nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-desktop
Screensharing + System Audio sharing not working yet
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Description
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Steps to reproduce
- Start a call
- Try to share screen + Audio
- Error message appears that it was not possible
Expected behaviour
The application should share the screen with system audio included
Actual behaviour
Error Message appears, telling the user it failed to start the screenshare
Diagnosis and logs
Diagnosis report
Diagnosis report
| Nextcloud Talk Desktop | |
|---|---|
| Version | v1.0.2 |
| Built-in Talk version | v20.1.3 |
| Release channel | stable |
| Operating system | Windows_NT 10.0.26100 (Windows 11 Pro) |
| Executable Path | C:\Users\jonat\AppData\Local\NextcloudTalk\app-1.0.2\Nextcloud Talk.exe |
| Connected to | - |
| Nextcloud server version | 30.0.5 |
| Nextcloud Talk version | 20.1.3 |
notifications app enabled |
✅ yes |
notify_push app enabled |
✅ yes |
Application config
{
"launchAtStartup": false,
"theme": "default",
"systemTitleBar": false,
"monochromeTrayIcon": false,
"zoomFactor": 1,
"playSoundChat": "respect-dnd",
"playSoundCall": "respect-dnd",
"enableCallbox": "respect-dnd"
}
It can be found in the About window (open from the menu or via F1 and click on "Copy report" button).
Client logs
Press Ctrl+Shift+I (Cmd+Option+C on macOS) or use the context menu to open the developer tools, then go to the Console tab.
1.
TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'getTracks')
at I (index.js:2:887520)
at e.<anonymous> (index.js:2:887608)
at nt (index.js:2:1057713)
at Wt (index.js:2:1062603)
at A.$destroy (index.js:2:1078970)
at destroy (index.js:2:1066404)
at d (index.js:2:1099896)
at d (index.js:2:1099995)
at d (index.js:2:1099995)
at d (index.js:2:1099995)
2.
Error when starting screen share: NotReadableError: Could not start audio source
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Research direction
No source file or test is named; start by reproducing the failure on Windows 11 with the reported Talk Desktop and Talk versions, then inspect the screen-sharing path using the developer tools and the provided index.js stack trace. Done means screen sharing starts with system audio included and neither the null getTracks error nor the NotReadableError appears.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, javascript
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100