setSinkId: Regression? Or have I just somehow missed this in 5 years of device handling?

[Mattie Ruth Backman]

This isn't exactly a WebRTC question, but I figure this is the right group to ask...

Has it always been the case that if you use `setSinkId` to change the speaker device to a device other than the current system default, the system volume controls have no affect on the audio element?

It guess it makes sense, but I can't imagine that I haven't noticed this in all my time working with devices. I tested on mac and windows, on chrome/safari/edge/firefox. So it seems like it's just the way of the world, but still I'm having trouble thinking this is the first I've noticed.

Also: While looking into this, it appears `setSinkId` isn't working at all on Windows + Chromium. I'll probably file a bug shortly...

~mattie ruth

[Philipp Hancke]

setSinkId works for me on Windows with https://webrtc.github.io/samples/src/content/devices/input-output/

+ Guido who might know

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[Henrik Andreasson]

setSinkId works for me on Windows as well using the same demo as Philipp suggested.

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[Mattie Ruth Backman]

I see the same broken behavior with that link. In Chrome (140.0.7339.128), on Surface Pro 7 + Windows 11, with headphones plugged in and set as default, nothing happens when I try to switch to the speakers. Oddly, it does work in Edge (140.0.3485.66). I'll test on my other Window machine (but it will be a minute since it takes 30 minutes to boot 😅)

Still, I'd also love to know if i'm crazy about volume control expectations.

[Henrik Andreasson]

I would recommend that you file an issue at https://crbug.com/ adding as many details as possible.

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[Mattie Ruth Backman]

I plan to file a bug today. I did test on my other windows machine and saw the same broken behavior. Meanwhile, any thoughts on my main question about system volume controls? ""

Thanks!! ~mattie ruth

[Henrik Andreasson]

I filed https://issues.chromium.org/u/2/issues/445771457. Please add yourself as CC and add details if I have missed anything.

Thanks for reporting!

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[Mattie Ruth Backman]

Thanks for the push. I also filed https://issues.chromium.org/issues/445733635 for the Windows issue I was seeing.