Fix audio indicator audibility signal

Sources/Panels/BrowserMediaPlaybackMessageHandler.swift

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Foundation
 import WebKit
 
-/// Receives `{ frameID, playing }` from the injected media-playback hook and
+/// Receives `{ frameID, playing, audible }` from the injected media-playback hook and
 /// forwards it to the owning ``BrowserPanel`` on the main actor.
 ///
 /// Mirrors ``ReactGrabMessageHandler``: a thin `NSObject` adapter so the panel
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ final class BrowserMediaPlaybackMessageHandler: NSObject, WKScriptMessageHandler
         guard let body = message.body as? [String: Any],
               let frameID = body["frameID"] as? String,
               let playing = body["playing"] as? Bool else { return }
-        let report = BrowserMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: frameID, isPlaying: playing)
+        let audible = body["audible"] as? Bool ?? false
+        let report = BrowserMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: frameID, isPlaying: playing, isAudible: audible)
         // WebKit delivers script messages on the main thread. Apply the report
         // synchronously instead of hopping through a `Task` so it lands in
         // WebKit's delivery order relative to navigation callbacks: a report

Sources/Panels/BrowserMediaPlaybackReport.swift

@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ struct BrowserMediaPlaybackReport: Sendable {
     let frameID: String
     /// Whether that frame currently has any actively-playing media.
     let isPlaying: Bool
+    /// Whether that frame currently has an unmuted, non-zero-volume audio source.
+    let isAudible: Bool
 }

Sources/Panels/BrowserPanel+MediaPlayback.swift

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extension BrowserPanel {
     static let mediaPlaybackContentWorld = WKContentWorld.world(name: mediaPlaybackMessageHandlerName)
 
     /// Injected document-start hook that reports whether the current frame has
-    /// any actively-playing `<video>`/`<audio>` element.
+    /// actively-playing and audible `<video>`/`<audio>` elements.
     ///
     /// Runs in every frame (main frame and cross-origin iframes) so an embedded
     /// player (a news site embedding a YouTube/Vimeo/Twitch iframe, etc.) keeps
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ extension BrowserPanel {
     /// (https://github.com/manaflow-ai/cmux/issues/5409).
     ///
     /// Reports only on change (debounced via `lastReported`) and on `pagehide`.
-    /// Uses `paused`/`ended`, so playback that the user has muted still counts as
-    /// "playing media" and can render the muted activity glyph. Uses only public
-    /// DOM APIs, so it is stable across WebKit/macOS versions.
+    /// The broad `playing` state uses `paused`/`ended`, so muted playback still
+    /// keeps a hidden pane alive. The narrower `audible` state additionally
+    /// requires an unmuted element with non-zero volume and a detectable audio
+    /// source, so the speaker glyph is not shown for muted or video-only media.
     ///
     /// The script is purely passive (capture-phase listeners only; no console,
     /// prototype, or enumerable-global tampering) so it does not trip the
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ extension BrowserPanel {
           return Date.now().toString(36) + "-" + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);
         })();
 
-        let lastReported = null;
+        let lastReported = { playing: null, audible: null };
+        let lastElementState = new WeakMap();
         let mediaObserver = null;
 
         const isElementPlaying = (el) => {
@@ -61,21 +63,62 @@ extension BrowserPanel {
           }
         };
 
-        const anyPlaying = () => {
+        const hasAudioSource = (el) => {
+          try {
+            const tagName = (el.tagName || "").toLowerCase();
+            if (tagName === "audio") return true;
+            const tracks = el.audioTracks;
+            if (tracks && typeof tracks.length === "number") {
+              let sawEnabledState = false;
+              for (let i = 0; i < tracks.length; i++) {
+                const track = tracks[i];
+                if (!track || typeof track.enabled !== "boolean") continue;
+                sawEnabledState = true;
+                if (track.enabled) return true;
+              }
+              if (sawEnabledState) return false;
+            }
+            if (typeof el.webkitAudioDecodedByteCount === "number" && el.webkitAudioDecodedByteCount > 0) {
+              return true;
+            }
+          } catch (_) {}
+          return false;
+        };
+
+        const isElementAudible = (el) => {
+          try {
+            return isElementPlaying(el)
+              && !el.muted
+              && el.volume > 0
+              && hasAudioSource(el);
+          } catch (_) {
+            return false;
+          }
+        };
+
+        const currentPlaybackState = () => {
+          const state = { playing: false, audible: false };
           try {
             const media = document.querySelectorAll("video, audio");
             for (let i = 0; i < media.length; i++) {
-              if (isElementPlaying(media[i])) return true;
+              const el = media[i];
+              if (!isElementPlaying(el)) continue;
+              state.playing = true;
+              if (isElementAudible(el)) {
+                state.audible = true;
+                break;
+              }
             }
           } catch (_) {}
-          return false;
+          return state;
         };
 
-        const post = (playing) => {
+        const post = (playing, audible) => {
           try {
             window.webkit.messageHandlers["\(mediaPlaybackMessageHandlerName)"].postMessage({
               frameID: frameID,
-              playing: playing
+              playing: playing,
+              audible: audible
             });
           } catch (_) {}
         };
@@ -132,28 +175,51 @@ extension BrowserPanel {
         }
 
         function report() {
-          const playing = anyPlaying();
-          syncObserver(playing);
-          if (playing === lastReported) return;
-          lastReported = playing;
-          post(playing);
+          const state = currentPlaybackState();
+          syncObserver(state.playing);
+          if (state.playing === lastReported.playing && state.audible === lastReported.audible) return;
+          lastReported.playing = state.playing;
+          lastReported.audible = state.audible;
+          post(state.playing, state.audible);
+        }
+
+        function reportIfTargetStateChanged(event) {
+          try {
+            const el = event && event.target;
+            if (!el || !el.matches || !el.matches("video, audio")) {
+              report();
+              return;
+            }
+            const next = {
+              playing: isElementPlaying(el),
+              audible: isElementAudible(el)
+            };
+            const previous = lastElementState.get(el);
+            if (previous && previous.playing === next.playing && previous.audible === next.audible) return;
+            lastElementState.set(el, next);
+            report();
+          } catch (_) {
+            report();
+          }
         }
 
         // Media events do not bubble, but capture-phase listeners on `document`
         // still observe them as the event travels down to the target element.
         const events = [
           "play", "playing", "pause", "ended", "emptied",
-          "waiting", "stalled", "suspend", "abort", "loadeddata"
+          "waiting", "stalled", "suspend", "abort", "loadeddata",
+          "volumechange", "timeupdate"
         ];
         for (let i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
-          document.addEventListener(events[i], report, true);
+          document.addEventListener(events[i], reportIfTargetStateChanged, true);
         }
 
         window.addEventListener("pagehide", () => {
           disconnectObserver();
-          if (lastReported === false) return;
-          lastReported = false;
-          post(false);
+          if (lastReported.playing === false && lastReported.audible === false) return;
+          lastReported.playing = false;
+          lastReported.audible = false;
+          post(false, false);
         }, true);
 
         document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", report, true);
@@ -194,12 +260,13 @@ extension BrowserPanel {
         fromWebViewInstanceID instanceID: UUID
     ) {
         guard instanceID == webViewInstanceID else { return }
-        applyMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: report.frameID, isPlaying: report.isPlaying)
+        applyMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: report.frameID, isPlaying: report.isPlaying, isAudible: report.isAudible)
 #if DEBUG
         cmuxDebugLog(
             "browser.media.playback panel=\(id.uuidString.prefix(5)) " +
             "frame=\(report.frameID.prefix(5)) playing=\(report.isPlaying ? 1 : 0) " +
-            "anyPlaying=\(isPlayingMedia ? 1 : 0)"
+            "audible=\(report.isAudible ? 1 : 0) anyPlaying=\(isPlayingMedia ? 1 : 0) " +
+            "anyAudible=\(isPlayingAudio ? 1 : 0)"
         )
 #endif
     }

Sources/Panels/BrowserPanel.swift

@@ -3067,7 +3067,7 @@ final class BrowserPanel: Panel, ObservableObject {
     private(set) var isPlayingMedia: Bool = false {
         didSet {
             guard oldValue != isPlayingMedia else { return }
-            setMediaActivity(isPlayingAudio: isPlayingMedia, reason: "media_playback_changed")
+            reevaluateHiddenWebViewDiscardScheduling(reason: "media_playback_changed")
         }
     }
     /// Live media activity. ``Workspace`` publishes it to tab/sidebar surfaces.
@@ -3076,9 +3076,9 @@ final class BrowserPanel: Panel, ObservableObject {
     var isUsingMicrophone: Bool { mediaActivity.isUsingMicrophone }
     var isUsingCamera: Bool { mediaActivity.isUsingCamera }
     var onMediaActivityChanged: ((BrowserMediaActivity) -> Void)?
-    /// Document ids of the frames currently reporting playing media. The pane is
-    /// kept alive while this is non-empty.
+    /// Frame ids reporting playing media; keeps hidden panes alive while non-empty.
     private var playingMediaFrameIDs: Set<String> = []
+    private var audibleMediaFrameIDs: Set<String> = []
     var mediaPlaybackMessageHandler: BrowserMediaPlaybackMessageHandler?
 
     private func setMediaActivity(
@@ -3097,23 +3097,22 @@ final class BrowserPanel: Panel, ObservableObject {
         reevaluateHiddenWebViewDiscardScheduling(reason: reason)
     }
 
-    /// Folds a per-frame playback report into ``isPlayingMedia``. Lives here so
-    /// the `private(set)` setter stays confined to this file.
-    func applyMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: String, isPlaying: Bool) {
-        if isPlaying {
-            playingMediaFrameIDs.insert(frameID)
-        } else {
-            playingMediaFrameIDs.remove(frameID)
-        }
+    /// Folds a per-frame playback report into retention and audio-glyph state.
+    func applyMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: String, isPlaying: Bool, isAudible: Bool) {
+        if isPlaying { playingMediaFrameIDs.insert(frameID) } else { playingMediaFrameIDs.remove(frameID) }
+        if isPlaying && isAudible { audibleMediaFrameIDs.insert(frameID) } else { audibleMediaFrameIDs.remove(frameID) }
         isPlayingMedia = !playingMediaFrameIDs.isEmpty
+        refreshAudioMediaActivity(reason: "media_audibility_changed")
     }
 
-    /// Clears all tracked playing frames (new webview bind or main-frame
-    /// navigation, where the prior frame hooks are gone).
+    /// Clears tracked frames after a webview bind or main-frame navigation.
     func resetMediaPlaybackTracking() {
-        playingMediaFrameIDs.removeAll()
+        (playingMediaFrameIDs, audibleMediaFrameIDs) = ([], [])
         isPlayingMedia = false
+        refreshAudioMediaActivity(reason: "media_playback_reset")
     }
+
+    private func refreshAudioMediaActivity(reason: String) { setMediaActivity(isPlayingAudio: !audibleMediaFrameIDs.isEmpty && !isMuted, reason: reason) }
     var pendingReactGrabReturnTargetPanelId: UUID?
     var pendingReactGrabRoundTripToken: String?
     let reactGrabBridgeSessionUpdaterName = "__cmuxReactGrabBridgeSync_\(UUID().uuidString.replacingOccurrences(of: "-", with: ""))"
@@ -6081,6 +6080,7 @@ extension BrowserPanel {
         let applied = applyMuteState(muted, to: webView, reason: "setMuted")
         if applied, isMuted != muted {
             isMuted = muted
+            refreshAudioMediaActivity(reason: "audio_mute_changed")
         }
         return applied
     }

cmux.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 		FB100000A1B2C3D4E5F60718 /* BrowserImportProfilesUITests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FB100001A1B2C3D4E5F60718 /* BrowserImportProfilesUITests.swift */; };
 		BCBC0A0E0000000000000F01 /* BrowserMediaActivity.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCBC0A0E0000000000000F02 /* BrowserMediaActivity.swift */; };
 		BCBC0A0E0000000000000E11 /* BrowserMediaActivityAggregationTests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCBC0A0E0000000000000E12 /* BrowserMediaActivityAggregationTests.swift */; };
+		BCBC0A0E0000000000000E21 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackAudioActivityTests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCBC0A0E0000000000000E22 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackAudioActivityTests.swift */; };
 		A500MH01 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackMessageHandler.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A500MH00 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackMessageHandler.swift */; };
 		A500MR01 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackReport.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A500MR00 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackReport.swift */; };
 		B0A501000000000000000001 /* BrowserOmnibarAppKitBridge.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B0A501000000000000000002 /* BrowserOmnibarAppKitBridge.swift */; };
@@ -1214,6 +1215,7 @@
 		FB100001A1B2C3D4E5F60718 /* BrowserImportProfilesUITests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = BrowserImportProfilesUITests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BCBC0A0E0000000000000F02 /* BrowserMediaActivity.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = BrowserMediaActivity.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BCBC0A0E0000000000000E12 /* BrowserMediaActivityAggregationTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = BrowserMediaActivityAggregationTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		BCBC0A0E0000000000000E22 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackAudioActivityTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = BrowserMediaPlaybackAudioActivityTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A500MH00 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackMessageHandler.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Panels/BrowserMediaPlaybackMessageHandler.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A500MR00 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackReport.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Panels/BrowserMediaPlaybackReport.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B0A501000000000000000002 /* BrowserOmnibarAppKitBridge.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Panels/BrowserOmnibarAppKitBridge.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -2975,6 +2977,7 @@
 				604100010000000000000002 /* GhosttyDrawableSizeRetryTests.swift */,
 				BCBC0A0E0000000000000D02 /* BrowserChromeMetricsTests.swift */,
 				BCBC0A0E0000000000000E12 /* BrowserMediaActivityAggregationTests.swift */,
+				BCBC0A0E0000000000000E22 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackAudioActivityTests.swift */,
 				A11EB0000000000000000001 /* GhosttyConfigPathResolverTests.swift */,
 				C13519000000000000000004 /* GhosttyTerminalStartupEnvironmentTests.swift */,
 				C13519000000000000000008 /* ClaudeConfigDirectoryPathTests.swift */,
@@ -4393,6 +4396,7 @@
 				4E1F28554F1B908F18559390 /* BrowserHistorySuggestionCacheTests.swift in Sources */,
 				FA100000A1B2C3D4E5F60718 /* BrowserImportMappingTests.swift in Sources */,
 				BCBC0A0E0000000000000E11 /* BrowserMediaActivityAggregationTests.swift in Sources */,
+				BCBC0A0E0000000000000E21 /* BrowserMediaPlaybackAudioActivityTests.swift in Sources */,
 				C2B6A97D1F2E4C71A8B9D001 /* BrowserOmnibarPerformanceSupportTests.swift in Sources */,
 				D0B1000EA1B2C3D4E5F60001 /* BrowserPaneDropRoutingTests.swift in Sources */,
 				1F14445B9627DE9D3AF4FD2E /* BrowserPanelTests.swift in Sources */,

cmuxTests/BrowserMediaPlaybackAudioActivityTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import Foundation
+import Testing
+
+#if canImport(cmux_DEV)
+@testable import cmux_DEV
+#elseif canImport(cmux)
+@testable import cmux
+#endif
+
+@MainActor
+@Suite(.serialized)
+struct BrowserMediaPlaybackAudioActivityTests {
+    @Test func activeSilentMediaPlaybackBlocksDiscardWithoutAudioGlyph() {
+        let panel = BrowserPanel(workspaceId: UUID(), renderInitialNavigation: false)
+        defer { panel.close() }
+
+        panel.applyMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: "main", isPlaying: true, isAudible: false)
+
+        #expect(panel.isPlayingMedia)
+        #expect(panel.isPlayingAudio == false)
+    }
+
+    @Test func audibleMediaPlaybackDrivesAudioGlyphIndependentlyOfDiscardBlocker() {
+        let panel = BrowserPanel(workspaceId: UUID(), renderInitialNavigation: false)
+        defer { panel.close() }
+
+        panel.applyMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: "main", isPlaying: true, isAudible: true)
+
+        #expect(panel.isPlayingMedia)
+        #expect(panel.isPlayingAudio)
+
+        panel.applyMediaPlaybackReport(frameID: "main", isPlaying: true, isAudible: false)
+
+        #expect(panel.isPlayingMedia)
+        #expect(panel.isPlayingAudio == false)
+    }
+}