The "Pause media on dictation" feature does not work on my setup. When I trigger dictation, Spotify and Brave Browser continue playing without pausing.
Environment:
OpenWhispr version: 1.6.10
OS: Windows 11
Audio output device: Focusrite USB Audio interface
Apps affected: Spotify, Brave Browser
Expected behavior: Media should automatically pause when dictation starts and resume when it stops.
Current behavior: Media continues playing uninterrupted when dictation is triggered. The toggle is enabled in Preferences but has no effect.
Additional context:
I previously used Wispr Flow with the exact same hardware setup — same Windows machine, same Focusrite audio interface — and the media pause feature worked perfectly there. This confirms the issue is specific to OpenWhispr's implementation and not a hardware or OS limitation.
The changelog for 1.6.10 mentions a fix for "Windows Media Pause Toggle — Check audio state before sending media key on Windows (#402)" but this fix does not appear to resolve the issue for users with professional USB audio interfaces as their output device.
The "Pause media on dictation" feature does not work on my setup. When I trigger dictation, Spotify and Brave Browser continue playing without pausing.
Environment:
OpenWhispr version: 1.6.10
OS: Windows 11
Audio output device: Focusrite USB Audio interface
Apps affected: Spotify, Brave Browser
Expected behavior: Media should automatically pause when dictation starts and resume when it stops.
Current behavior: Media continues playing uninterrupted when dictation is triggered. The toggle is enabled in Preferences but has no effect.
Additional context:
I previously used Wispr Flow with the exact same hardware setup — same Windows machine, same Focusrite audio interface — and the media pause feature worked perfectly there. This confirms the issue is specific to OpenWhispr's implementation and not a hardware or OS limitation.
The changelog for 1.6.10 mentions a fix for "Windows Media Pause Toggle — Check audio state before sending media key on Windows (#402)" but this fix does not appear to resolve the issue for users with professional USB audio interfaces as their output device.