1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/video-player.js b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/video-player.js
index 4fa652b..243e0c2 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/video-player.js
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/video-player.js
@@ -1471,6 +1471,24 @@ function VideoPlayer({ entry, transportRef, gekRef, onClose, onDownload }) {
   // The scan lives as long as the picker is open: closing it, or picking a
   // receiver, stops the updates. Receivers are listed as they answer, and the
   // spinner sits below them so one landing never moves the row being aimed at.
+  // While casting, the film plays on the receiver; the local element keeps
+  // playing — its playhead is what paces the stream the relay forwards — but
+  // silently. It went on with its sound, so a phone in the room doubled the
+  // television's audio, screen off included. What the viewer had set comes
+  // back when the cast ends.
+  const mutedBeforeCastRef = useRef(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const v = videoRef.current;
+    if (!v) return;
+    if (castActive) {
+      if (mutedBeforeCastRef.current === null) mutedBeforeCastRef.current = v.muted;
+      v.muted = true;
+    } else if (mutedBeforeCastRef.current !== null) {
+      v.muted = mutedBeforeCastRef.current;
+      mutedBeforeCastRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, [castActive]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!castPickerOpen) return undefined;
     setCastDevices([]);