v0.9.0-rc.4

What's Changed since rc.3

• Backport: Use correct rageshake URL when running in embedded package by @hughns in #3133

Full Changelog: v0.9.0-rc.3...v0.9.0-rc.4

Docker full package

Element Call is available as a Docker image from the GitHub Container Registry.

The image provides a full build of Element Call that can be used both in standalone and as a widget (on a remote URL).

docker pull ghcr.io/element-hq/element-call:0.9.0-rc.4

Embedded packages

This release includes the following embedded packages that allow Element Call to be used as an embedded widget
within another application.

NPM

npm install @element-hq/element-call-embedded@0.9.0-rc.4

Android AAR

dependencies {
  implementation 'io.element.android:element-call-embedded:0.9.0-rc.4'
}

SwiftPM

.package(url: "https://github.com/element-hq/element-call-swift.git", from: "0.9.0-rc.4")

v0.9.0-rc.3

What's Changed since rc.2

• Backport: Fix compilation error when trying to use SwiftPM embedded package by @hughns in #3127

Full Changelog: v0.9.0-rc.2...v0.9.0-rc.3

Docker full package

Element Call is available as a Docker image from the GitHub Container Registry.

The image provides a full build of Element Call that can be used both in standalone and as a widget (on a remote URL).

docker pull ghcr.io/element-hq/element-call:0.9.0-rc.3

Embedded packages

This release includes the following embedded packages that allow Element Call to be used as an embedded widget
within another application.

NPM

npm install @element-hq/element-call-embedded@0.9.0-rc.3

Android AAR

dependencies {
  implementation 'io.element.android:element-call-embedded:0.9.0-rc.3'
}

SwiftPM

.package(url: "https://github.com/element-hq/element-call-swift.git", from: "0.9.0-rc.3")

v0.9.0-rc.2

What's Changed since rc.1

• Backport: Fix join errors mistakenly showing a generic error screen by @robintown in #3119

Full Changelog: v0.9.0-rc.1...v0.9.0-rc.2

Docker full package

Element Call is available as a Docker image from the GitHub Container Registry.

The image provides a full build of Element Call that can be used both in standalone and as a widget (on a remote URL).

docker pull ghcr.io/element-hq/element-call:0.9.0-rc.2

Embedded packages

This release includes the following embedded packages that allow Element Call to be used as an embedded widget
within another application.

NPM

npm install @element-hq/element-call-embedded@0.9.0-rc.2

Android AAR

dependencies {
  implementation 'io.element.android:element-call-embedded:0.9.0-rc.2'
}

SwiftPM

.package(url: "https://github.com/element-hq/element-call-swift.git", from: "0.9.0-rc.2")

v0.9.0-rc.1

What's Changed

This is the first release candidate of v0.9.0.

Highlights

• Element Call is now available as two packages: "full" and "embedded"
  • Full package is the same as what was previously published: docker image + tarball
  • Embedded package is to allow Element Call to be distributed as part of a Matrix Client supporting Web (NPM), Android (AAR) and iOS (SwiftPM) platforms
• Documentation improvements
  • New self-hosting guide
  • Clarifications around URL parameters
• Improvements to error handling including:
• participant limit imposed by a LiveKit SFU
• failure to get JWT token
• End-to-end integration tests using Playwright

Changes

• Refactor README.md by @fkwp in #3059
• Use fetch() in a way that works for file URLs by @hughns in #3071
• Localazy Download by @RiotRobot in #3078
• Fix typing on config: EULA is optional as it has a default by @hughns in #3074
• Vite embedded build of Element Call by @hughns in #3077
• refactor: Centralize group call errors in custom GroupCallErrorBoundary by @BillCarsonFr in #3058
• Separate widget-only URL parameters in the documentation by @hughns in #3088
• First integration tests with playwright by @BillCarsonFr in #3091
• README.md add information about rc_delayed_event_mgmt by @fkwp in #3026
• Integration Test: Add test for register, login, logout and guest create and join call by @BillCarsonFr in #3096
• Integration Test: Add test for register, login, logout and guest create and join call by @BillCarsonFr in #3097
• Keep rate limits for dev backend, disable only for playwright tests by @BillCarsonFr in #3098
• Update readme with new Element Call screenshot by @fkwp in #3099
• Eslint: Ensure playwright files are checked by eslint by @BillCarsonFr in #3101
• deleted old demo.jpg by @fkwp in #3104
• Show "insufficient capacity" when hitting participant limits by @robintown in #3110
• Run the 'prevent blocked' workflow even if PR has conflicts by @robintown in #3112
• Error management: Handle fail to get JWT token by @BillCarsonFr in #3076
• Move all tests into one workflow, give them clear names by @robintown in #3111
• Publish embedded package for releases of Element Call by @hughns in #3086
• Analytics configuration is the responsibility of the host application when running in widget mode by @hughns in #3089

Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.9.0-rc.1

Docker full package

Element Call is available as a Docker image from the GitHub Container Registry.

The image provides a full build of Element Call that can be used both in standalone and as a widget (on a remote URL).

docker pull ghcr.io/element-hq/element-call:0.9.0-rc.1

Embedded packages

This release includes the following embedded packages that allow Element Call to be used as an embedded widget
within another application.

NPM

npm install @element-hq/element-call-embedded@0.9.0-rc.1

Android AAR

dependencies {
  implementation 'io.element.android:element-call-embedded:0.9.0-rc.1'
}

SwiftPM

.package(url: "https://github.com/element-hq/element-call-swift.git", from: "0.9.0-rc.1")

v0.8.0

What's Changed

Highlights

This release brings a major architectural shift: call participation and video tiles now rely on MatrixRTC membership instead of the LiveKit room state. This marks the final step toward enabling to-device media key exchange. To support this change, we introduced a new MembershipManager, ensuring RTC membership is accurately handled across all scenarios.

Additionally this release includes various usability improvements.

Key updates:

• Implement the new MatrixRTCSession MembershipManager
• Base (call participation) video tiles on MatrixRTC membership rather than LiveKit participants (a prerequisite for to-device E2EE key distribution)
• Improve UX by making on-screen tile selection and arrangement more stable
• Add sound effects for call exits and screen share activation
• Introduce a wave/hello reaction 👋
• Ensure new devices don't start unmuted by default
• Remember previous mute states when devices disconnect and reconnect
• Begin handling errors more gracefully, including:
  • SFU capacity limits
  • Missing MatrixRTC backend in a Matrix site deployment
• Enhancements in widget mode:
  • Adapt to theme changes during a call
  • Hide the header
  • On Failure: leave session and show relevant error
  • Introduce a "close" action when the widget is ready to shut down (allowing error messages to be displayed and benefiting other widgets)
• Notify users when their camera is initializing in the Lobby
• Authenticate media requests when loading avatars

Changes

• Upgrade js-sdk to develop with MSC4222 state_after support by @hughns in #2841
• Mute state improvements including muting if skipLobby=true in SPA (Same as #2834) by @toger5 in #2846
• Fix wrong hand raise margins in pip tile. by @toger5 in #2840
• Fix Cache-Control header for docker images by @hughns in #2847
• Bump js-sdk (key after leave fix) by @toger5 in #2850
• Use light background by @toger5 in #2851
• Add sound effect for call joined / left by @Half-Shot in #2794
• Show hostname in developer settings by @hughns in #2857
• Add a lower limit to duplicate tiles. by @Half-Shot in #2854
• add information about MSC4222 state_after by @fkwp in #2864
• Rename en-GB language to en by @hughns in #2866
• Use a consistent background colour for video tiles and avatars by @hughns in #2868
• Make video tiles be based on MatrixRTC member not LiveKit participants by @toger5 in #2701
• Localazy Download by @RiotRobot in #2877
• Use specific Node.js version (22) instead of latest LTS by @hughns in #2879
• Authenticate media requests when loading avatars by @Half-Shot in #2856
• Ensure call sound effects are played over the correct sink by @Half-Shot in #2863
• Configure sentry integration for netlify PR previews by @hughns in #2884
• Update dependency vite to v6 by @renovate in #2853
• Add missing full stops from end of settings descriptions by @hughns in #2883
• Ignore URL params where they are not applicable for the mode (widget vs SPA) by @hughns in #2882
• Check for parentUrl when deciding whether a SPA specific url parameter should be ignored by @hughns in #2881
• Enable @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-imports lint rule by @hughns in #2886
• Simplify settings tabs by @hughns in #2875
• Add some quick-and-dirty debug info for TileStore by @robintown in #2887
• Rename developerSettingsTab to developerMode for consistency by @hughns in #2889
• Add support for playing a sound when the user exits a call. by @Half-Shot in #2860
• Clean up useMuteStates test by @hughns in #2891
• Refactor preferences tab strings for consistency by @hughns in #2888
• Bump matrix-js-sdk by @hughns in #2897
• Determine which tiles are on screen in a more stable manner by @robintown in #2894
• Developer setting to show LiveKit participants that do not have MatrixRTC sessions a.k.a. non-member tiles by @hughns in #2771
• Wait for .well-known/matrix/client to load before determining MatrixRTC foci by @hughns in #2901
• Localazy Download by @RiotRobot in #2898
• Revert "Wait for .well-known/matrix/client to load before determining MatrixRTC foci" by @toger5 in #2902
• Skip some redundant updates to the grid and spotlight by @robintown in #2899
• Support selection of audio output device when using Firefox by @robintown in #2816
• Use finnish notation for observables by @hughns in #2905
• Use afterEach from vitest for consistency by @hughns in #2908
• Use AutoDiscovery.getRawClientConfig() instead of MatrixClient.getClientWellKnown() and wait for result by @hughns in #2906
• Bump matrix-js-sdk for bundle improvements by @hughns in #2911
• Introduce intent URL param and make it change the default lobby behaviour by @hughns in #2828
• Inform user that their camera is starting in Lobby by @hughns in #2869
• Fix loading of matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm when running in local development mode by @hughns in #2915
• Add screen share sound effect. by @Half-Shot in #2917
• Refactor reactions / hand raised to use rxjs and start ordering tiles based on hand raised. by @Half-Shot in #2885
• Update dependency @livekit/components-react to v2.6.10 by @renovate in #2920
• Update LiveKit components by @renovate in #2923
• Add developer mode option to show RTC connection statistics by @hughns in #2904
• Update dependency @vector-im/compound-design-tokens to v3 by @renovate in #2896
• Upgrade to React Router v6 by @sandhose in #2919
• Update dependency i18next to v24 by @renovate in #2822
• Remove unnecessary dependency on @testing-library/react-hooks by @hughns in #2926
• Use documented @sentry/vite-plugin config options by @hughns in #2925
• Update dependency @vector-im/compound-web to v7.6.2 by @renovate in #2932
• Update codecov/codecov-action action to v5 by @renovate in #2933
• Update docker/build-push-action action to v6.11.0 by @renovate in #2936
• Set the document title to the current call name. by @Half-Shot in #2928
• Add wave/hello reaction by @davidegirardi in #2921
• React to theme changes in widget mode by @robintown in #2910
• Update dependency global-jsdom to v26 by @renovate in #2941
• Update dependency jsdom to v26 by @renovate in #2938
• Type fixes for react v19 compatibility by @hughns in #2937
• Update GitHub Actions by @renovate in #2945
• Use correct Sentry entrypoints for react router v7 by @hughns in #2943
• Disambiguate displaynames by @Half-Shot in #2918
• Bump matrix-js-sdk to latest by @hughns in #2946
• Fix displayname calculation around RTL / unhomoglyth. by @Half-Shot in #2953
• Update dependency @sentry/vite-plugin to v3 by @renovate in #2950
• Update vitest mo...

v0.8.0-rc.4

What's Changed since rc.3

• Rename built artifact name on v0.8.0 release branch for compatibility with Netlify PR preview by @hughns in #3108
• Downgrade to livekit client v2.9.1 by @hughns in #3106

Full Changelog: v0.8.0-rc.3...v0.8.0-rc.4

v0.8.0-rc.3

What's Changed since rc.2

• Fix: js-sdk version that uses expected value for isJoined (isJoined will now be false before we left as expected by EC) by @toger5 in #3094. See also js-sdk pr: matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#4752

Full Changelog: v0.8.0-rc.2...v0.8.0-rc.3

Full Changelog Since rc.1: v0.8.0-rc.1...v0.8.0-rc.3
rc.2 was only live for 10minutes since we found an issue very quickly. Hence the diff since rc.1 is the more relevant.

v0.8.0-rc.2

What's Changed

The second release candidate for v0.8.0.

Changes since rc.1

• Cache calls to removeHiddenChars() to fix performance bottleneck in Safari by @hughns in #3072
• Backport: New Membership Manager js-sdk develop by @toger5 in #3079
• Pin matrix-js-sdk to a specific commit by @hughns in #3082
• Backport: close button instead of go to home when in widget mode by @BillCarsonFr in #3087

Full Changelog: v0.8.0-rc.1...v0.8.0-rc.2

v0.8.0-rc.1

What's Changed

The first release candidate for v0.8.0.

Highlights

This release contains a fundamental change: video tiles are now based on matrix and not based on LiveKit anymore.
This is the last underlying piece missing to transition to to-device key exchange. This project resulted in building a new MembershipManager since the RTC membership now plays a much more central role and we need it to be correct in all scenarios.

• Determine which tiles are on screen in a more stable manner
• Make video tiles be based on MatrixRTC member not LiveKit participants
• Add sound effect when the user exits a call and when a screen share is started
• Authenticate media requests when loading avatars
• Add wave/hello reaction
• React to theme changes in widget mode
• Prevent new devices from automatically starting unmuted
• Remember previous mute states when devices disappear and reappear
• Error screens
• Hide the header in widget mode
• Leave session when error occurs and show error screens in widget mode
• Introduce a 'close' action when the widget is ready to close (This allows an error to be shown in the widget mode. Also useful for other widgets.)
• Inform user that their camera is starting int the Lobby
• Use the New MatrixRTCSession MembershipManager

Changes

• Upgrade js-sdk to develop with MSC4222 state_after support by @hughns in #2841
• Mute state improvements including muting if skipLobby=true in SPA (Same as #2834) by @toger5 in #2846
• Fix wrong hand raise margins in pip tile. by @toger5 in #2840
• Fix Cache-Control header for docker images by @hughns in #2847
• Bump js-sdk (key after leave fix) by @toger5 in #2850
• Use light background by @toger5 in #2851
• Add sound effect for call joined / left by @Half-Shot in #2794
• Show hostname in developer settings by @hughns in #2857
• Add a lower limit to duplicate tiles. by @Half-Shot in #2854
• add information about MSC4222 state_after by @fkwp in #2864
• Rename en-GB language to en by @hughns in #2866
• Use a consistent background colour for video tiles and avatars by @hughns in #2868
• Make video tiles be based on MatrixRTC member not LiveKit participants by @toger5 in #2701
• Localazy Download by @RiotRobot in #2877
• Use specific Node.js version (22) instead of latest LTS by @hughns in #2879
• Authenticate media requests when loading avatars by @Half-Shot in #2856
• Ensure call sound effects are played over the correct sink by @Half-Shot in #2863
• Configure sentry integration for netlify PR previews by @hughns in #2884
• Update dependency vite to v6 by @renovate in #2853
• Add missing full stops from end of settings descriptions by @hughns in #2883
• Ignore URL params where they are not applicable for the mode (widget vs SPA) by @hughns in #2882
• Check for parentUrl when deciding whether a SPA specific url parameter should be ignored by @hughns in #2881
• Enable @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-imports lint rule by @hughns in #2886
• Simplify settings tabs by @hughns in #2875
• Add some quick-and-dirty debug info for TileStore by @robintown in #2887
• Rename developerSettingsTab to developerMode for consistency by @hughns in #2889
• Add support for playing a sound when the user exits a call. by @Half-Shot in #2860
• Clean up useMuteStates test by @hughns in #2891
• Refactor preferences tab strings for consistency by @hughns in #2888
• Bump matrix-js-sdk by @hughns in #2897
• Determine which tiles are on screen in a more stable manner by @robintown in #2894
• Developer setting to show LiveKit participants that do not have MatrixRTC sessions a.k.a. non-member tiles by @hughns in #2771
• Wait for .well-known/matrix/client to load before determining MatrixRTC foci by @hughns in #2901
• Localazy Download by @RiotRobot in #2898
• Revert "Wait for .well-known/matrix/client to load before determining MatrixRTC foci" by @toger5 in #2902
• Skip some redundant updates to the grid and spotlight by @robintown in #2899
• Support selection of audio output device when using Firefox by @robintown in #2816
• Use finnish notation for observables by @hughns in #2905
• Use afterEach from vitest for consistency by @hughns in #2908
• Use AutoDiscovery.getRawClientConfig() instead of MatrixClient.getClientWellKnown() and wait for result by @hughns in #2906
• Bump matrix-js-sdk for bundle improvements by @hughns in #2911
• Introduce intent URL param and make it change the default lobby behaviour by @hughns in #2828
• Inform user that their camera is starting in Lobby by @hughns in #2869
• Fix loading of matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm when running in local development mode by @hughns in #2915
• Add screen share sound effect. by @Half-Shot in #2917
• Refactor reactions / hand raised to use rxjs and start ordering tiles based on hand raised. by @Half-Shot in #2885
• Update dependency @livekit/components-react to v2.6.10 by @renovate in #2920
• Update LiveKit components by @renovate in #2923
• Add developer mode option to show RTC connection statistics by @hughns in #2904
• Update dependency @vector-im/compound-design-tokens to v3 by @renovate in #2896
• Upgrade to React Router v6 by @sandhose in #2919
• Update dependency i18next to v24 by @renovate in #2822
• Remove unnecessary dependency on @testing-library/react-hooks by @hughns in #2926
• Use documented @sentry/vite-plugin config options by @hughns in #2925
• Update dependency @vector-im/compound-web to v7.6.2 by @renovate in #2932
• Update codecov/codecov-action action to v5 by @renovate in #2933
• Update docker/build-push-action action to v6.11.0 by @renovate in #2936
• Set the document title to the current call name. by @Half-Shot in #2928
• Add wave/hello reaction by @davidegirardi in #2921
• React to theme changes in widget mode by @robintown in #2910
• Update dependency global-jsdom to v26 by @renovate in #2941
• Update dependency jsdom to v26 by @renovate in #2938
• Type fixes for react v19 compatibility by @hughns in #2937
• Update GitHub Actions by @renovate in #2945
• Use correct Sentry entrypoints for react router v7 by @hughns in #2943
• Disambiguate displaynames by @Half-Shot in #2918
• Bump matrix-js-sdk to latest by @hughns in #2946
• Fix displayname calculation around RTL / unhomoglyth. by @Half-Shot in #2953
• Update dependency @sentry/vite-plugin to v3 by @renovate in #2950
• Update vitest monorepo to v3 (major) by @renovate in #2954
• Remember previous mute states when devices disappear and reappear by @robintown in #2957
• Make error screens more visually consistent by @robintown in https://github.com/element-hq/...

v0.7.2

What's Changed

This is a patch release with no user-facing changes—only some small changes to how Element Call widgets talk to clients. It exists to simplify the rollout of some future improvements to error screens.

• Patch for v0.7: Send a 'close' action when the widget is ready to close by @robintown in #3046
• Backport "Avoid closing the widget in returnToLobby mode" to v0.7 by @robintown in #3057
• Backport "Send a 'join' action when entering the call" to v0.7 by @robintown in #3056

Full Changelog: v0.7.1...v0.7.2