The workaround that worked for me from the pulseaudio #832 bug: mv ~/.config/pulse/ ~/.config/pulse.old systemctl --user restart pulseaudio
Also the bug has been found and a fix is in review: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/issues/832#note_511010 ** Bug watch added: gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/issues #832 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/issues/832 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1866194 Title: External audio device shows up in the sound output options but the sound keeps being emitted from the internal laptop speaker, or none at all. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/1866194/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs