diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 9cbc35d32d..5475a10800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, v20]
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -28,6 +28,33 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: cargo xtask clippy --ci
 
+  artifact-windows:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: clippy
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+
+      - uses: crazy-max/ghaction-chocolatey@v1
+        with:
+          args: install pkgconfiglite
+
+      - name: Build and package ALVR
+        env:
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+        run: |
+          cargo xtask prepare-deps --platform windows --gpl --ci
+          cargo xtask build-streamer --gpl
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: alvr_streamer_windows_debug
+          path: ./build/alvr_streamer_windows
+
   check-linux-latest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6f95f24a1f..7f4876ec1e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "accesskit",
  "accesskit_consumer",
  "hashbrown",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-app-kit",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "app_dirs2",
  "env_logger",
  "mdns-sd",
- "ndk 0.9.0",
+ "ndk",
  "ndk-context",
  "rand 0.9.0",
  "serde",
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "alvr_filesystem",
  "alvr_packets",
  "alvr_session",
- "cpal",
  "dirs",
  "encoding_rs_io",
  "runas",
@@ -486,7 +485,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "alvr_common",
  "jni",
  "local-ip-address",
- "ndk 0.9.0",
+ "ndk",
  "ndk-context",
  "ndk-sys 0.6.0+11769913",
  "serde",
@@ -542,7 +541,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "jni-sys",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "ndk 0.9.0",
+ "ndk",
  "ndk-context",
  "ndk-sys 0.6.0+11769913",
  "num_enum",
@@ -696,9 +695,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "core-graphics",
  "image",
  "log",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-app-kit",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
  "parking_lot",
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
  "x11rb",
@@ -1023,24 +1022,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.98",
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.70.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f49d8fed880d473ea71efb9bf597651e77201bdd4893efe54c9e5d65ae04ce6f"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.8.0",
- "cexpr",
- "clang-sys",
- "itertools 0.13.0",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "regex",
- "rustc-hash 1.1.0",
- "shlex",
- "syn 2.0.98",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.71.1"
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 checksum = "2c132eebf10f5cad5289222520a4a058514204aed6d791f1cf4fe8088b82d15f"
 dependencies = [
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1310,12 +1291,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.4.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4bfbf56724aa9eca8afa4fcfadeb479e722935bb2a0900c2d37e0cc477af0688"
-
 [[package]]
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 version = "5.4.0"
@@ -1465,41 +1440,38 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-version = "0.11.3"
+version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "321077172d79c662f64f5071a03120748d5bb652f5231570141be24cfcd2bace"
+checksum = "1aae284fbaf7d27aa0e292f7677dfbe26503b0d555026f702940805a630eac17"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "coreaudio-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "coreaudio-sys"
-version = "0.2.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2ce857aa0b77d77287acc1ac3e37a05a8c95a2af3647d23b15f263bdaeb7562b"
-dependencies = [
- "bindgen 0.70.1",
+ "libc",
+ "objc2-audio-toolbox",
+ "objc2-core-audio",
+ "objc2-core-audio-types",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
 ]
 
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-version = "0.15.3"
+version = "0.16.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "873dab07c8f743075e57f524c583985fbaf745602acbe916a01539364369a779"
+checksum = "cbd307f43cc2a697e2d1f8bc7a1d824b5269e052209e28883e5bc04d095aaa3f"
 dependencies = [
  "alsa",
- "core-foundation-sys",
  "coreaudio-rs",
  "dasp_sample",
  "jni",
  "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "mach2",
- "ndk 0.8.0",
+ "ndk",
  "ndk-context",
- "oboe",
+ "num-derive",
+ "num-traits",
+ "objc2-audio-toolbox",
+ "objc2-core-audio",
+ "objc2-core-audio-types",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "wasm-bindgen-futures",
  "web-sys",
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 checksum = "bd0c93bb4b0c6d9b77f4435b0ae98c24d17f1c45b2ff844c6151a07256ca923b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dispatch2"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "89a09f22a6c6069a18470eb92d2298acf25463f14256d24778e1230d789a2aec"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
+ "objc2 0.6.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "displaydoc"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -1773,9 +1755,9 @@ dependencies = [
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  "js-sys",
  "log",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-app-kit",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
  "parking_lot",
  "percent-encoding",
  "profiling",
@@ -2045,6 +2027,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
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+[[package]]
+name = "extended"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "af9673d8203fcb076b19dfd17e38b3d4ae9f44959416ea532ce72415a6020365"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
 version = "2.3.0"
@@ -2385,9 +2373,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "glutin_glx_sys",
  "glutin_wgl_sys",
  "libloading",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-app-kit",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
  "once_cell",
  "raw-window-handle",
  "wayland-sys",
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-version = "3.5.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "62adaabb884c94955b19907d60019f4e145d091c75345379e70d1ee696f7854f"
-
 [[package]]
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-name = "lewton"
-version = "0.10.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "777b48df9aaab155475a83a7df3070395ea1ac6902f5cd062b8f2b028075c030"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
- "ogg",
- "tinyvec",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.170"
@@ -3481,20 +3452,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-[[package]]
-name = "ndk"
-version = "0.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2076a31b7010b17a38c01907c45b945e8f11495ee4dd588309718901b1f7a5b7"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.8.0",
- "jni-sys",
- "log",
- "ndk-sys 0.5.0+25.2.9519653",
- "num_enum",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ndk"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -3764,6 +3721,15 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2"
+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "88c6597e14493ab2e44ce58f2fdecf095a51f12ca57bec060a11c57332520551"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc2-encode",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-app-kit"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -3773,13 +3739,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "block2",
  "libc",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-core-data",
  "objc2-core-image",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
  "objc2-quartz-core",
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+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-audio-toolbox"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "10cbe18d879e20a4aea544f8befe38bcf52255eb63d3f23eca2842f3319e4c07"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
+ "libc",
+ "objc2 0.6.1",
+ "objc2-core-audio",
+ "objc2-core-audio-types",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.3.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-cloud-kit"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -3788,9 +3769,9 @@ checksum = "74dd3b56391c7a0596a295029734d3c1c5e7e510a4cb30245f8221ccea96b009"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "block2",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-core-location",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
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 dependencies = [
  "block2",
- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-core-audio"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ca44961e888e19313b808f23497073e3f6b3c22bb485056674c8b49f3b025c82"
+dependencies = [
+ "dispatch2",
+ "objc2 0.6.1",
+ "objc2-core-audio-types",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-core-audio-types"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c0f1cc99bb07ad2ddb6527ddf83db6a15271bb036b3eb94b801cd44fdc666ee1"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
+ "objc2 0.6.1",
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@@ -3812,8 +3815,19 @@ checksum = "617fbf49e071c178c0b24c080767db52958f716d9eabdf0890523aeae54773ef"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "block2",
- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-core-foundation"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1c10c2894a6fed806ade6027bcd50662746363a9589d3ec9d9bef30a4e4bc166"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
+ "dispatch2",
+ "objc2 0.6.1",
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@@ -3823,8 +3837,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
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- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
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 dependencies = [
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- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-contacts",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3856,7 +3870,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "block2",
  "dispatch",
  "libc",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-foundation"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "900831247d2fe1a09a683278e5384cfb8c80c79fe6b166f9d14bfdde0ea1b03c"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc2 0.6.1",
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 dependencies = [
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- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-app-kit",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
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 [[package]]
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 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "block2",
- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
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 [[package]]
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 dependencies = [
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- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
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 dependencies = [
- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
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 [[package]]
@@ -3914,12 +3937,12 @@ checksum = "b8bb46798b20cd6b91cbd113524c490f1686f4c4e8f49502431415f3512e2b6f"
 dependencies = [
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  "block2",
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+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-cloud-kit",
  "objc2-core-data",
  "objc2-core-image",
  "objc2-core-location",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
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  "objc2-quartz-core",
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 dependencies = [
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- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
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 [[package]]
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+ "objc2 0.5.2",
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- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3969,38 +3992,6 @@ dependencies = [
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- "ndk 0.8.0",
- "ndk-context",
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- "oboe-sys",
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-
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@@ -4772,14 +4763,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
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+version = "0.21.1"
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 dependencies = [
- "claxon",
  "cpal",
- "hound",
- "lewton",
+ "dasp_sample",
+ "num-rational",
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 dependencies = [
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+ "symphonia-bundle-flac",
  "symphonia-bundle-mp3",
+ "symphonia-codec-aac",
+ "symphonia-codec-pcm",
+ "symphonia-codec-vorbis",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-format-isomp4",
+ "symphonia-format-ogg",
+ "symphonia-format-riff",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "72e34f34298a7308d4397a6c7fbf5b84c5d491231ce3dd379707ba673ab3bd97"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
  "symphonia-core",
  "symphonia-metadata",
+ "symphonia-utils-xiph",
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 [[package]]
@@ -5309,6 +5318,38 @@ dependencies = [
  "symphonia-metadata",
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+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-codec-aac"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
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+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+]
+
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+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a98765fb46a0a6732b007f7e2870c2129b6f78d87db7987e6533c8f164a9f30"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-utils-xiph",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "symphonia-core"
 version = "0.5.4"
@@ -5322,6 +5363,43 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-format-isomp4"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "abfdf178d697e50ce1e5d9b982ba1b94c47218e03ec35022d9f0e071a16dc844"
+dependencies = [
+ "encoding_rs",
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+ "symphonia-utils-xiph",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-format-ogg"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ada3505789516bcf00fc1157c67729eded428b455c27ca370e41f4d785bfa931"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+ "symphonia-utils-xiph",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-format-riff"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05f7be232f962f937f4b7115cbe62c330929345434c834359425e043bfd15f50"
+dependencies = [
+ "extended",
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "symphonia-metadata"
 version = "0.5.4"
@@ -5334,6 +5412,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "symphonia-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-utils-xiph"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "484472580fa49991afda5f6550ece662237b00c6f562c7d9638d1b086ed010fe"
+dependencies = [
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "1.0.109"
@@ -6299,8 +6387,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "jni",
  "log",
  "ndk-context",
- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
  "url",
  "web-sys",
 ]
@@ -6982,10 +7070,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "memmap2",
- "ndk 0.9.0",
- "objc2",
+ "ndk",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
  "objc2-app-kit",
- "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.2.2",
  "objc2-ui-kit",
  "orbclient",
  "percent-encoding",
diff --git a/alvr/audio/Cargo.toml b/alvr/audio/Cargo.toml
index 0416847e51..0328d566e8 100644
--- a/alvr/audio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alvr/audio/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ alvr_common.workspace = true
 alvr_session.workspace = true
 alvr_sockets.workspace = true
 
-cpal = "0.15"
-rodio = "0.20"
+cpal = "0.16"
+rodio = "0.21"
 serde = "1"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ windows = { version = "0.60", features = [
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
 pipewire = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["v0_3_49"] }
-libspa-sys = "0.8.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+libspa-sys = "0.8.0"
diff --git a/alvr/audio/src/lib.rs b/alvr/audio/src/lib.rs
index ca76d26e5a..74f51d1637 100644
--- a/alvr/audio/src/lib.rs
+++ b/alvr/audio/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use cpal::{
     traits::{DeviceTrait, HostTrait, StreamTrait},
     BufferSize, Device, Host, Sample, SampleFormat, StreamConfig,
 };
-use rodio::{OutputStream, Source};
+use rodio::{OutputStreamBuilder, Source};
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
     sync::Arc,
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ struct StreamingSource {
 }
 
 impl Source for StreamingSource {
-    fn current_frame_len(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+    fn current_span_len(&self) -> Option<usize> {
         None
     }
 
@@ -597,16 +597,16 @@ pub fn play_audio_loop(
 
     let sample_buffer = Arc::new(Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()));
 
-    let (_stream, handle) = OutputStream::try_from_device(&device.inner)?;
+    let stream = OutputStreamBuilder::from_device(device.inner.clone())?.open_stream()?;
 
-    handle.play_raw(StreamingSource {
+    stream.mixer().add(StreamingSource {
         sample_buffer: Arc::clone(&sample_buffer),
         current_batch: vec![],
         current_batch_cursor: 0,
         channels_count: channels_count as _,
         sample_rate,
         batch_frames_count,
-    })?;
+    });
 
     receive_samples_loop(
         is_running,
diff --git a/alvr/server_core/src/connection.rs b/alvr/server_core/src/connection.rs
index 3144dfef94..968eea5cad 100644
--- a/alvr/server_core/src/connection.rs
+++ b/alvr/server_core/src/connection.rs
@@ -741,13 +741,7 @@ fn connection_pipeline(
                     microphone_config.devices.clone(),
                 )
                 .to_con()?;
-                if matches!(
-                    microphone_config.devices,
-                    alvr_session::MicrophoneDevicesConfig::VAC
-                        | alvr_session::MicrophoneDevicesConfig::VBCable
-                ) {
-                    // VoiceMeeter and Custom devices may have arbitrary internal routing.
-                    // Therefore, we cannot detect the loopback issue without knowing the routing.
+                if !game_audio_config.disable_loopback_detection {
                     if alvr_audio::is_same_device(&game_audio_device, &sink)
                         || alvr_audio::is_same_device(&game_audio_device, &source)
                     {
diff --git a/alvr/server_io/Cargo.toml b/alvr/server_io/Cargo.toml
index 3ba728c3e8..c1ff6bc9dd 100644
--- a/alvr/server_io/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alvr/server_io/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,3 @@ encoding_rs_io = "0.1"
 dirs = "6"
 runas = "^1.2" # version 1.1 is broken
 serde_json = "1"
-
-[target.'cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))'.dependencies]
-cpal = "0.15"
diff --git a/alvr/session/src/settings.rs b/alvr/session/src/settings.rs
index 154ddb848c..51113e8443 100644
--- a/alvr/session/src/settings.rs
+++ b/alvr/session/src/settings.rs
@@ -845,6 +845,9 @@ pub struct GameAudioConfig {
     pub mute_when_streaming: bool,
 
     pub buffering: AudioBufferingConfig,
+
+    #[schema(strings(display_name = "Disable loopback detection, debug only !!!!!!!"))]
+    pub disable_loopback_detection: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(SettingsSchema, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
@@ -1877,6 +1880,7 @@ pub fn session_settings_default() -> SettingsDefault {
                         average_buffering_ms: 50,
                         batch_ms: 10,
                     },
+                    disable_loopback_detection: true,
                 },
             },
             microphone: SwitchDefault {