diff --git a/media/audio/android/aaudio_output.cc b/media/audio/android/aaudio_output.cc
index 269aa135341e..36dacb381b69 100644
--- a/media/audio/android/aaudio_output.cc
+++ b/media/audio/android/aaudio_output.cc
@@ -102,12 +102,16 @@ AAudioOutputStream::AAudioOutputStream(AudioManagerAndroid* manager,
     switch (params.latency_tag()) {
       case AudioLatency::LATENCY_EXACT_MS:
       case AudioLatency::LATENCY_INTERACTIVE:
+#define DISABLE_PERFORMANCE_MODE_HACK 1
+
+#if !DISABLE_PERFORMANCE_MODE_HACK
       case AudioLatency::LATENCY_RTC:
         performance_mode_ = AAUDIO_PERFORMANCE_MODE_LOW_LATENCY;
         break;
       case AudioLatency::LATENCY_PLAYBACK:
         performance_mode_ = AAUDIO_PERFORMANCE_MODE_POWER_SAVING;
         break;
+#endif
       default:
         performance_mode_ = AAUDIO_PERFORMANCE_MODE_NONE;
     }
diff --git a/media/audio/android/opensles_input.cc b/media/audio/android/opensles_input.cc
index f6e138702687..4a7656b531fe 100644
--- a/media/audio/android/opensles_input.cc
+++ b/media/audio/android/opensles_input.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ OpenSLESInputStream::OpenSLESInputStream(AudioManagerAndroid* audio_manager,
 
   const SampleFormat kSampleFormat = kSampleFormatS16;
 
-  format_.formatType = SL_DATAFORMAT_PCM;
+#if !FORMAT_HACK
+LOG(WARNING) << "====bugbug: Using normal Chrome conf===";
+format_.formatType = SL_DATAFORMAT_PCM;
   format_.numChannels = static_cast<SLuint32>(params.channels());
   // Provides sampling rate in milliHertz to OpenSLES.
   format_.samplesPerSec = static_cast<SLuint32>(params.sample_rate() * 1000);
@@ -44,6 +46,16 @@ OpenSLESInputStream::OpenSLESInputStream(AudioManagerAndroid* audio_manager,
       SampleFormatToBitsPerChannel(kSampleFormat);
   format_.endianness = SL_BYTEORDER_LITTLEENDIAN;
   format_.channelMask = ChannelCountToSLESChannelMask(params.channels());
+#else
+  LOG(WARNING) << "====bugbug: Using Cobalt hardcoded conf===";
+  format_.formatType = SL_ANDROID_DATAFORMAT_PCM_EX;
+  format_.numChannels = static_cast<SLuint32>(params.channels());
+  format_.sampleRate = static_cast<SLuint32>(params.sample_rate() * 1000);
+  format_.bitsPerSample = format_.containerSize = SampleFormatToBitsPerChannel(kSampleFormat);
+  format_.channelMask = SL_SPEAKER_FRONT_CENTER;
+  format_.endianness = SL_BYTEORDER_LITTLEENDIAN;
+  format_.representation = SL_ANDROID_PCM_REPRESENTATION_SIGNED_INT;
+#endif
 
   buffer_size_bytes_ = params.GetBytesPerBuffer(kSampleFormat);
   hardware_delay_ = base::Seconds(params.frames_per_buffer() /
@@ -249,9 +261,17 @@ bool OpenSLESInputStream::CreateRecorder() {
 
   // Uses the main microphone tuned for audio communications if effects are
   // enabled and disables all audio processing if effects are disabled.
+#define INPUT_PRESET_HACK 1
+
+#if !INPUT_PRESET_HACK
   SLint32 stream_type = no_effects_
                             ? SL_ANDROID_RECORDING_PRESET_CAMCORDER
                             : SL_ANDROID_RECORDING_PRESET_VOICE_COMMUNICATION;
+#else
+  // This is how Cobalt/Starboard sets it
+  SLint32 stream_type = SL_ANDROID_RECORDING_PRESET_VOICE_RECOGNITION;
+#endif
+
   LOG_ON_FAILURE_AND_RETURN(
       (*recorder_config)->SetConfiguration(recorder_config,
                                            SL_ANDROID_KEY_RECORDING_PRESET,
diff --git a/media/audio/android/opensles_input.h b/media/audio/android/opensles_input.h
index f3d63569dc13..b6ebea160426 100644
--- a/media/audio/android/opensles_input.h
+++ b/media/audio/android/opensles_input.h
@@ -94,7 +94,13 @@ class OpenSLESInputStream : public AudioInputStream {
   // Buffer queue recorder interface.
   SLAndroidSimpleBufferQueueItf simple_buffer_queue_;
 
+#define FORMAT_HACK 0
+
+#if !FORMAT_HACK
   SLDataFormat_PCM format_;
+#else
+  SLAndroidDataFormat_PCM_EX format_;
+#endif
 
   // Audio buffers that are allocated in the constructor based on
   // info from audio parameters.
diff --git a/media/base/android/java/src/org/chromium/media/AudioManagerAndroid.java b/media/base/android/java/src/org/chromium/media/AudioManagerAndroid.java
index 3f6b89d80229..37eb11ae5246 100644
--- a/media/base/android/java/src/org/chromium/media/AudioManagerAndroid.java
+++ b/media/base/android/java/src/org/chromium/media/AudioManagerAndroid.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ private void setCommunicationAudioModeOnInternal(boolean on) {
 
         if (on) {
             try {
-                mAudioManager.setMode(AudioManager.MODE_IN_COMMUNICATION);
+                // mAudioManager.setMode(AudioManager.MODE_IN_COMMUNICATION);
             } catch (SecurityException e) {
                 logDeviceInfo();
                 throw e;