Impersistent Windows Audio Output Device

[ZStrikeGit]

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How did you download Cider?

itch.io

App Information

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Operating System

Windows

OS Version

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19045 Build 19045

How would you describe your issue?

Backend (Windows)

Commit Hash

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Describe the Bug

Hello i have been having an issue for a couple months now, where cider does not use the audio output i manually have set in windows settings. Every time i start the app it always uses the default audio output device instead, so i have to go back into sound settings and switch it to some other device and then back to the one i want to use. In addition to this, the application name also changes back to Microsoft Edge WebView2

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Cider and play something

2. While playing, go into windows sound settings

3. Find Cider in the list and change it's output device

(Application Name should be either Cider Audio Playback or Microsoft Edge WebView2)

4. After checking that the audio plays through the correct device, close Cider (make sure there are no background processes too).

5. Open Cider and play something (again)

You should now be able to observe that cider is playing through the default windows audio device instead of the previously specified one

Fix this by changing the output device to something else and then change it back to the device you want, but the issue will present itself again on the next launch.

Anything else?

No response

[cider-collective]

Hello @ZStrikeGit 👋

We really appreciate you taking the time to report this issue! Please double-check your report to ensure your description is clear and concise—this will help us assist you as quickly as possible.

We kindly ask for your patience, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

In the meantime, feel free to check out our FAQs, which may have the answer to your question.

Thanks again, and we hope you enjoy the app! 😃

[cryptofyre]

Unfortunately not something we can fix as this is an upstream issue with WebView2 at this given time. You can track a related issue for it here: MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback#41 (comment)