diff --git a/media/libaaudio/include/aaudio/AAudio.h b/media/libaaudio/include/aaudio/AAudio.h
index 5da8114..e40a6cd 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/include/aaudio/AAudio.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/include/aaudio/AAudio.h
@@ -510,7 +510,9 @@
  * This could, for example, affect which microphones are used and how the
  * recorded data is processed.
  *
- * The default, if you do not call this function, is AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_GENERIC.
+ * The default, if you do not call this function, is AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_VOICE_RECOGNITION.
+ * That is because VOICE_RECOGNITION is the preset with the lowest latency
+ * on many platforms.
  *
  * @param builder reference provided by AAudio_createStreamBuilder()
  * @param inputPreset the desired configuration for recording
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/core/AudioStream.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/core/AudioStream.cpp
index 82c0667..9a2405a 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/core/AudioStream.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/core/AudioStream.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     }
     mInputPreset = builder.getInputPreset();
     if (mInputPreset == AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED) {
-        mInputPreset = AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_GENERIC;
+        mInputPreset = AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_VOICE_RECOGNITION;
     }
 
     // callbacks
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/core/AudioStream.h b/media/libaaudio/src/core/AudioStream.h
index 42b585f..c59ee6c 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/core/AudioStream.h
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/core/AudioStream.h
@@ -515,9 +515,9 @@
     aaudio_stream_state_t       mState = AAUDIO_STREAM_STATE_UNINITIALIZED;
     aaudio_performance_mode_t   mPerformanceMode = AAUDIO_PERFORMANCE_MODE_NONE;
 
-    aaudio_usage_t              mUsage           = AAUDIO_USAGE_MEDIA;
-    aaudio_content_type_t       mContentType     = AAUDIO_CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC;
-    aaudio_input_preset_t       mInputPreset     = AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_GENERIC;
+    aaudio_usage_t              mUsage           = AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED;
+    aaudio_content_type_t       mContentType     = AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED;
+    aaudio_input_preset_t       mInputPreset     = AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED;
 
     int32_t                     mSessionId = AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED;
 
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/src/utility/AAudioUtilities.cpp b/media/libaaudio/src/utility/AAudioUtilities.cpp
index 2bee6e3..2a34016 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/src/utility/AAudioUtilities.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/src/utility/AAudioUtilities.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
     STATIC_ASSERT(AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_VOICE_COMMUNICATION == AUDIO_SOURCE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION);
     STATIC_ASSERT(AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_UNPROCESSED == AUDIO_SOURCE_UNPROCESSED);
     if (preset == AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED) {
-        preset = AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_GENERIC;
+        preset = AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_VOICE_RECOGNITION;
     }
     return (audio_source_t) preset; // same value
 }
diff --git a/media/libaaudio/tests/test_attributes.cpp b/media/libaaudio/tests/test_attributes.cpp
index 9cbf113..b01af25 100644
--- a/media/libaaudio/tests/test_attributes.cpp
+++ b/media/libaaudio/tests/test_attributes.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
     aaudio_input_preset_t expectedPreset =
             (preset == DONT_SET || preset == AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED)
-            ? AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_GENERIC // default
+            ? AAUDIO_INPUT_PRESET_VOICE_RECOGNITION // default
             : preset;
     EXPECT_EQ(expectedPreset, AAudioStream_getInputPreset(aaudioStream));