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Phybie
New Participant
December 26, 2025
Question

no audio on airlink and steam link

airlink has worked fine until today. all audio is gone but outside of link is fine. ive deleted all third party softwares and voice changer apps and rebooted my computer multiple times. ive tried every solution on here but nothing works. here are my settings.

output:

input:

 

link app:

quest settings on link app:

please im a somewhat popular streamer i need the solution quick

11 replies

ADHenchD
Honored Contributor
December 26, 2025

Steam link and Airlink are both separate applications with their own development teams, so specific app related issues could be issues related to the applications.

You're missing various bits of information which would make a solution more likely. Such as

  • the date it stopped working
  • did you update the applications prior to it stopping working? 
  • did you update the headset prior to it stopping working? 
  • What headset is it?
  • Is your wifi quality suitable?
PhybieAuthor
New Participant
December 26, 2025
  1. 26th december 2025
  2. yes
  3. yes
  4. obvious but 3s
  5. yes
ADHenchD
Honored Contributor
December 26, 2025

Some advice.

Responding with "it’s obvious” to someone volunteering their free time in the holidays to help, and asking for basic diagnostic clarification, isn’t acceptable.

Those questions are asked deliberately, device detection, model reporting, and software behaviour don’t always line up, and assumptions lead to missed causes. 

I’m going to step away from this thread. 

Good luck getting it sorted.

    Choleni
    Choleni
    Honored Contributor
    December 26, 2025

    but Phybie​  screenshots are showing which headset he is talking about..... it is obvious🤷‍♀️

    ADHenchD
    Honored Contributor
    December 26, 2025

    I'm surprised I'm having to state this but a screenshot showing "Quest 3S" does not guarantee the correct physical device, driver, or audio endpoint is actually being used.

    After updates, software can

    Re-enumerate devices,
    Reuse cached profiles,
    Mislabel headset variants,
     Bind audio to stale / virtual endpoints.

    It’s entirely possible for a Quest 3 to appear as a 3S (or vice-versa) while the underlying audio device fails to initialise correctly. This is a known class of issue with Link-based audio routing.

    That’s why update timing, headset confirmation, and device changes matter, they’re used to identify whether the problem is:

     Driver re-registration
     Audio endpoint mismatch
    Runtime failure
    Or a post-update regression 

    There is a reason why a lot of basic information is confirmed in many fields, not just support. Basic diagnostic steps before guessing at fixes.

    If the goal is to actually solve the issue, narrowing those variables is necessary.

      Choleni
      Choleni
      Honored Contributor
      December 27, 2025

      Thanks for your detailed answer👍...... I admit, I just focused on the screenshot🤪

      Choleni
      Choleni
      Honored Contributor
      December 26, 2025

      Hi Phybie​ 🙂

      On your last screenshot..... what happens if you enable "hear computer audio in vr" instead

      of "hear vr audio from computer"?

      PhybieAuthor
      New Participant
      December 27, 2025

      ive tried that and it doesnt work

       

      Choleni
      Choleni
      Honored Contributor
      December 27, 2025

      When you click on the speaker icon on the pc taskbar..... is it also set to Oculus Virtual Audio Device?

      Sometimes after an update that setting has been changed .....happened to me.

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