diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 03a8dcc1eb8b..2f1c973f78c6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ checksum = "683d7910e743518b0e34f1186f92494becacb047c7b6bf616c96772180fef923"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alsa"
-version = "0.9.1"
+version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed7572b7ba83a31e20d1b48970ee402d2e3e0537dcfe0a3ff4d6eb7508617d43"
+checksum = "7c88dbbce13b232b26250e1e2e6ac18b6a891a646b8148285036ebce260ac5c3"
 dependencies = [
  "alsa-sys",
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
@@ -916,9 +916,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cpal"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.17.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cbd307f43cc2a697e2d1f8bc7a1d824b5269e052209e28883e5bc04d095aaa3f"
+checksum = "5b1f9c7312f19fc2fa12fd7acaf38de54e8320ba10d1a02dcbe21038def51ccb"
 dependencies = [
  "alsa",
  "coreaudio-rs",
@@ -931,13 +931,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "ndk-context",
  "num-derive",
  "num-traits",
+ "objc2 0.6.3",
  "objc2-audio-toolbox",
+ "objc2-avf-audio",
  "objc2-core-audio",
  "objc2-core-audio-types",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.3.2",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "wasm-bindgen-futures",
  "web-sys",
- "windows 0.54.0",
+ "windows 0.62.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3006,9 +3010,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mach2"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d640282b302c0bb0a2a8e0233ead9035e3bed871f0b7e81fe4a1ec829765db44"
+checksum = "6a1b95cd5421ec55b445b5ae102f5ea0e768de1f82bd3001e11f426c269c3aea"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -3450,6 +3454,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-foundation 0.3.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-avf-audio"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "13a380031deed8e99db00065c45937da434ca987c034e13b87e4441f9e4090be"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc2 0.6.3",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.3.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-cloud-kit"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -3484,6 +3498,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2 0.6.3",
  "objc2-core-audio-types",
  "objc2-core-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.3.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3515,7 +3530,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2a180dd8642fa45cdb7dd721cd4c11b1cadd4929ce112ebd8b9f5803cc79d536"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
+ "block2 0.6.2",
  "dispatch2",
+ "libc",
  "objc2 0.6.3",
 ]
 
@@ -3582,6 +3599,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3e0adef53c21f888deb4fa59fc59f7eb17404926ee8a6f59f5df0fd7f9f3272"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
+ "block2 0.6.2",
+ "libc",
  "objc2 0.6.3",
  "objc2-core-foundation",
 ]
@@ -6683,16 +6702,6 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows"
-version = "0.54.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9252e5725dbed82865af151df558e754e4a3c2c30818359eb17465f1346a1b49"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-core 0.54.0",
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
 version = "0.58.0"
@@ -6724,16 +6733,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-core 0.62.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-core"
-version = "0.54.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12661b9c89351d684a50a8a643ce5f608e20243b9fb84687800163429f161d65"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-result 0.1.2",
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.58.0"
@@ -6842,15 +6841,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-strings 0.5.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-result"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e383302e8ec8515204254685643de10811af0ed97ea37210dc26fb0032647f8"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
 version = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 86745a2eb865..3384ab739006 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ naga = { version = "27.0.3", features = ["wgsl-out"] }
 wgpu = "27.0.1"
 egui = "0.33.3"
 clap = { version = "4.5.54", features = ["derive"] }
-cpal = "0.16.0"
+cpal = "0.17.1"
 anyhow = "1.0"
 gc-arena = { git = "https://github.com/kyren/gc-arena.git", rev = "08e08414249d5914dfc3b402d7eadc133e00ce56" }
 slotmap = "1.1.1"
diff --git a/desktop/src/gui/dialogs/preferences_dialog.rs b/desktop/src/gui/dialogs/preferences_dialog.rs
index 894b7c5a2a05..c6d33b0d1ac2 100644
--- a/desktop/src/gui/dialogs/preferences_dialog.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/gui/dialogs/preferences_dialog.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl PreferencesDialog {
         let mut available_output_devices = Vec::new();
         if let Ok(devices) = audio_host.output_devices() {
             for device in devices {
-                if let Ok(name) = device.name() {
+                if let Ok(name) = device.description().map(|d| d.name().to_owned()) {
                     available_output_devices.push(name);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/frontend-utils/src/backends/audio.rs b/frontend-utils/src/backends/audio.rs
index 07f01d05a8b1..dcc8a453fbeb 100644
--- a/frontend-utils/src/backends/audio.rs
+++ b/frontend-utils/src/backends/audio.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl CpalAudioBackend {
             .map_err(CpalError::DefaultStream)?;
         let sample_format = config.sample_format();
         let config = cpal::StreamConfig::from(config);
-        let mixer = AudioMixer::new(config.channels as u8, config.sample_rate.0);
+        let mixer = AudioMixer::new(config.channels as u8, config.sample_rate);
 
         // Start the audio stream.
         let stream = {
@@ -114,8 +114,10 @@ fn get_suitable_output_device(
     // First let's check for any user preference...
     if let Some(preferred_device_name) = preferred_device_name
         && let Ok(mut devices) = host.output_devices()
-        && let Some(device) =
-            devices.find(|device| device.name().ok().as_deref() == Some(preferred_device_name))
+        && let Some(device) = devices.find(|device| {
+            device.description().ok().map(|d| d.name().to_owned())
+                == Some(preferred_device_name.to_owned())
+        })
     {
         return Some(device);
     }