element-hq / element-hq/element-call
Show participant count on spotlight tile
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
In group calls, to help people stay aware of how many participants are in the call even while the grid view is not visible, we should show a participant count on the spotlight tile:
https://www.figma.com/design/aOEkaJtaBmPy058V7uoqVr/Element-Call-Updates---2026?node-id=20-10980&t=ae2fanXuOQlg58sd-4
https://www.figma.com/design/pDlJZGBsri47FNTXMnEdXB/Compound-Android-Templates?node-id=2255-17676&t=OeMFR378cIbhfNBq-4
The participant count should **not** be visible in the grid or picture-in-picture layouts.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the two linked Figma designs and locating the spotlight, grid, and picture-in-picture layout components in the TypeScript frontend. Add the participant count to the spotlight tile only, then verify it is absent from grid and picture-in-picture layouts and matches the designs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100