fix: use afplay backend on macOS for AirPlay audio support #15
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oto/v3 relies on CoreAudio's AudioQueue API which silently fails when audio is routed to AirPlay devices on macOS Tahoe. Apple's built-in afplay handles AirPlay correctly. This adds afplay as the default playback backend on macOS, keeping oto for other platforms and as a fallback via --player oto. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Apple's AudioQueue API does not reliably route to AirPlay destinations on macOS Tahoe. This is a known limitation that affects apps using low-level CoreAudio APIs directly. Apple's own
afplaycommand handles AirPlay routing correctly.The fix is to use
afplayas the default playback backend on macOS, keeping oto available on all platforms as a fallback.afplayrequires a file (can't stream from a pipe), so the audio is fully buffered to a temp file before playback starts.