diff --git a/SmartPanel.xaml b/SmartPanel.xaml
index 6042886bd20555bf67cddda248bafa885660be16..187eda2afd7916031f1e4ccff5a6c799da04f9c5 100644
--- a/SmartPanel.xaml
+++ b/SmartPanel.xaml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
         <views:ContactStatusNotification x:Key="_ContactStatusNotification_" />
         <views:boolToVisibility x:Key="_boolToVisibility_" />
         <views:CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility x:Key="_CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility_" />
+        <views:CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse x:Key="_CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse_" />
+        <views:CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse x:Key="_CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse_" />
 
         <!-- template for contacts. -->
         <DataTemplate x:Key="ContactTemplate"
@@ -200,44 +202,78 @@
                             <ColumnDefinition Width="*"
                                               MinWidth="200"/>
                         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                        <Ellipse    Height="50"
-                                    Width="50"
-                                    Grid.Column="0"
-                                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                                    Margin="5">
-                            <Ellipse.Fill>
-                                <ImageBrush  x:Name="_contactAvatar_"
-                                        ImageSource="{x:Bind _contact._avatarImage, Mode=OneWay}"/>
-                            </Ellipse.Fill>
-                        </Ellipse>
-                        <!-- visual notifications. -->
-                        <Border x:Name="_visualNotificationVideoChat_"
-                            Visibility="Collapsed"
-                            Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle1}">
-                            <TextBlock Text="&#xE8AA;"
-                                   Style="{StaticResource TextSegoeStyle1}"/>
-                            <Border.RenderTransform>
-                                <TranslateTransform X="17" Y="-14"/>
-                            </Border.RenderTransform>
-                        </Border>
-                        <Border x:Name="_visualNotificationNewMessage_"
-                            Visibility="{x:Bind _contact._unreadMessages, Converter={StaticResource _NewMessageBubleNotification_}, Mode=OneWay}"
-                            Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle2}">
-                            <TextBlock Text="{x:Bind _contact._unreadMessages, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                   Style="{StaticResource TextStyle3}"/>
-                            <Border.RenderTransform>
-                                <TranslateTransform X="-17" Y="-14"/>
-                            </Border.RenderTransform>
-                        </Border>
+                        <StackPanel Grid.Column="0">
+                            <!-- so far, I haven't fond any way to make a nested animation, inside a datatemplate, starting with the begin method from the code.
+                            I use a black magic workaround with two ellipses... -->
+                            <Ellipse x:Name="_incomingCallAnimatedEllipse_"
+                                Height="50"
+                                     Visibility="{x:Bind _callStatus, Converter={StaticResource _CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse_}, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                        Width="50"
+                                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                        Margin="5">
+                                <Ellipse.Fill>
+                                    <ImageBrush  x:Name="_contactAvatar2_"
+                                            ImageSource="{x:Bind _contact._avatarImage, Mode=OneWay}"/>
+                                </Ellipse.Fill>
+                                <Ellipse.Triggers>
+                                    <EventTrigger>
+                                        <BeginStoryboard>
+                                            <Storyboard x:Name="_toto_">
+                                                <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="_incomingCallAnimatedEllipse_"
+                                                             Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
+                                                             From="1"
+                                                             AutoReverse="True"
+                                                             RepeatBehavior="Forever"
+                                                             To="0"
+                                                             Duration="0:0:1"/>
+                                            </Storyboard>
+                                        </BeginStoryboard>
+                                    </EventTrigger>
+                                </Ellipse.Triggers>
+                            </Ellipse>
+                            <Ellipse Visibility="{x:Bind _callStatus, Converter={StaticResource _CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse_}, Mode=OneWay}"
+
+                                Height="50"
+                                        Width="50"
+                                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                        Margin="5">
+                                <Ellipse.Fill>
+                                    <ImageBrush  x:Name="_contactAvatar_"
+                                            ImageSource="{x:Bind _contact._avatarImage, Mode=OneWay}"/>
+                                </Ellipse.Fill>
+                            </Ellipse>
+                            <!-- visual notifications. -->
+                            <!--<Border x:Name="_visualNotificationVideoChat_"
+                                Visibility="Collapsed"
+                                Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle1}">
+                                <TextBlock Text="&#xE8AA;"
+                                       Style="{StaticResource TextSegoeStyle1}"/>
+                                <Border.RenderTransform>
+                                    <TranslateTransform X="17" Y="-14"/>
+                                </Border.RenderTransform>
+                            </Border>-->
+                            <Border x:Name="_visualNotificationNewMessage_"
+                                    Visibility="{x:Bind _contact._unreadMessages, Converter={StaticResource _NewMessageBubleNotification_}, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                    BorderThickness="2"
+                                    BorderBrush="White"
+                                    Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle2}">
+                                <TextBlock Text="{x:Bind _contact._unreadMessages, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                           Style="{StaticResource TextStyle3}"/>
+                                <Border.RenderTransform>
+                                    <TranslateTransform X="-17" Y="-58"/>
+                                </Border.RenderTransform>
+                            </Border>
+                        </StackPanel>
 
                         <Grid Grid.Column="1">
                             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                 <RowDefinition Height="60"/>
                                 <RowDefinition Height="30"/>
                             </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                            <!-- name of the contact. -->
                             <StackPanel Grid.Row="0">
+                                <!-- name of the contact. -->
                                 <TextBlock  x:Name="_contactName_"
                                             Text="{x:Bind _contact._name, Mode=OneWay}"
                                             TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis">
diff --git a/SmartPanel.xaml.cpp b/SmartPanel.xaml.cpp
index 67addbeb9b03de507f91053dba8bf0bdfbf9cbf6..a479dfd2ba3d329e786a6aad707bf50f56d5b7b6 100644
--- a/SmartPanel.xaml.cpp
+++ b/SmartPanel.xaml.cpp
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ RingClientUWP::Views::SmartPanel::_acceptIncomingCallBtn__Click(Platform::Object
                 if (it->_callStatus != CallStatus::IN_PROGRESS)
                     RingD::instance->pauseCall(Utils::toString(it->_callId));
 
+
             RingD::instance->acceptIncommingCall(callId);
         }
     }
@@ -1867,7 +1868,6 @@ Object ^ RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility::Convert(Object ^ v
 {
     auto callStatus = static_cast<CallStatus>(value);
 
-
     if (callStatus == CallStatus::INCOMING_RINGING
             || callStatus == CallStatus::OUTGOING_REQUESTED
             || callStatus == CallStatus::OUTGOING_RINGING
@@ -1875,7 +1875,6 @@ Object ^ RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility::Convert(Object ^ v
         return  Windows::UI::Xaml::Visibility::Visible;
     else
         return  Windows::UI::Xaml::Visibility::Collapsed;
-
 }
 
 Object ^ RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility::ConvertBack(Object ^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, Object ^ parameter, String ^ language)
@@ -1885,3 +1884,43 @@ Object ^ RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility::ConvertBack(Object
 
 RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility::CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility()
 {}
+
+Object ^ RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse::Convert(Object ^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, Object ^ parameter, String ^ language)
+{
+    auto callStatus = static_cast<CallStatus>(value);
+
+    if (callStatus == CallStatus::INCOMING_RINGING) {
+        return  Windows::UI::Xaml::Visibility::Visible;
+    }
+    else {
+        return  Windows::UI::Xaml::Visibility::Collapsed;
+    }
+}
+
+Object ^ RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse::ConvertBack(Object ^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, Object ^ parameter, String ^ language)
+{
+    throw ref new Platform::NotImplementedException();
+}
+
+RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse::CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse()
+{}
+
+Object ^ RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse::Convert(Object ^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, Object ^ parameter, String ^ language)
+{
+    auto callStatus = static_cast<CallStatus>(value);
+
+    if (callStatus == CallStatus::INCOMING_RINGING) {
+        return  Windows::UI::Xaml::Visibility::Collapsed;
+    }
+    else {
+        return  Windows::UI::Xaml::Visibility::Visible;
+    }
+}
+
+Object ^ RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse::ConvertBack(Object ^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, Object ^ parameter, String ^ language)
+{
+    throw ref new Platform::NotImplementedException();
+}
+
+RingClientUWP::Views::CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse::CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse()
+{}
diff --git a/SmartPanel.xaml.h b/SmartPanel.xaml.h
index a9017d10219b99721319da0734fd12ec720869af..9b5d6fedb80e4badb0f9a70979ff6b4561257cda 100644
--- a/SmartPanel.xaml.h
+++ b/SmartPanel.xaml.h
@@ -101,6 +101,21 @@ public:
     CallStatusToSpinnerVisibility();
 };
 
+public ref class CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse sealed : IValueConverter {
+public:
+    virtual Object^ Convert(Object^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, Object^ parameter, String^ language);
+    virtual Object^ ConvertBack(Object^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName  targetType, Object^ parameter, String^ language);
+    CallStatusForIncomingCallAnimatedEllipse();
+};
+
+public ref class CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse sealed : IValueConverter {
+public:
+    virtual Object^ Convert(Object^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, Object^ parameter, String^ language);
+    virtual Object^ ConvertBack(Object^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName  targetType, Object^ parameter, String^ language);
+    CallStatusForIncomingCallStaticEllipse();
+};
+
+
 public ref class SmartPanel sealed
 {
 public: