# Plexamp Flatpak/AppImage - Does not start playback until audio device switched
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631
**Category:** Plex Labs
**Tags:** plexamp
**Created:** [August 18, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631 "2025-08-18T17:10:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@x0zfa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/x0zfa)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/1 "2025-08-18T17:10:19Z")
I’ve started experiencing a weird issue with the Plexamp flatpak on Linux recently. Basically when I launch the app and first try to play a song, there’s no audio output and the playback seekbar will keep skipping backwards/forwards by 1 second.
The only way I can fix this is to go into the settings and change the audio device and then back to Pulseaudio, but I have to do this every time I open the app. I’ve had this happen on two different Linux desktops, one Debian 12 and the other Debian 13. No other applications besides Plexamp have any issues like this. I cleared out its data folder under ~/.var, and that fixed it exactly one time, but then after closing/reopening the app it starts doing it again.
I’m getting the same behavior with the latest AppImage too.
When I downgrade from 4.12.4 to 4.12.3 I no longer have the issue.
Also reported to GitHub for posterity: [4.12.3 - Does not start playback until audio device switched · Issue #270 · flathub/com.plexamp.Plexamp · GitHub](https://github.com/flathub/com.plexamp.Plexamp/issues/270)
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### Author:  [@jakubfleitesjoczyk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jakubfleitesjoczyk)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/2 "2025-08-25T10:45:32Z")
Having same problem on fedora 42
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### Author:  [@mrmoniker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mrmoniker)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/3 "2025-08-30T09:07:01Z")
Ditto, Debian 13.
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### Author:  [@kitwalker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kitwalker)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/4 "2025-09-09T23:32:19Z")
yep Linux Mint as well
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### Author:  [@PouleY](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PouleY)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/5 "2025-09-12T07:34:45Z")
I also confirmed this on Manjaro with PipeWire.
I tested the AppImage and Flatpak, and found the same problem.
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### Author:  [@thygawd](https://forums.plex.tv/u/thygawd)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/6 "2025-09-17T12:29:37Z")
Linux Mint 22.2, can confirm the issue and the workaround to change audio device.
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### Author:  [@x0zfa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/x0zfa)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/7 "2025-10-02T16:43:48Z")
Can we get some acknowledgement from Plex about this issue, given that this seems to affect a large group of Linux users? I’m happy to help test any potential fixes.
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### Author:  [@x0zfa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/x0zfa)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/8 "2025-10-07T21:51:08Z")
Appears to be fixed in 4.13.0. I had to switch it back and forth one last time but it seems to stick now. Thanks to whoever at Plex fixed the bug.
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### Author:  [@trankillity](https://forums.plex.tv/u/trankillity)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/9 "2025-10-08T21:17:05Z")
Where are you seeing 4.13.0 available? Discover Store still has 4.12.4 as the latest.
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### Author:  [@x0zfa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/x0zfa)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/10 "2025-10-09T14:45:39Z")
Correction: I still have the issue again after a reboot so it looks like it’s not fixed yet, and 4.13.0 may have been pulled from flathub. If anyone at Plex is reading this and working on it, I’m happy to help test a potential fix before it’s released.
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### Author:  [@PouleY](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PouleY)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/11 "2025-10-10T14:41:46Z")
Can confirm. Issue still here.
I think the cache simply reset itself on the first launch after 4.13.0 upgrade.
I had the impression that it worked well more than once, but now I have the problem every time I launch it.
Besides, I have the problem on Gnome or KDE, so it’s probably related to PipeWire/PA.
@trankillity: The Flatpak image has not been updated, only the AppImage on the Plex website.
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### Author:  [@xkonni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xkonni)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/12 "2025-10-11T16:50:24Z")
having the same issue with version 4.13. quite annoying. downgrade to 4.12.3 seems to help, but as the app always updates itself it’s not even a permanent workaround.
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### Author:  [@mrmoniker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mrmoniker)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/13 "2025-10-15T09:08:59Z")
Ditto, still having this same issue.
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### Author:  [@n\_haw4](https://forums.plex.tv/u/n_haw4)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/14 "2025-10-17T00:16:17Z")
I’m also seeing this on 4.12.4.
In case it matters, my system has pipewire 1.4.9
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### Author:  [@Maikkeli-Lukkolin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Maikkeli-Lukkolin)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/15 "2025-10-21T22:14:56Z")
Same here. Using the latest Appimage.
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### Author:  [@xkonni](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xkonni)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/16 "2025-12-12T18:40:48Z")
still waiting for a fix.
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### Author:  [@PouleY](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PouleY)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/17 "2025-12-22T09:00:06Z")
Hey,
Problem related [https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-headless-playback-stuck-bouncing-at-00-01-forever/](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-headless-playback-stuck-bouncing-at-00-01-forever/)
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### Author:  [@sdbr41](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sdbr41)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/18 "2026-01-08T00:26:20Z")
I have the same issue. For me I was thinking it was some sort of audio device initialization issue since it seemed to happen mostly on first boot or after screen blanking.
Curious that some have reported rolling back to an earlier version as solving it.
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### Author:  [@e10kstarfire](https://forums.plex.tv/u/e10kstarfire)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/19 "2026-01-12T17:09:56Z")
@elan Any chance of a fix please?
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### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-flatpak-appimage-does-not-start-playback-until-audio-device-switched/929631/20 "2026-01-14T00:33:35Z")
Will look into it; a fair bit of stuff changed between the two versions under the hood.
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