From 4fd76f95995665474499e6e4087607c70c5c27cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robin Townsend <robin@robin.town>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 11:10:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Work around mute state updates being slow

Since the app already determines when someone is speaking, we can use that information to make it less obvious when to-device messages are being slow to deliver mute state updates.
---
 src/video-grid/VideoTile.tsx | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/video-grid/VideoTile.tsx b/src/video-grid/VideoTile.tsx
index 8695a7c..6ed1dd4 100644
--- a/src/video-grid/VideoTile.tsx
+++ b/src/video-grid/VideoTile.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,13 @@ export const VideoTile = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Props>(
             </div>
           ) : (
             <div className={classNames(styles.infoBubble, styles.memberName)}>
-              {audioMuted && !videoMuted && <MicMutedIcon />}
+              {
+                /* If the user is speaking, it's safe to say they're unmuted.
+                Mute state is currently sent over to-device messages, which
+                aren't quite real-time, so this is an important kludge to make
+                sure no one appears muted when they've clearly begun talking. */
+                audioMuted && !videoMuted && !speaking && <MicMutedIcon />
+              }
               {videoMuted && <VideoMutedIcon />}
               <span title={caption}>{caption}</span>
             </div>