audio_io

• Optional dedicated audio isolate: AudioIoConfig.threading: AudioIoThreading.audioIsolate runs device polling and native buffer copies on a spawned isolate on the FFI back ends (Android, Windows, Linux), so audio transport is immune to main-isolate jank. The default stays AudioIoThreading.mainIsolate and unsupported platforms fall back to it; the Stream/Sink API still surfaces on the main isolate.
• Web: PCM16 decode and resampling for outputBytes now happen inside the output AudioWorklet on the audio rendering thread, and chunks cross to it as transferable buffers instead of structured clones — the main-thread cost per output chunk drops to one copy plus a postMessage, fixing underruns under heavy UI load. Float64 output is likewise resampled in the worklet.
• Web: microphone capture moved off the deprecated main-thread ScriptProcessorNode onto an input AudioWorkletProcessor that resamples to the 48 kHz contract on the rendering thread and posts transferable chunks (ScriptProcessorNode remains as fallback, now reporting its true device rate via getFormat). Input delivery no longer boxes every sample into a growable List<double>.
• FFI transport: the input poll now drains everything available instead of capping at 480 frames per tick (a delayed tick previously turned into permanent input latency), polls at 5 ms, and both directions reuse persistent native buffers with bulk typed-data copies instead of per-sample pointer access and a malloc/free per call.
• Native (miniaudio): the ring buffers are now lock-free single-producer single-consumer (atomics + bulk memcpy) instead of mutex-guarded per-sample copies, removing a priority-inversion risk in the realtime callback, and the callback no longer heap-allocates conversion buffers.
• Fixed a latent frame-duration bug on the FFI back ends where a latency requested before the first start() was silently dropped.
• pcm16BytesToFloat64 / float64ToPcm16Bytes use typed-array views on little-endian hosts instead of per-sample ByteData calls.
• Android: the plugin is now declared FFI-only (ffiPlugin: true without a pluginClass). The previous declaration referenced a Kotlin plugin class that does not exist, which newer Flutter versions reject as a deleted Android v1 embedding plugin. The plugin build also moved to compileSdk 35 and no longer applies its own Kotlin plugin (Flutter built-in Kotlin compatibility).

• Swift Package Manager support for the iOS and macOS plugins, alongside the existing CocoaPods support (no consumer changes required — apps keep using CocoaPods until they opt into SwiftPM). Native sources moved to the Flutter Swift Package layout under ios/audio_io/Sources/audio_io/ and macos/audio_io/Sources/audio_io/, with a Package.swift per platform. The podspecs now reference the new source location, so both build systems work.
• The iOS plugin is now pure Swift: the thin Objective-C registration shim (AudioIoPlugin.h/.m) was removed and the iOS pluginClass is now SwiftAudioIoPlugin (which already implemented register(with:)). No Dart API changes.

• PCM16 streaming and configurable sample rates: new AudioIo.startWith taking an AudioIoConfig (AudioIoFormat.float64 / pcm16, AudioIoSampleRate.rate16000 / rate24000 / rate48000, latency preset). The engine keeps its fixed 48 kHz contract internally; the new byte streams are resampled to and from the requested rate, so callers can work in the rate their API expects (e.g. 16 kHz in / 24 kHz out for Gemini Live).
• Byte streams: AudioIo.inputBytes (Int16 little-endian PCM16 input Stream<Uint8List>) and AudioIo.outputBytes (PCM16 output Sink<Uint8List>), active after startWith with AudioIoFormat.pcm16. Both are broadcast streams, so the adapters survive a stop -> startWith restart (previously the single-subscription output controller threw Bad state: Stream has already been listened to on the second startWith).
• AudioIo.clearOutput(): discards audio queued for playback but not yet rendered, for immediate barge-in / interruption handling. Wired across the native (iOS/macOS/Android/desktop) and web back ends.
• AudioIo.currentConfig: the AudioIoConfig passed to the most recent startWith, or null after start() / stop().

• macOS/iOS: the output source node is now pinned to the 48 kHz mono Float64 contract format instead of inheriting the INPUT device's sample rate. Previously, Bluetooth routes (44.1 kHz A2DP output, 16-24 kHz HFP microphone) made 48 kHz content play slow and pitched down while the ring buffer overflowed (periodic crackles); AVAudioEngine now converts to the hardware rate and always consumes 48,000 frames/s. getFormat() reports the real device rate under output.deviceSampleRate. The ring is sized from the contract rate on every path (it previously shrank after route changes), requestFrameDuration while running restarts the engine instead of swapping the ring under the live render thread, the iOS session preferred rate no longer drifts to the last input rate, the input buffer pool is sized after the device rate is known and guarded by os_unfair_lock instead of a render-thread DispatchQueue.sync, and the engine-reconfiguration observer is scoped to this plugin's engine.
• Web: concurrent start() calls now share one start attempt (the web fires a lifecycle resume on every window focus, which could race a widget-init start into two AudioContexts and a StateError on the second output listen); stop() waits for an in-flight start before tearing down. getFormat() reports which output path is active under output.backend (audioWorklet / scriptProcessor / inactive).
• Web: output now plays through an AudioWorkletNode when available. The worklet owns a ring buffer drained on the dedicated audio rendering thread, so main-thread jank (heavy frames, GC pauses) can no longer glitch playback. Pushed 48 kHz audio is resampled to the device rate on the push path before being posted to the worklet. Browsers without AudioWorklet fall back to the ScriptProcessor path below; microphone input continues to use a (lazy, input-only) ScriptProcessorNode.
• Web: replaced the growable-list output queue (O(n) removeAt(0) per sample inside the audio callback) with an O(1) Float32List ring buffer, and replaced per-sample JS interop with bulk copyToChannel / typed-array copies. Fixes crackling and dropouts under load.
• Web: pushed 48 kHz audio is now linearly resampled to the actual AudioContext device rate (often 44.1 kHz), fixing pitch and queue-drift on devices that do not run at 48 kHz. getFormat() reports the device rate under output.deviceSampleRate.
• Web: the microphone is only requested when input is listened to; output-only apps no longer trigger a permission prompt.
• Web: ScriptProcessor buffer size floor raised to 2048 frames for main-thread stability.
• Added public requestFrameDuration(double seconds) so clients can size the native output ring buffer; the latency presets now route through it.

Bug Fix

• Fixed compile error in resetAudio() caused by start() signature change

Performance, Stability & Error Handling Update

Permission Handling:

• Added graceful error handling when microphone permission is not granted (iOS/macOS)
• Plugin now throws AudioIoException with clear message instead of crashing
• Added AudioIoException class with isPermissionDenied helper for easy error handling
• Permission errors clearly state that permission handling is the app's responsibility

Threading Fix:

• Fixed critical threading crash on macOS where platform channel messages were sent from audio thread
• Binary messages now dispatched to main thread before sending to Flutter (iOS/macOS)

API Additions:

• Added AudioIoException class for typed error handling
• AudioIoException.isPermissionDenied getter for checking permission errors
• AudioIoException includes code, message, and optional details

Critical Memory Leak Fixes:

• Implemented buffer pool for Data objects to eliminate real-time allocations in audio callbacks (iOS/macOS)
• Fixed catastrophic memory leak from DispatchQueue.main.async accumulation in audio callbacks (iOS/macOS)
• Fixed memory accumulation from queue.async in output message handler by switching to sync (iOS/macOS)
• Added autoreleasepool to audio callbacks and message handlers to ensure immediate memory release (iOS/macOS)
• Fixed retain cycle in plugin instance preventing deallocation (iOS/macOS)
• Fixed retain cycles in audio node callbacks by using weak self references (iOS/macOS)
• Fixed NotificationCenter observer leak by adding proper deinit cleanup (iOS/macOS)
• Fixed ByteData reference chain leak by copying audio data instead of creating views
• Fixed ring buffer index overflow that would cause eventual corruption
• Fixed StreamController memory leak in Dart output sink fallback
• Added proper cleanup of binary message handlers on stop
• Added buffer.clear() on stop to release memory immediately
• Optimized audio buffer conversion to reduce allocations per frame
• Made stream controllers synchronous to prevent event queue buildup
• Optimized Dart input processing to skip allocations when no listener present
• Eliminated Data array allocation in output handler by writing directly from buffer (iOS/macOS)

Performance Improvements:

• Optimized audio pipeline to use Float64 throughout iOS/macOS, eliminating unnecessary Float32→Float64 conversions
• Removed unnecessary thread dispatch from audio callbacks, eliminating unbounded queue growth
• Removed expensive DateTime operations from per-frame Dart message handler
• Reduced CPU overhead by eliminating Float32→Float64 conversion in audio processing
• Optimized buffer sizes based on latency mode (256-4096 samples)
• Improved thread synchronization for audio callbacks
• Optimized Dart output stream to avoid unnecessary Float64List allocations
• Eliminated per-frame List allocations in example app audio processing
• Minimized per-frame allocations in Dart message handler for better throughput

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed critical pipeline setup bug in iOS/macOS (_isPipelineSetup flag now properly set)
• Fixed audio format mismatch crash on iOS/macOS (AVAudioEngine Float32 compatibility)
• Fixed latency change handling on miniaudio platforms (now properly restarts with new buffer)
• Fixed Web platform getFrameDuration calculation before audio start
• Fixed example app pubspec.yaml formatting issues
• Added missing flutter_lints dependency to example app

Platform Improvements:

• Added clipping protection for miniaudio platforms (Linux/Windows/Android) to prevent audio distortion
• Implemented dynamic latency switching without restart on all platforms
• Fixed Web platform buffer size configuration based on latency settings
• Improved ring buffer size management with minimum size guarantee

Code Quality:

• Fixed analyzer warnings and applied dart fix recommendations
• Removed debug print statements from production code
• Disabled latency dropdown in example app when audio is running

Diagnostics:

• Added ring buffer overflow detection with logging (iOS/macOS)

Multi-Platform Release

• Added Android platform support using miniaudio C++ library via FFI
• Added Web platform support using Web Audio API
• Added Linux platform support using miniaudio via FFI
• Added Windows platform support using miniaudio via FFI
• Implemented configurable audio latency (Realtime/Balanced/Powersave modes)
• Added real-time volume meter visualization in example app
• Standardized data format across all platforms (Float64, 48kHz, mono)
• Fixed microphone permissions handling on Android
• Improved FFI implementation with proper memory management
• Added comprehensive .gitignore for C/C++ build artifacts
• Fixed all analyzer warnings and improved code quality
• Updated minimum SDK requirements: Dart >=3.0.0, Flutter >=3.10.0

Platform Support:

• iOS ✅ (Native Swift/AVAudioEngine)
• macOS ✅ (Native Swift/AVAudioEngine)
• Android ✅ (FFI/miniaudio)
• Web ✅ (Web Audio API)
• Linux ✅ (FFI/miniaudio)
• Windows ✅ (FFI/miniaudio)

Major Update

• Added macOS platform support with full audio input/output capabilities
• Updated minimum SDK requirements: Dart >=3.4.0, Flutter >=3.22.0
• Fixed ring buffer infinite recursion bug in macOS implementation
• Added proper entitlements configuration for macOS microphone access
• Updated documentation with platform-specific setup instructions
• Improved cross-platform compatibility

Small performance improvement Remove fonts from example Bump SDK version

Fix dangling pointer

Performance improvement

Cleanup Added null safety

Bugfix Using detected input sample rate rather than fixed sample rate

Bugfix Better way to detect changes in audio format, removed old methods

Bugfix Fixed issue with route swapping from speaker to headphones

Bugfix Fix bug which stopped audio when coming back from background

Performance Fixing Dart side audio format to double (everything is 64bit these days, 64bit is great for processing) Optimised data conversion

New Interface Added inteface for getting format and buffer size selection (audio frame size) Using serial queue for read and writes to buffer

Improvement Handle audio interruptions Using simpler binary message system to send data (2x cpu optimisation) Replaced invoking method with binary message for output audio Less format conversions when sending data in and out Prep work for upcoming buffer and samplerate selection features

Improvement Handle audio session changes Reset audio when entering foreground

Rollback 0.0.6

Improvement Main thread call for sink removed (attempt to reduce latency introduced in 0.0.5)

Bugfix Thread safety - memory leak fixed :)

Improvement Allow muliple listeners on audio input

Bugfix Fix 32-64bit mismatch of data.

Kiss MVP release

Input from mic at fixed sample rate and buffer size, output fixed at mono at the same sample rate as input. Simple quick and dirty ringbuffer for output (needs optimisation)

Kiss release Input from mic at fixed sample rate and buffer size, no output