diff --git a/media/libaaudio/examples/input_monitor/src/input_monitor.cpp b/media/libaaudio/examples/input_monitor/src/input_monitor.cpp
index 892792d..f1593fe 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/examples/input_monitor/src/input_monitor.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/examples/input_monitor/src/input_monitor.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
     //aaudio_performance_mode_t requestedPerformanceMode = AAUDIO_PERFORMANCE_MODE_NONE;
     const aaudio_performance_mode_t requestedPerformanceMode = AAUDIO_PERFORMANCE_MODE_LOW_LATENCY;
     //aaudio_performance_mode_t requestedPerformanceMode = AAUDIO_PERFORMANCE_MODE_POWER_SAVING;
-    const aaudio_sharing_mode_t requestedSharingMode = AAUDIO_SHARING_MODE_SHARED;
-    //const aaudio_sharing_mode_t requestedSharingMode = AAUDIO_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    //const aaudio_sharing_mode_t requestedSharingMode = AAUDIO_SHARING_MODE_SHARED;
+    const aaudio_sharing_mode_t requestedSharingMode = AAUDIO_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
     aaudio_sharing_mode_t actualSharingMode;
 
     AAudioStream *aaudioStream = nullptr;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
     printf("%s - Monitor input level using AAudio\n", argv[0]);
 
-//    AAudio_setMMapPolicy(AAUDIO_POLICY_ALWAYS);
+    AAudio_setMMapPolicy(AAUDIO_POLICY_ALWAYS);
 
     recorder.setPerformanceMode(requestedPerformanceMode);
     recorder.setSharingMode(requestedSharingMode);
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/examples/write_sine/src/write_sine.cpp b/media/libaaudio/examples/write_sine/src/write_sine.cpp
index d4cb407..b9269e6 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/examples/write_sine/src/write_sine.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/examples/write_sine/src/write_sine.cpp
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
 #define SAMPLE_RATE           48000
 #define NUM_SECONDS           4
 
-#define MMAP_POLICY              AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED
+//#define MMAP_POLICY              AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED
 //#define MMAP_POLICY              AAUDIO_POLICY_NEVER
 //#define MMAP_POLICY              AAUDIO_POLICY_AUTO
-//#define MMAP_POLICY              AAUDIO_POLICY_ALWAYS
+#define MMAP_POLICY              AAUDIO_POLICY_ALWAYS
 
 #define REQUESTED_FORMAT         AAUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_I16
 
-#define REQUESTED_SHARING_MODE   AAUDIO_SHARING_MODE_SHARED
-//#define REQUESTED_SHARING_MODE   AAUDIO_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE
+//#define REQUESTED_SHARING_MODE   AAUDIO_SHARING_MODE_SHARED
+#define REQUESTED_SHARING_MODE   AAUDIO_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE
 
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
index e40f4f9..8b30aa6 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/client/AudioStreamInternal.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
         setSampleRate(configuration.getSampleRate());
         setSamplesPerFrame(configuration.getSamplesPerFrame());
         setDeviceId(configuration.getDeviceId());
+        setSharingMode(configuration.getSharingMode());
 
         // Save device format so we can do format conversion and volume scaling together.
         mDeviceFormat = configuration.getAudioFormat();