The settings panel is only a configuration interface, it has no backend or service always active and isn't the one applying the configuration when the devices are connected, the issue is probably rather on the sound service pulseaudio
** Package changed: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) => pulseaudio (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1913480 Title: Sound>Output>Configuration always resets Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: In "Settings>Sound>Output" If set my "Output Device" to "HDMI / DisplayPort 5" and set "Configuration" to "Digital Surround 5.1" If I close the receiver and open it again... The configuration will reset to "Digital stereo" The expected behavior would be to keep the "Digital Surround 5.1"; not resetting it every time. Ubuntu 20.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1913480/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp