opus whatsapp audio bug
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Since 2026.3.2, WhatsApp TTS voice messages are broken — the agent sends raw Opus audio (.opus) which WhatsApp can't play. This seems to be because whatsapp was added to VOICE_BUBBLE_CHANNELS alongside Telegram, so it now uses TELEGRAM_OUTPUT (opus_48000_64) instead of DEFAULT_OUTPUT (mp3_44100_128). Is there a config option to override the TTS output format per channel, or is a fix planned?
Solution
No config knob for this today.
In 2026.3.2+, the TTS container/codec choice is hard-coded by channel in
Practical workarounds until this is fixed upstream:
- Force MP3 by using Edge TTS (so it won’t try to send a voice-bubble/opus note):
(This will be playable on WhatsApp, but won’t be the “PTT voice bubble” UX.)
- Or disable auto-TTS for now (
If WhatsApp can’t play the
If you can, please file a GitHub issue with:
-
In 2026.3.2+, the TTS container/codec choice is hard-coded by channel in
src/tts/tts.tsresolveOutputFormat()VOICE_BUBBLE_CHANNELSopusopus_48000_64.opusopenclaw.jsonPractical workarounds until this is fixed upstream:
- Force MP3 by using Edge TTS (so it won’t try to send a voice-bubble/opus note):
(This will be playable on WhatsApp, but won’t be the “PTT voice bubble” UX.)
- Or disable auto-TTS for now (
messages.tts.auto: "off"/tts offIf WhatsApp can’t play the
.opusaudio/ogg; codecs=opus.ogg.opusaudio/oggIf you can, please file a GitHub issue with:
-
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