diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
index 8e9e991..cc24f6f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import useAuth from '../providers/AuthProvider';
 import { useImmer } from 'use-immer';
 import { useSearchConversations } from '../util/clientSearch';
 import { useSnackbar } from 'notistack';
+import useStreamHandler from '../hooks/useStreamHandler';
 
 interface ITerminalContext {
   conversationMap: ConversationMap;
@@ -192,6 +193,9 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
     // return undefined;
   }, [selectedConversationId, conversationMap, enqueueSnackbar]);
 
+  // handles stream and device stuff
+  useStreamHandler(selectedConversation);
+
   // handle create or open existing conversation
   // not 100% consistent to the second, but still works...don't need atomicity
   const handleQuickDial = useCallback(
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/hooks/useStreamHandler.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/hooks/useStreamHandler.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49d0199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/hooks/useStreamHandler.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import Conversation from '@nirvana/core/src/models/conversation.model';
+import { useMediaDevices } from 'react-use';
+
+export default function useStreamHandler(selectedConversation: Conversation) {
+  const devices = useMediaDevices();
+
+  console.log('devices');
+
+  console.log(devices);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (selectedConversation) {
+      console.log('handle stream for this newly selected conversation');
+    }
+  }, [selectedConversation]);
+}