From b54d32ef4155e694ecfabd64249c56c2f8f8c796 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dijunkun <junkun.di@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 01:37:01 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] [fix] disable and uncheck hardware codec setting in
 unsupported builds

---
 .../desktop/src/config_center/config_center.cpp | 12 +++++++++++-
 apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.h  |  2 ++
 .../src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp     | 17 +++++++----------
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.cpp b/apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.cpp
index 2041036f..5df11de5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.cpp
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.cpp
@@ -450,8 +450,18 @@ ConfigCenter::VIDEO_ENCODE_FORMAT ConfigCenter::GetVideoEncodeFormat() const {
   return video_encode_format_;
 }
 
+bool ConfigCenter::IsHardwareVideoCodecAvailable() {
+#if (((defined(_WIN32) || defined(__linux__)) && !defined(__aarch64__) && \
+      !defined(__arm__) && USE_CUDA) ||                                   \
+     defined(__APPLE__))
+  return true;
+#else
+  return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 bool ConfigCenter::IsHardwareVideoCodec() const {
-  return hardware_video_codec_;
+  return IsHardwareVideoCodecAvailable() && hardware_video_codec_;
 }
 
 ConfigCenter::TURN_MODE ConfigCenter::GetTurnMode() const {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.h b/apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.h
index c7365d27..7e6fe61e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.h
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/config_center/config_center.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class ConfigCenter {
   ScreenCaptureMethod GetScreenCaptureMethod() const;
   VIDEO_ADAPTATION_POLICY GetVideoAdaptationPolicy() const;
   VIDEO_ENCODE_FORMAT GetVideoEncodeFormat() const;
+  // Whether this build includes a hardware video codec backend.
+  static bool IsHardwareVideoCodecAvailable();
   bool IsHardwareVideoCodec() const;
   TURN_MODE GetTurnMode() const;
   bool IsEnableTurn() const;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp b/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
index 2d7d5c65..41332e4a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
@@ -1224,7 +1224,11 @@ void GuiApplication::ResetSettingsUi() {
   ui_->main->set_adaptation_policy_index(
       video_adaptation_policy_button_value_);
   ui_->main->set_codec_index(video_encode_format_button_value_);
-  ui_->main->set_hardware_codec_enabled(enable_hardware_video_codec_);
+  const bool hardware_codec_available =
+      ConfigCenter::IsHardwareVideoCodecAvailable();
+  ui_->main->set_hardware_codec_available(hardware_codec_available);
+  ui_->main->set_hardware_codec_enabled(hardware_codec_available &&
+                                       enable_hardware_video_codec_);
   ui_->main->set_turn_enabled(enable_turn_);
   ui_->main->set_srtp_enabled(enable_srtp_);
   ui_->main->set_self_hosted_enabled(enable_self_hosted_);
@@ -2151,14 +2155,6 @@ void GuiApplication::SyncMainWindow() {
   ui_->main->set_release_name(UiText(release_name_));
   ui_->main->set_release_date(UiText(release_date_));
   ui_->main->set_settings_session_active(HasActiveSession());
-#if (((defined(_WIN32) || defined(__linux__)) && !defined(__aarch64__) && \
-      !defined(__arm__) && USE_CUDA) ||                                   \
-     defined(__APPLE__))
-  ui_->main->set_hardware_codec_available(true);
-#else
-  ui_->main->set_hardware_codec_available(false);
-#endif
-
   if (show_offline_warning_window_) {
     ui_->main->set_offline_warning(UiText(offline_warning_text_));
     show_offline_warning_window_ = false;
@@ -2988,7 +2984,8 @@ void GuiApplication::SaveSettingsFromUi() {
   video_adaptation_policy_button_value_ =
       std::clamp(main->get_adaptation_policy_index(), 0, 2);
   video_encode_format_button_value_ = std::clamp(main->get_codec_index(), 0, 1);
-  enable_hardware_video_codec_ = main->get_hardware_codec_enabled();
+  enable_hardware_video_codec_ = ConfigCenter::IsHardwareVideoCodecAvailable() &&
+                                  main->get_hardware_codec_enabled();
   enable_turn_ = main->get_turn_enabled();
   enable_srtp_ = main->get_srtp_enabled();
   enable_self_hosted_ = main->get_self_hosted_enabled();