diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h b/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
index 043ce487..3a317e3e 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/audio_extn.h
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ int audio_extn_utils_get_bit_width_from_string(const char *);
 int audio_extn_utils_get_sample_rate_from_string(const char *);
 int audio_extn_utils_get_channels_from_string(const char *);
 void audio_extn_utils_release_snd_device(snd_device_t snd_device);
+int audio_extn_utils_is_vendor_enhanced_fwk();
 
 #ifdef DS2_DOLBY_DAP_ENABLED
 #define LIB_DS2_DAP_HAL "vendor/lib/libhwdaphal.so"
diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/audio_feature_manager.c b/hal/audio_extn/audio_feature_manager.c
index 2de5af3b..441071d0 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/audio_feature_manager.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/audio_feature_manager.c
@@ -42,47 +42,17 @@
 #include "voice_extn.h"
 #include "audio_feature_manager.h"
 
-#ifdef __LP64__
-#define VNDK_FWK_LIB_PATH "/vendor/lib64/libqti_vndfwk_detect.so"
-#else
-#define VNDK_FWK_LIB_PATH "/vendor/lib/libqti_vndfwk_detect.so"
-#endif
-
 AHalValues* confValues = NULL;
-static void *vndk_fwk_lib_handle = NULL;
-
-typedef int (*vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk_t)();
-static vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk_t vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk;
 
 void audio_feature_manager_init()
 {
     ALOGD("%s: Enter", __func__);
-    int is_running_with_enhanced_fwk = 0;
 
-    //dlopen lib
-    vndk_fwk_lib_handle = dlopen(VNDK_FWK_LIB_PATH, RTLD_NOW);
-    if (vndk_fwk_lib_handle != NULL) {
-        vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk = (vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk_t)
-                    dlsym(vndk_fwk_lib_handle, "isRunningWithVendorEnhancedFramework");
-        if (vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk == NULL) {
-            ALOGW("%s: VNDK_FWK_LIB not found, defaulting to enhanced_fwk configuration",
-                                                                            __func__);
-            is_running_with_enhanced_fwk = 1;
-        } else {
-            is_running_with_enhanced_fwk = vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk();
-        }
-    }
-
-    ALOGD("%s: vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk=%d", __func__, is_running_with_enhanced_fwk);
+    int is_running_with_enhanced_fwk = audio_extn_utils_is_vendor_enhanced_fwk();
     audio_extn_ahal_config_helper_init(is_running_with_enhanced_fwk);
     audio_extn_get_feature_values(&confValues);
     audio_extn_feature_init(is_running_with_enhanced_fwk);
     voice_extn_feature_init(is_running_with_enhanced_fwk);
-
-    if (vndk_fwk_lib_handle != NULL) {
-        dlclose(vndk_fwk_lib_handle);
-        vndk_fwk_lib_handle = NULL;
-    }
 }
 
 bool audio_feature_manager_is_feature_enabled(audio_ext_feature feature)
diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/utils.c b/hal/audio_extn/utils.c
index b06276ed..af89a8aa 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/utils.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/utils.c
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@
 #define MAX_CHANNELS_SUPPORTED 8
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __LP64__
+#define VNDK_FWK_LIB_PATH "/vendor/lib64/libqti_vndfwk_detect.so"
+#else
+#define VNDK_FWK_LIB_PATH "/vendor/lib/libqti_vndfwk_detect.so"
+#endif
+
+static void *vndk_fwk_lib_handle = NULL;
+typedef int (*vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk_t)();
+static vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk_t vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk;
+
 typedef struct {
     const char *id_string;
     const int value;
@@ -2752,3 +2762,31 @@ int audio_extn_utils_send_app_type_gain(struct audio_device *adev,
     return mixer_ctl_set_array(ctl, gain_cfg,
                                sizeof(gain_cfg)/sizeof(gain_cfg[0]));
 }
+
+int audio_extn_utils_is_vendor_enhanced_fwk()
+{
+    static int is_running_with_enhanced_fwk = -EINVAL;
+
+    if (is_running_with_enhanced_fwk == -EINVAL) {
+        vndk_fwk_lib_handle = dlopen(VNDK_FWK_LIB_PATH, RTLD_NOW);
+        if (vndk_fwk_lib_handle != NULL) {
+            vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk = (vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk_t)
+                        dlsym(vndk_fwk_lib_handle, "isRunningWithVendorEnhancedFramework");
+            if (vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk == NULL) {
+                ALOGW("%s: dlsym failed, defaulting to enhanced_fwk configuration",
+                       __func__);
+                is_running_with_enhanced_fwk = 1;
+            } else {
+                is_running_with_enhanced_fwk = vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk();
+            }
+            dlclose(vndk_fwk_lib_handle);
+            vndk_fwk_lib_handle = NULL;
+        } else {
+            ALOGW("%s: VNDK_FWK_LIB not found, setting stock configuration", __func__);
+            is_running_with_enhanced_fwk = 0;
+        }
+        ALOGV("%s: vndk_fwk_isVendorEnhancedFwk=%d", __func__, is_running_with_enhanced_fwk);
+    }
+
+    return is_running_with_enhanced_fwk;
+}
diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index 23436035..89b3dbe6 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -5288,7 +5288,9 @@ static ssize_t out_write(struct audio_stream_out *stream, const void *buffer,
                      __func__, frames, frame_size, bytes_to_write);
 
             if (out->usecase == USECASE_INCALL_MUSIC_UPLINK ||
-                out->usecase == USECASE_INCALL_MUSIC_UPLINK2) {
+                out->usecase == USECASE_INCALL_MUSIC_UPLINK2 ||
+                (out->usecase == USECASE_AUDIO_PLAYBACK_VOIP &&
+                 !audio_extn_utils_is_vendor_enhanced_fwk())) {
                 size_t channel_count = audio_channel_count_from_out_mask(out->channel_mask);
                 int16_t *src = (int16_t *)buffer;
                 int16_t *dst = (int16_t *)buffer;
@@ -6933,7 +6935,8 @@ int adev_open_output_stream(struct audio_hw_device *dev,
         if (!voice_extn_is_compress_voip_supported()) {
             if (out->sample_rate == 8000 || out->sample_rate == 16000 ||
              out->sample_rate == 32000 || out->sample_rate == 48000) {
-                out->channel_mask = AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_MONO;
+                out->channel_mask = audio_extn_utils_is_vendor_enhanced_fwk() ?
+                                        AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_MONO : AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO;
                 out->usecase = USECASE_AUDIO_PLAYBACK_VOIP;
                 out->format = AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT;