
+        }, NO_FRAMES_MS);
+      };
+      const onUnmute = (): void => {
+        if (noFramesTimer !== undefined) clearTimeout(noFramesTimer);
+        noFramesTimer = undefined;
+      };
+      endedHook = onEnded;
+      mst?.addEventListener("ended", onEnded);
+      mst?.addEventListener("mute", onMute);
+      mst?.addEventListener("unmute", onUnmute);
+
+      const aloneTimer = setInterval(() => {
+        if (sentAlone) return;
+        if (room.remoteParticipants.size > 0) return;
+        if (now() - startedAt < ALONE_MS) return;
+        sentAlone = true;
+        notify("alone");
+      }, ALONE_CHECK_MS);
+
+      cleanupTrack = (): void => {
+        mst?.removeEventListener("ended", onEnded);
+        mst?.removeEventListener("mute", onMute);
+        mst?.removeEventListener("unmute", onUnmute);
+        if (noFramesTimer !== undefined) clearTimeout(noFramesTimer);
+        clearInterval(aloneTimer);
+        cleanupTrack = undefined;
+        endedHook = undefined;
+      };
+    };
+
+    // LiveKit's own `ended` handler runs first and unpublishes the share; a
+    // listener removed during that dispatch never fires, so decide from the
+    // track's state here as well.
+    const onUnpublished = (pub: LocalTrackPublication): void => {
+      if (pub.source !== Track.Source.ScreenShare) return;
+      if (pub.track?.mediaStreamTrack?.readyState === "ended") endedHook?.();
+      cleanupTrack?.();
+    };
+
+    room.on(RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished, watchPublication);
+    room.on(RoomEvent.LocalTrackUnpublished, onUnpublished);
+    room.localParticipant.trackPublications.forEach(watchPublication);
+
+    perRoom.set(room, () => {
+      cleanupTrack?.();
+      room.off(RoomEvent.LocalTrackPublished, watchPublication);
+      room.off(RoomEvent.LocalTrackUnpublished, onUnpublished);
+    });
+  };
+
+  const sub = vm.allConnections$.subscribe((data) => {
+    const rooms = data.getConnections().map((c) => c.livekitRoom);
+    for (const [room, off] of perRoom) {
+      if (!rooms.includes(room)) {
+        off();
+        perRoom.delete(room);
+      }
+    }
+    for (const room of rooms) if (!perRoom.has(room)) attach(room);
+  });
+
+  return () => {
+    sub.unsubscribe();
+    for (const off of perRoom.values()) off();
+    perRoom.clear();
+  };
+}

src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.test.tsx

@@ -365,17 +365,18 @@ describe("LiveKit ConnectionError variants", () => {
       expectedReason: "InternalError",
     },
   ])(
-    "should display LiveKit $name error correctly",
+    "should explain the LiveKit $name error and offer a retry",
     async ({ error, expectedReason }) => {
       const TestComponent = (): ReactNode => {
         throw new LivekitConnectionError(error);
       };
+      const recoveryActionHandler = vi.fn(async () => Promise.resolve());
 
       const { asFragment } = render(
         <BrowserRouter>
           <GroupCallErrorBoundary
             onError={vi.fn()}
-            recoveryActionHandler={vi.fn()}
+            recoveryActionHandler={recoveryActionHandler}
             widget={null}
           >
             <TestComponent />
@@ -383,12 +384,28 @@ describe("LiveKit ConnectionError variants", () => {
         </BrowserRouter>,
       );
 
-      // Check title
-      await screen.findByText("Failed to connect to Livekit server");
+      await screen.findByText("Couldn’t connect to voice");
 
-      // Check that reason is displayed in the description
-      expect(screen.getByText(/Reason:/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByText(expectedReason)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      // [lotus] Plain-language guidance instead of "(Reason: X)".
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(
+          expectedReason === "NotAllowed"
+            ? /The voice server didn’t let you in/
+            : /Your device couldn’t reach the voice server/,
+        ),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      // The raw reason is still there, under Technical details.
+      expect(screen.getByText("Technical details")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(new RegExp(`Reason: ${expectedReason}`), {
+          selector: "pre",
+        }),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      // Try again re-enters the call.
+      await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Try again" }));
+      expect(recoveryActionHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith("reconnect");
 
       expect(asFragment()).toMatchSnapshot();
     },

src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.tsx

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import {
   ElementCallError,
   ErrorCategory,
   ErrorCode,
+  LivekitConnectionError,
+  PeerConnectionTimeoutError,
   UnknownCallError,
 } from "../utils/errors.ts";
 import { FullScreenView } from "../FullScreenView.tsx";
@@ -78,10 +80,22 @@ const ErrorPage: FC<ErrorPageProps> = ({
       label: t("call_ended_view.reconnect_button"),
       onClick: () => void recoveryActionHandler("reconnect"),
     });
+  } else if (
+    // [lotus] A failed connect is often transient (busy server, flaky Wi-Fi);
+    // offer the same re-enter path instead of a dead end.
+    error instanceof LivekitConnectionError ||
+    error instanceof PeerConnectionTimeoutError
+  ) {
+    actions.push({
+      label: t("error.try_again"),
+      onClick: () => void recoveryActionHandler("reconnect"),
+    });
   }
 
   const technicalError =
-    error.cause instanceof MatrixError ? error.cause : null;
+    error.cause instanceof MatrixError
+      ? error.cause.message
+      : (error.technicalDetails ?? null);
 
   return (
     <FullScreenView>
@@ -124,15 +138,15 @@ const ErrorPage: FC<ErrorPageProps> = ({
             <summary className={styles.technicalDetailsSummary}>
               {t("technical_details")}
             </summary>
-            <pre className={styles.technicalDetailsPre}>
-              {technicalError.message}
-            </pre>
+            <pre className={styles.technicalDetailsPre}>{technicalError}</pre>
           </details>
         ) : null}
         {actions &&
           actions.map((action, index) => (
             <Button
-              kind="secondary"
+              // [lotus] primary: the Lotus theme renders `secondary` as dark
+              // text on a dark fill, and this is the action we want taken.
+              kind="primary"
               onClick={action.onClick}
               key={`action${index}`}
             >

src/room/InCallView.tsx

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ import { startLotusAudioInject } from "../lotus/lotusAudioInject";
 import { startLotusQuality } from "../lotus/lotusQuality";
 import { startLotusDecorations } from "../lotus/lotusDecorations";
 import { startLotusDenoise } from "../lotus/lotusDenoise";
+import { startLotusCallSummary } from "../lotus/lotusCallSummary";
+import { startLotusAudioOutput } from "../lotus/lotusAudioOutput";
+import { startLotusScreenshareWatch } from "../lotus/lotusScreenshareWatch";
 import { startLotusDeafen } from "../lotus/lotusDeafen";
 import styles from "./InCallView.module.css";
 import { GridTile } from "../tile/GridTile";
@@ -309,10 +312,19 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
   // [lotus] Apply ML denoise to the mic as a first-class audio processor that
   // survives reconnects (#1 / A7). No-op unless lotusDenoiseSource=1.
   useEffect(() => startLotusDenoise(vm), [vm]);
+  useEffect(() => startLotusCallSummary(vm), [vm]);
+  // [lotus #39] Screenshare reminders (window closed / black / sharing alone).
+  useEffect(() => startLotusScreenshareWatch(vm), [vm]);
   // [lotus] Handle the host's io.lotus.set_deafen action to silence remote
   // audio (and optionally screenshare audio) at the LiveKit source. No-op
   // unless the host sends the action.
   useEffect(() => startLotusDeafen(), []);
+  // [lotus #119] Let the host pick the audio output device from its call bar.
+  const lotusMediaDevices = useMediaDevices();
+  useEffect(
+    () => startLotusAudioOutput(lotusMediaDevices),
+    [lotusMediaDevices],
+  );
 
   const fatalCallError = useBehavior(vm.fatalError$);
   // Stop the rendering and throw for the error boundary

src/room/__snapshots__/GroupCallErrorBoundary.test.tsx.snap

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ exports[`ConnectionLostError: Action handling should reset error state 1`] = `
           </p>
           <button
             class="_button_1nw83_8"
-            data-kind="secondary"
+            data-kind="primary"
             data-size="lg"
             role="button"
             tabindex="0"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ exports[`ConnectionLostError: Action handling should reset error state 1`] = `
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
 
-exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'internal' error correctly 1`] = `
+exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should explain the LiveKit 'internal' error and offer a retry 1`] = `
 <DocumentFragment>
   <div
     class="_page_4be5c0"
@@ -286,19 +286,35 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'internal' er
           <h1
             class="_typography_6v6n8_153 _font-heading-md-semibold_6v6n8_112"
           >
-            Failed to connect to Livekit server
+            Couldn’t connect to voice
           </h1>
           <p>
-            An error occurred while connecting to the Livekit server (
-            <b>
-              Reason:
-            </b>
-             
-            <code>
-              InternalError
-            </code>
-            ).
+            Your device couldn’t reach the voice server. Chat can still work when this happens: voice needs its own live connection, which VPNs, antivirus web protection and some work or school networks block. Try again. If it keeps failing, pause your VPN or antivirus web shield, or try another network such as a phone hotspot.
           </p>
+          <details
+            class="_technicalDetails_a69dc5"
+          >
+            <summary
+              class="_technicalDetailsSummary_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Technical details
+            </summary>
+            <pre
+              class="_technicalDetailsPre_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Reason: InternalError
+Internal server error
+            </pre>
+          </details>
+          <button
+            class="_button_1nw83_8"
+            data-kind="primary"
+            data-size="lg"
+            role="button"
+            tabindex="0"
+          >
+            Try again
+          </button>
           <button
             class="_button_1nw83_8"
             data-kind="tertiary"
@@ -315,7 +331,7 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'internal' er
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
 
-exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'notAllowed' error correctly 1`] = `
+exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should explain the LiveKit 'notAllowed' error and offer a retry 1`] = `
 <DocumentFragment>
   <div
     class="_page_4be5c0"
@@ -443,19 +459,36 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'notAllowed'
           <h1
             class="_typography_6v6n8_153 _font-heading-md-semibold_6v6n8_112"
           >
-            Failed to connect to Livekit server
+            Couldn’t connect to voice
           </h1>
           <p>
-            An error occurred while connecting to the Livekit server (
-            <b>
-              Reason:
-            </b>
-             
-            <code>
-              NotAllowed
-            </code>
-            ).
+            The voice server didn’t let you in. The call may be full, or your access to this room may have changed. Try again in a moment.
           </p>
+          <details
+            class="_technicalDetails_a69dc5"
+          >
+            <summary
+              class="_technicalDetailsSummary_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Technical details
+            </summary>
+            <pre
+              class="_technicalDetailsPre_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Reason: NotAllowed
+Status: 403
+Permission denied by server
+            </pre>
+          </details>
+          <button
+            class="_button_1nw83_8"
+            data-kind="primary"
+            data-size="lg"
+            role="button"
+            tabindex="0"
+          >
+            Try again
+          </button>
           <button
             class="_button_1nw83_8"
             data-kind="tertiary"
@@ -472,7 +505,7 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'notAllowed'
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
 
-exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'serverUnreachable' error correctly 1`] = `
+exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should explain the LiveKit 'serverUnreachable' error and offer a retry 1`] = `
 <DocumentFragment>
   <div
     class="_page_4be5c0"
@@ -600,19 +633,36 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'serverUnreac
           <h1
             class="_typography_6v6n8_153 _font-heading-md-semibold_6v6n8_112"
           >
-            Failed to connect to Livekit server
+            Couldn’t connect to voice
           </h1>
           <p>
-            An error occurred while connecting to the Livekit server (
-            <b>
-              Reason:
-            </b>
-             
-            <code>
-              ServerUnreachable
-            </code>
-            ).
+            Your device couldn’t reach the voice server. Chat can still work when this happens: voice needs its own live connection, which VPNs, antivirus web protection and some work or school networks block. Try again. If it keeps failing, pause your VPN or antivirus web shield, or try another network such as a phone hotspot.
           </p>
+          <details
+            class="_technicalDetails_a69dc5"
+          >
+            <summary
+              class="_technicalDetailsSummary_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Technical details
+            </summary>
+            <pre
+              class="_technicalDetailsPre_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Reason: ServerUnreachable
+Status: 503
+Server is unreachable
+            </pre>
+          </details>
+          <button
+            class="_button_1nw83_8"
+            data-kind="primary"
+            data-size="lg"
+            role="button"
+            tabindex="0"
+          >
+            Try again
+          </button>
           <button
             class="_button_1nw83_8"
             data-kind="tertiary"
@@ -629,7 +679,7 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'serverUnreac
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
 
-exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'serviceNotFound' error correctly 1`] = `
+exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should explain the LiveKit 'serviceNotFound' error and offer a retry 1`] = `
 <DocumentFragment>
   <div
     class="_page_4be5c0"
@@ -757,19 +807,35 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'serviceNotFo
           <h1
             class="_typography_6v6n8_153 _font-heading-md-semibold_6v6n8_112"
           >
-            Failed to connect to Livekit server
+            Couldn’t connect to voice
           </h1>
           <p>
-            An error occurred while connecting to the Livekit server (
-            <b>
-              Reason:
-            </b>
-             
-            <code>
-              ServiceNotFound
-            </code>
-            ).
+            Your device couldn’t reach the voice server. Chat can still work when this happens: voice needs its own live connection, which VPNs, antivirus web protection and some work or school networks block. Try again. If it keeps failing, pause your VPN or antivirus web shield, or try another network such as a phone hotspot.
           </p>
+          <details
+            class="_technicalDetails_a69dc5"
+          >
+            <summary
+              class="_technicalDetailsSummary_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Technical details
+            </summary>
+            <pre
+              class="_technicalDetailsPre_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Reason: ServiceNotFound
+RTC service not found
+            </pre>
+          </details>
+          <button
+            class="_button_1nw83_8"
+            data-kind="primary"
+            data-size="lg"
+            role="button"
+            tabindex="0"
+          >
+            Try again
+          </button>
           <button
             class="_button_1nw83_8"
             data-kind="tertiary"
@@ -786,7 +852,7 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'serviceNotFo
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
 
-exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'timeout' error correctly 1`] = `
+exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should explain the LiveKit 'timeout' error and offer a retry 1`] = `
 <DocumentFragment>
   <div
     class="_page_4be5c0"
@@ -914,19 +980,35 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should display LiveKit 'timeout' err
           <h1
             class="_typography_6v6n8_153 _font-heading-md-semibold_6v6n8_112"
           >
-            Failed to connect to Livekit server
+            Couldn’t connect to voice
           </h1>
           <p>
-            An error occurred while connecting to the Livekit server (
-            <b>
-              Reason:
-            </b>
-             
-            <code>
-              Timeout
-            </code>
-            ).
+            Your device couldn’t reach the voice server. Chat can still work when this happens: voice needs its own live connection, which VPNs, antivirus web protection and some work or school networks block. Try again. If it keeps failing, pause your VPN or antivirus web shield, or try another network such as a phone hotspot.
           </p>
+          <details
+            class="_technicalDetails_a69dc5"
+          >
+            <summary
+              class="_technicalDetailsSummary_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Technical details
+            </summary>
+            <pre
+              class="_technicalDetailsPre_a69dc5"
+            >
+              Reason: Timeout
+Connection timed out
+            </pre>
+          </details>
+          <button
+            class="_button_1nw83_8"
+            data-kind="primary"
+            data-size="lg"
+            role="button"
+            tabindex="0"
+          >
+            Try again
+          </button>
           <button
             class="_button_1nw83_8"
             data-kind="tertiary"
@@ -1084,6 +1166,15 @@ exports[`LiveKit ConnectionError variants > should link to troubleshoot guide wh
             </a>
              or contact your server administrator.
           </p>
+          <button
+            class="_button_1nw83_8"
+            data-kind="primary"
+            data-size="lg"
+            role="button"
+            tabindex="0"
+          >
+            Try again
+          </button>
           <button
             class="_button_1nw83_8"
             data-kind="tertiary"
@@ -1697,7 +1788,7 @@ exports[`should report correct error for 'Connection lost' 1`] = `
           </p>
           <button
             class="_button_1nw83_8"
-            data-kind="secondary"
+            data-kind="primary"
             data-size="lg"
             role="button"
             tabindex="0"

src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/LocalTransport.test.ts

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ describe("LocalTransport", () => {
     const refused = new SFUTokenRefusedError("This voice channel is full.");
     vi.spyOn(openIDSFU, "getSFUConfigWithOpenID").mockImplementation(
       async () => {
+        await Promise.resolve();
         throw refused;
       },
     );

src/state/media/RemoteScreenShareViewModel.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import { Track, type RemoteParticipant } from "livekit-client";
-import { map, of, switchMap } from "rxjs";
+import { distinctUntilChanged, map, of, switchMap } from "rxjs";
 
 import { type Behavior } from "../Behavior";
 import {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from "./ScreenShareViewModel";
 import { type ObservableScope } from "../ObservableScope";
 import { createVolumeControls, type VolumeControls } from "../VolumeControls";
-import { observeTrackReference$ } from "../observeTrackReference";
+import { observeParticipantMedia } from "@livekit/components-core";
 
 export interface RemoteScreenShareViewModel
   extends BaseScreenShareViewModel, VolumeControls {
@@ -58,14 +58,24 @@ export function createRemoteScreenShare(
     videoEnabled$: scope.behavior(
       pretendToBeDisconnected$.pipe(map((disconnected) => !disconnected)),
     ),
+    // [lotus #38] "Has audio" means the sharer publishes screenshare audio AND
+    // hasn't muted it — a muted publication would show a speaker glyph for a
+    // share nobody can hear.
     audioEnabled$: scope.behavior(
       inputs.participant$.pipe(
         switchMap((p) =>
           p
-            ? observeTrackReference$(p, Track.Source.ScreenShareAudio)
-            : of(null),
+            ? observeParticipantMedia(p).pipe(
+                map(() => {
+                  const pub = p.getTrackPublication(
+                    Track.Source.ScreenShareAudio,
+                  );
+                  return !!pub && !pub.isMuted;
+                }),
+              )
+            : of(false),
         ),
-        map(Boolean),
+        distinctUntilChanged(),
       ),
     ),
   };

src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { useReactiveState } from "../useReactiveState";
 import { useLatest } from "../useLatest";
 import { type SpotlightTileViewModel } from "../state/TileViewModel";
 import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior";
+import { muteScreenshareAudio$ } from "../lotus/lotusScreenshareAudio";
 import { type MemberMediaViewModel } from "../state/media/MemberMediaViewModel";
 import { type LocalUserMediaViewModel } from "../state/media/LocalUserMediaViewModel";
 import { type RemoteUserMediaViewModel } from "../state/media/RemoteUserMediaViewModel";
@@ -322,11 +323,13 @@ const ScreenShareVolumeButton: FC<ScreenShareVolumeButtonProps> = ({ vm }) => {
   const audioEnabled = useBehavior(vm.audioEnabled$);
   const playbackMuted = useBehavior(vm.playbackMuted$);
   const playbackVolume = useBehavior(vm.playbackVolume$);
+  // [lotus #38] The host's screenshare-audio mute (io.lotus.set_deafen) mutes
+  // at the renderer, not through the volume controls; show it as muted too.
+  const lotusMuted = useBehavior(muteScreenshareAudio$);
+  const shownMuted = playbackMuted || lotusMuted;
 
-  const VolumeIcon = playbackMuted ? VolumeOffIcon : VolumeOnIcon;
-  const VolumeSolidIcon = playbackMuted
-    ? VolumeOffSolidIcon
-    : VolumeOnSolidIcon;
+  const VolumeIcon = shownMuted ? VolumeOffIcon : VolumeOnIcon;
+  const VolumeSolidIcon = shownMuted ? VolumeOffSolidIcon : VolumeOnSolidIcon;
 
   const [volumeMenuOpen, setVolumeMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   const onMuteButtonClick = useCallback(() => vm.togglePlaybackMuted(), [vm]);

src/utils/errors.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import { t } from "i18next";
-import { type ConnectionError } from "livekit-client";
+import { type ConnectionError, ConnectionErrorReason } from "livekit-client";
 
 import { i18nKey } from "./i18n";
 
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export class ElementCallError extends Error {
   public localisedMessageKey?: string;
   public localisedMessageValues?: Record<string, string>;
 
+  /** [lotus] Raw detail shown under a collapsed "Technical details", not in the message. */
+  public technicalDetails?: string;
+
   protected constructor(
     localisedTitle: string,
     code: ErrorCode,
@@ -307,9 +310,21 @@ export class LivekitConnectionError extends ElementCallError {
       ErrorCode.SFU_ERROR,
       ErrorCategory.NETWORK_CONNECTIVITY,
     );
-    this.localisedMessageKey = i18nKey(
-      "error.livekit_connection_error_description",
-    );
+    // [lotus] "An error occurred while connecting to the Livekit server
+    // (Reason: ServerUnreachable)" left people with nothing to try (Gitea
+    // element-call: a friend retried for ages while Element worked). Say what
+    // it means and what to do; keep the raw reason under Technical details.
+    this.localisedMessageKey =
+      cause.reason === ConnectionErrorReason.NotAllowed
+        ? i18nKey("error.livekit_not_allowed_description")
+        : i18nKey("error.livekit_unreachable_description");
     this.localisedMessageValues = { reason: cause.reasonName };
+    this.technicalDetails = [
+      `Reason: ${cause.reasonName}`,
+      cause.status ? `Status: ${cause.status}` : null,
+      cause.message,
+    ]
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .join("\n");
   }
 }