secondlife / secondlife/viewer
Viewer doesn't follow OS default audio output device changes
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Description
Environment
Second Life Release 26.2.0.25386466510 (64bit)
OS Version: macOS 26.5.2 (Applies to other OSes as well)
Description
Second Life does not switch output audio device when it is changed by the operating system.
Reproduction steps
- Start SL and log in
- Change default output sound device from your OS' sound settings
Expected: Sound changes to the new device
Actual: SL never changes world audio output device
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file or test is named. Reproduce the issue by changing the OS default output device while logged in, then trace the viewer's audio-device handling. Done means world audio switches to the newly selected OS output device, including on the listed platforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100