FAQ

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• Why does the extension need Microphone Access?
• Are there Conflicts between the extension and sites which manage audio devices on their own, e. g. Discord, Teams, Signal, Elements, …?
• Which Platforms are supported by the extension?
• Which Sites are supported by the extension?
• Why isn’t the extension available for Other Browsers, e. g. Firefox?
• Where do I report Issues with the extension?
• How did you come up with the Idea for the extension?
• How can I Support AudioPick?
• What is or rather who are Rain-Fighters?

Why does the extension need Microphone Access?

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Are there Conflicts between the extension and sites which manage audio devices on their own, e. g. Discord, Teams, Signal, Elements, …?

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Which Platforms are supported by the extension?

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Which Sites are supported by the extension?

Generally only HTTPS sites are supported. This excludes internal chrome browser pages like chrome://settings as well as sites not offering SSL encryption. The latter is rather rare nowadays and usually means that the site is either misconfigured or should not be trusted anyway.

Another case are sites which (somehow) disable extensions entirely, e. g. the Chrome WebStore (https://chromewebstore.google.com), or sites which explicitly deny microphone access by sending a Feature-Policy or Permissions-Policy Response Header stating so, e. g. https://stackoverflow.com.

All of these cases are indicated by an Error Message in the footer of the extension popup.

Other sites should work as long as they are using HTML5 elements of type HTMLMediaElement or AudioContext to play audio and we have been smart enough to find them and inject our changeSinkId listener. The following table is the result of testing various popoular sites with AudioPick-0.3.10 (smartMicMode) on Chrome 121 (64-bit) / Windows 10 – current as of January 2024.

Site	Status	Comment
YouTube https://www.youtube.com	Fully Working	No known issues.
Twitch https://www.twitch.tv	Fully Working	No known issues.
YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com	Fully Working	No known issues.
Spotify https://open.spotify.com	Fully Working	No known issues.
SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com	Fully Working	No known issues.
Deezer https://www.deezer.com	Fully Working	No known issues.
Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com	Probably Working	The demo podcasts worked (without needing a subscription).
Netflix https://www.netflix.com	Fully Working	No known issues.
Disney+ https://www.disneyplus.com	Maybe Working	Don’t have a subscription and hence cannot test. Reports from other AudioPick users via GitHub Issue welcome.
Twitter https://twitter.com	Working as expected	Iframes are not supported, but videos are typically local nowadays.

Why isn’t the extension available for Other Browsers, e. g. Firefox?

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Where do I report Issues with the extension?

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How did you come up with the Idea for the extension?

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How can I Support AudioPick?

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What is or rather who are Rain-Fighters?

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