In Video Room, one participant can't be heard by the others #3176

schildbach · 2025-04-08T10:39:12Z

Steps to reproduce

I was told to open this ticket on an issue I reported to the #webrtc matrix room.

We've got a video room, created at about the time when the Jitsi → Element Call migration happened. We used the room for months without serious problems. Until recently:

In that room, there were 3 participants in an actual call on 2025-04-07 from 18:20 to 18:22 UTC:

A, on Element X (Android) 25.03.4
B, on Element Desktop (Linux) 1.11.96 – affected?
C, on Element Desktop (Windows) 1.11.96

Participant B could not be heard by the others. Participants A and C could be heard by all others, including B.

And here is the kicker: I invited the same participants into a fresh (non-video) private room and started a call there, and it worked without hitches for 4 hours until we called it a day.

This issue is reproducible, we had it on multiple days and on different LiveKit SFUs (including matrix.org's). It happens with 2 or 3 participants. However, it only started a couple days ago. We were using that video room for months without serious issues, and also with the (now) affected participant. The issue started at around the time when Element Call was embedded into Element.

I told everyone to check for latest versions of clients. And at least from participant C I got confirmation he was running 1.11.96 (latest).

We never checked video, we're only using audio. The avatar image that is replacing the video was in general only showing a capital letter, despite us all having set up an image. I was told on #webrtc that this is a known limitation. **However, the avatar image of affected participant B was behaving strange, it was only shown as a "B&W YouTube" icon (see screenshot below) for quite a while before it finally was shown as a capital letter.

I will try to provide as many logs as I can.

Outcome

see above

Operating system

No response

Browser information

No response

URL for webapp

No response

Will you send logs?

Yes

schildbach · 2025-04-08T10:47:28Z

livekit-good-private-call.log

Here is a log of the (non-video) private room call that went good for hours. Timestamps are UTC.

The bad call was happening on matrix.org's SFU just in the ~15 minutes before (from 18:20-18:22 UTC, according to my Element Desktop). You should be able to get the log from there. We were the exact same set of participants.

schildbach · 2025-04-08T10:56:20Z

This is an image of what I mean with "B&W YouTube" icon. Ok, not really YouTube (-:

The normal, expected behavious would be that we see her avatar image instantly, or at least the capital letter version of it.

schildbach · 2025-04-08T12:52:59Z

For the record, our video room has these hidden messages in the timeline for our "bad call", timestamps from 18:09 to 18:22 UTC. This is taken from Element Desktop from participant A, but this is from a session that didn't actually enter the call. It's just member of the room.

(We then proceeded to our "good call" in the non-video room at 18:25 UTC, as you can see in the livekit log.)

 
{
    "decrypted": {
        "type": "io.element.call.encryption_keys",
        "sender": "@andreas:schildbach.de",
        "content": {
            "call_id": "",
            "device_id": "EVKOOWOHVB",
            "keys": [
                {
                    "index": 0,
                    "key": "IeNOpXfgk7UByzZ0zzZFAQ"
                }
            ],
            "sent_ts": 1744049381757
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744049379895,
        "unsigned": {},
        "event_id": "$chdqQLvezbX2oYJci7NtG1yyDWd6cfFUrH_LGhgAWbY",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    },
    "encrypted": {
        "type": "m.room.encrypted",
        "sender": "@andreas:schildbach.de",
        "content": {
            "algorithm": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
            "ciphertext": "AwgoEuABLijfPHngES2YhyY3Nl1ILGOQ088fQedvk1VfdGr6oAziP3Ky2HpKTz5ceH6CEVxjML1cXgGsGdlKliGxrxm7khy8FYWIUenXai/BJTIgJnHS4GZJCM++cqd/BrqZAkoEfsJ5R5MmTBIejenQ/7QD+DgZ/IcmygKHybKLF5ecKaqj6MPeNJerQOJqcvDc5Mv0Ajd2Ko3HTN2VH3NudWbEyzi92vNRV+2t6l29upmEavzRWNIisioVngj1wnd36xPkzRpmj+8TJArTRnBHdb+MgDA/yLRMSQ8xxKhLXX0eZtsTLArE1fHG+KDwGVXHT4kOe/6sWxST3N3arOZB5yunNJMoRvWlmw3TwoSLVv7ZqqqyeUZNvYlI0XMzEw6WcMUMz7TQqR/tzw0",
            "device_id": "EVKOOWOHVB",
            "sender_key": "53tAwUbreTTBX3zmN+mLSb4t9iIXBdzznxo0tQXz7Bg",
            "session_id": "7CEuZ+ZbJ+1eIBaGbY+XsOedpJCrya5EBXIpXuE2AaE"
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744049379895,
        "unsigned": {
            "membership": "join",
            "age": 74
        },
        "event_id": "$chdqQLvezbX2oYJci7NtG1yyDWd6cfFUrH_LGhgAWbY",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    }
}
{
    "type": "org.matrix.msc3401.call.member",
    "sender": "@andreas:schildbach.de",
    "content": {
        "call_id": "",
        "scope": "m.room",
        "application": "m.call",
        "device_id": "EVKOOWOHVB",
        "expires": 14400000,
        "focus_active": {
            "type": "livekit",
            "focus_selection": "oldest_membership"
        },
        "foci_preferred": [
            {
                "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
                "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.call.matrix.org",
                "type": "livekit"
            },
            {
                "type": "livekit",
                "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.schildbach.de",
                "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
            }
        ]
    },
    "state_key": "_@andreas:schildbach.de_EVKOOWOHVB",
    "origin_server_ts": 1744049380279,
    "unsigned": {
        "replaces_state": "$Eq_9lMwrDwMC_EkVcAPutQJ0JIA8TjMDZ7mBX0zAZNM",
        "prev_content": {},
        "prev_sender": "@andreas:schildbach.de",
        "membership": "join",
        "age": 112
    },
    "event_id": "$3yJjUTkS563eE82TCeFM8jT7K2htAkbzVVTlufXZAxg",
    "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
}
{
    "decrypted": {
        "content": {
            "call_id": "",
            "device_id": "PPCDWWMDIU",
            "keys": [
                {
                    "index": 0,
                    "key": "3opxh4TS4N3ohoILMa9uBw"
                }
            ],
            "sent_ts": 1744049380246
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744049381558,
        "sender": "@joggerio:matrix.org",
        "type": "io.element.call.encryption_keys",
        "unsigned": {},
        "event_id": "$x2tfGkCd6lWfKnZM2fZyJmBCg7oSI34GWYLPq51Qq4g",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    },
    "encrypted": {
        "content": {
            "algorithm": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
            "ciphertext": "AwgDEuAB0kEt9tOR5kSM9CsF/0kRnBIR1ChRoSIM6OUJtzjEN6oQViepW1UwdqaYl5QmtqR+KkRIaHMYvl0rO5fk0pdTMU2+sBo9taCtpx6NIbnLmgK8xJyoQjEZO3NJLpYBx5H+46dLW1bNB8J8VayJ6qmRh7UKHxxw/eCrCHCLTmBHBMVf8KKKN+etCf6hHmZmjri3D22CzLVc6liSMY6Q0efl+oeKjp811GlHS52xc/46SYPxYIGCNMbEv5xtbjkIbAU2P5k9tVDwcbo6P3/9geI7OM9wJ6DxX/Fccs6B3ZH7sT5GjRYchxQBJswGSQuqIPblHWM/2x1Is3x4EMn4gEQvyotqoDFU41u3pw8wdZwclwFEOnBdaE1A5jX4nKFXoatEOh4OjI8OGw0",
            "device_id": "PPCDWWMDIU",
            "sender_key": "4aKE0yK6XSYmDp8UEh67XKxAm6q9gfLgnl0ImLGwf3c",
            "session_id": "nioHSL67K6M5wy5SwbRVZcvwTWUbhdP3Cvqll6Gr6Yk"
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744049381558,
        "sender": "@joggerio:matrix.org",
        "type": "m.room.encrypted",
        "unsigned": {
            "membership": "join"
        },
        "event_id": "$x2tfGkCd6lWfKnZM2fZyJmBCg7oSI34GWYLPq51Qq4g",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    }
}
{
    "content": {
        "application": "m.call",
        "call_id": "",
        "device_id": "QRIPQQFNJT",
        "expires": 14400000,
        "foci_preferred": [
            {
                "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
                "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.call.matrix.org",
                "type": "livekit"
            },
            {
                "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
                "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.call.matrix.org",
                "type": "livekit"
            },
            {
                "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
                "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.call.element.io",
                "type": "livekit"
            }
        ],
        "focus_active": {
            "focus_selection": "oldest_membership",
            "type": "livekit"
        },
        "scope": "m.room"
    },
    "origin_server_ts": 1744050003103,
    "sender": "@ai-suzuki:matrix.org",
    "state_key": "_@ai-suzuki:matrix.org_QRIPQQFNJT",
    "type": "org.matrix.msc3401.call.member",
    "unsigned": {
        "replaces_state": "$Pqr3ImE3NBt13_wC6dE5_BqAr2AcHZGYuGQ4dq2TeHs",
        "prev_content": {},
        "prev_sender": "@ai-suzuki:matrix.org",
        "membership": "join"
    },
    "event_id": "$iY5NcHaY0Qwtl_BEWYfADmVQXy6ev4yeEfN2cbfMCXI",
    "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
}
{
    "decrypted": {
        "type": "io.element.call.encryption_keys",
        "sender": "@andreas:schildbach.de",
        "content": {
            "call_id": "",
            "device_id": "EVKOOWOHVB",
            "keys": [
                {
                    "index": 0,
                    "key": "IeNOpXfgk7UByzZ0zzZFAQ"
                }
            ],
            "sent_ts": 1744050006009
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744050004235,
        "unsigned": {},
        "event_id": "$w2vD-rNI3Q0wZXH4XF0TFyBWjPAb8aLvxi9Czrtie1E",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    },
    "encrypted": {
        "type": "m.room.encrypted",
        "sender": "@andreas:schildbach.de",
        "content": {
            "algorithm": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
            "ciphertext": "AwgpEuABHuASpOOMK6EKScYYKD97QgcG0vLkVwX3BTf76bcr6LYrFswdZYQ+5u1IK22sP1a8shydKwzXUuH0kHe+vKgCvn9s7IFZAhWHrWLUa2WxI7PBYt+65OKbzlR5glau+K/pOweY2CkP7/1iIVvo47VzWkiq4qxotnIaYamTPCaYzEDaDFkA9aNv8ZC4O5+yN0+bB1WVOr2G7P7LLoRTuVKWML5FEKcF4pWfKHjgvGVZRIpGya3DZdss2dRXFXPiL/8hu7yQaUmlnNI4bRXf2V0/XGY8IAwx38V1sk2E828rJnbCx8dqhBFZ0BzaE67enxHd7HmvNljX9acQxPxuDbFsTj6to+O4TuQFj4M6mbvqJ+3z8HhwdD+gnedd6Vmaa2L+mCaXrwcONAY",
            "device_id": "EVKOOWOHVB",
            "sender_key": "53tAwUbreTTBX3zmN+mLSb4t9iIXBdzznxo0tQXz7Bg",
            "session_id": "7CEuZ+ZbJ+1eIBaGbY+XsOedpJCrya5EBXIpXuE2AaE"
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744050004235,
        "unsigned": {
            "membership": "join",
            "age": 182
        },
        "event_id": "$w2vD-rNI3Q0wZXH4XF0TFyBWjPAb8aLvxi9Czrtie1E",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    }
}
{
    "decrypted": {
        "content": {
            "call_id": "",
            "device_id": "PPCDWWMDIU",
            "keys": [
                {
                    "index": 0,
                    "key": "3opxh4TS4N3ohoILMa9uBw"
                }
            ],
            "sent_ts": 1744050002609
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744050003908,
        "sender": "@joggerio:matrix.org",
        "type": "io.element.call.encryption_keys",
        "unsigned": {},
        "event_id": "$a2GjdjDjozv1KEk4maITCOVSIhrO2NvPqeyLwGZwqGQ",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    },
    "encrypted": {
        "content": {
            "algorithm": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
            "ciphertext": "AwgEEuABsLEcPAaq42naVbU+nWxLxRcG24jDhDHnxBWlBxVtSwZf1FZ8oSAsI/j+/x9/B+8Axn0YL1bYfdFLC88Ht7yv+e/vbCFpPadqYGsG/zkZrak+BZuqCHo0Xui0r/iZnkGuJGT83x3po4AVGo7VFFy+Z+bhqNi3ykWDzmXKzTzg9uVPVqy3cIYRyYw2ra9ymIAnv3/aiHiVd+1Kd4ll20jrtUrzJOFrkRFCW8LtSClDXw/HqMNJm6iGDUHmu4Xwu3TsZOkj8AkiCPN7dufu880677LRK9WtsGazFelSN9ZIiVbmEQu0/j+oP/mtj2XRd8gsHs76wWs8t3wFh1GBU0zLpa4gxCTpSvn6adaCosll3ON+iFE3eBrNm/I85+MNOHGSfmBkxHGqfgQ",
            "device_id": "PPCDWWMDIU",
            "sender_key": "4aKE0yK6XSYmDp8UEh67XKxAm6q9gfLgnl0ImLGwf3c",
            "session_id": "nioHSL67K6M5wy5SwbRVZcvwTWUbhdP3Cvqll6Gr6Yk"
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744050003908,
        "sender": "@joggerio:matrix.org",
        "type": "m.room.encrypted",
        "unsigned": {
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        },
        "event_id": "$a2GjdjDjozv1KEk4maITCOVSIhrO2NvPqeyLwGZwqGQ",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    }
}
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    "sender": "@andreas:schildbach.de",
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            "application": "m.call",
            "device_id": "EVKOOWOHVB",
            "expires": 14400000,
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                "focus_selection": "oldest_membership"
            },
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                    "type": "livekit"
                },
                {
                    "type": "livekit",
                    "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.schildbach.de",
                    "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
                }
            ]
        },
        "prev_sender": "@andreas:schildbach.de",
        "membership": "join",
        "age": 142
    },
    "event_id": "$13ZuEsSYzkv93BL1AY1b9oFdf0t0tWMWllfh_1Fnm0k",
    "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
}
{
    "content": {},
    "origin_server_ts": 1744050103209,
    "sender": "@ai-suzuki:matrix.org",
    "state_key": "_@ai-suzuki:matrix.org_QRIPQQFNJT",
    "type": "org.matrix.msc3401.call.member",
    "unsigned": {
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        "prev_content": {
            "application": "m.call",
            "call_id": "",
            "device_id": "QRIPQQFNJT",
            "expires": 14400000,
            "foci_preferred": [
                {
                    "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
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                    "type": "livekit"
                },
                {
                    "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
                    "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.call.matrix.org",
                    "type": "livekit"
                },
                {
                    "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
                    "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.call.element.io",
                    "type": "livekit"
                }
            ],
            "focus_active": {
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                "type": "livekit"
            },
            "scope": "m.room"
        },
        "prev_sender": "@ai-suzuki:matrix.org",
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    },
    "event_id": "$VaCSCu0qd7lIWRedVFGHo-V6YXkmBtQ98x6GiG6-gUw",
    "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
}
{
    "decrypted": {
        "content": {
            "call_id": "",
            "device_id": "PPCDWWMDIU",
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                    "index": 1,
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                }
            ],
            "sent_ts": 1744050108873
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744050110185,
        "sender": "@joggerio:matrix.org",
        "type": "io.element.call.encryption_keys",
        "unsigned": {},
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        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    },
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            "device_id": "PPCDWWMDIU",
            "sender_key": "4aKE0yK6XSYmDp8UEh67XKxAm6q9gfLgnl0ImLGwf3c",
            "session_id": "nioHSL67K6M5wy5SwbRVZcvwTWUbhdP3Cvqll6Gr6Yk"
        },
        "origin_server_ts": 1744050110185,
        "sender": "@joggerio:matrix.org",
        "type": "m.room.encrypted",
        "unsigned": {
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        },
        "event_id": "$UUDoC3XTQzHImuAt8QkIT8FeLUrMbM3QhXKePEEuRdE",
        "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
    }
}
{
    "content": {},
    "origin_server_ts": 1744050137044,
    "sender": "@joggerio:matrix.org",
    "state_key": "_@joggerio:matrix.org_PPCDWWMDIU",
    "type": "org.matrix.msc3401.call.member",
    "unsigned": {
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        "prev_content": {
            "application": "m.call",
            "call_id": "",
            "device_id": "PPCDWWMDIU",
            "expires": 14400000,
            "foci_preferred": [
                {
                    "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
                    "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.call.matrix.org",
                    "type": "livekit"
                },
                {
                    "livekit_alias": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de",
                    "livekit_service_url": "https://livekit-jwt.call.element.io",
                    "type": "livekit"
                }
            ],
            "focus_active": {
                "focus_selection": "oldest_membership",
                "type": "livekit"
            },
            "scope": "m.room"
        },
        "prev_sender": "@joggerio:matrix.org",
        "membership": "join"
    },
    "event_id": "$uGVcG-Stzbh1yobCLdoPrdnfNGew2BI-YgasiIgODiU",
    "room_id": "!vyWoeFqDsoZCzXauqI:schildbach.de"
}

schildbach added the T-Defect Something isn't working: bugs, crashes, hangs, vulnerabilities, or other reported problems label Apr 8, 2025

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