A more convenient and discoverable method for selected audio devices is needed.
Feature summary
Issue:
I'm working with some people new to GNOME and we've encountered a few snags here and there. One such snag is selecting an audio output device. I know there are extensions that can give an easy way to do this:
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/751/audio-output-switcher/
but I and my colleagues believe this should be included by default in some way (the design could be different). It's also not obvious when the wrong device is selected. In particular the user was plugging the laptop into a USB-C dock which has an audio port. When the laptop is plugged in there seemed to be no audio. The dock was being automatically selected as the output device without any informative prompt. Then when I explained how to change this... well I felt kind of silly because this is obviously a design flaw and the workaround made me feel embarrassed honestly.
Relevant links, screenshots, screencasts etc.
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/751/audio-output-switcher/
The user was running Ubuntu 20.04 which uses GNOME 3.36.