# Don’t let capability discovery block room joins

**URL:** <https://hub.soprani.ca/t/don-t-let-capability-discovery-block-room-joins/832>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Tags:** fixed\
**Created:** [October 9, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://hub.soprani.ca/t/don-t-let-capability-discovery-block-room-joins/832 "2026-10-09T16:44:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![eric](https://hub.soprani.ca/user_avatar/hub.soprani.ca/eric/32/28_2.png) [@eric](https://hub.soprani.ca/u/eric)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://hub.soprani.ca/t/don-t-let-capability-discovery-block-room-joins/832/1 "2026-10-09T16:44:15Z")

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Parent: [#680](https://soprani.ca/todo/680)

An unanswered caps request blocks presence processing, so even though the server thinks we’ve joined, our local state still says `isJoined: false`. The app remains stuck syncing with outgoing messages paused.

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**Author:** ![eric](https://hub.soprani.ca/user_avatar/hub.soprani.ca/eric/32/28_2.png) [@eric](https://hub.soprani.ca/u/eric)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://hub.soprani.ca/t/don-t-let-capability-discovery-block-room-joins/832/2 "2026-10-09T16:44:16Z")

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Child ticket: [#736](https://soprani.ca/todo/736)

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**Author:** ![eric](https://hub.soprani.ca/user_avatar/hub.soprani.ca/eric/32/28_2.png) [@eric](https://hub.soprani.ca/u/eric)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://hub.soprani.ca/t/don-t-let-capability-discovery-block-room-joins/832/3 "2026-10-13T14:40:59Z")

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[https://lists.sr.ht/~singpolyma/borogove/\<3c965b89-0daf-4a46-817a-55aa2a5fff9c@devl.me\>](https://lists.sr.ht/~singpolyma/borogove/%3C3c965b89-0daf-4a46-817a-55aa2a5fff9c@devl.me%3E)

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**Author:** ![singpolyma](https://hub.soprani.ca/user_avatar/hub.soprani.ca/singpolyma/32/11_2.png) [@singpolyma](https://hub.soprani.ca/u/singpolyma)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://hub.soprani.ca/t/don-t-let-capability-discovery-block-room-joins/832/4 "2026-10-13T14:51:13Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://hub.soprani.ca/user_avatar/hub.soprani.ca/system/32/18_2.png) [@system](https://hub.soprani.ca/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://hub.soprani.ca/t/don-t-let-capability-discovery-block-room-joins/832/5 "2026-10-19T18:29:29Z")

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