fix(recording): default windows mic to browser processing

electron/ipc/recording/windowsFallbacks.test.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ import {
 } from "./windowsFallbacks";
 
 describe("shouldUseWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback", () => {
+	it("defaults Windows microphone capture to the browser fallback path", () => {
+		expect(shouldStartWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback({ capturesMicrophone: true }, {})).toBe(
+			true,
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("can be forced before native capture starts", () => {
 		expect(
 			shouldStartWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback(
@@ -16,6 +22,21 @@ describe("shouldUseWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback", () => {
 		).toBe(true);
 	});
 
+	it("allows lab runs to force native WASAPI microphone capture", () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldStartWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback(
+				{ capturesMicrophone: true },
+				{ [WINDOWS_MIC_CAPTURE_MODE_ENV]: "native" },
+			),
+		).toBe(false);
+		expect(
+			shouldStartWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback(
+				{ capturesMicrophone: true },
+				{ [WINDOWS_MIC_CAPTURE_MODE_ENV]: "wasapi" },
+			),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
 	it("does not force fallback when microphone capture was not requested", () => {
 		expect(
 			shouldStartWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback(
@@ -43,6 +64,16 @@ describe("shouldUseWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback", () => {
 		).toBe(false);
 	});
 
+	it("returns false for a healthy native mic when lab mode forces native capture", () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldUseWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback(
+				"Recording started",
+				{ capturesMicrophone: true },
+				{ [WINDOWS_MIC_CAPTURE_MODE_ENV]: "native" },
+			),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
 	it("returns true when browser fallback is forced", () => {
 		expect(
 			shouldUseWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback(

electron/ipc/recording/windowsFallbacks.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ export function shouldStartWindowsBrowserMicrophoneFallback(
 	}
 
 	const mode = env[WINDOWS_MIC_CAPTURE_MODE_ENV]?.trim().toLowerCase();
+	if (mode === "native" || mode === "wasapi") {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!mode) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	return mode === "browser" || mode === "fallback" || mode === "renderer";
 }
 

src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts

@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 					// record mic via browser getUserMedia as a sidecar file.
 					if (nativeResult.microphoneFallbackRequired && microphoneEnabled) {
 						void logNativeCaptureDiagnostics("start-browser-microphone-fallback");
-						toast.warning("Using browser microphone fallback for this recording.", {
+						toast.warning("Using browser microphone processing for this recording.", {
 							id: MICROPHONE_FALLBACK_TOAST_ID,
 							duration: 8000,
 						});