Hi Pixel Fold users, has anyone faced issues with the earphones?

My earphones doesnt work when plugged into USB C port. If I restart the phone it starts working.
When I open another app (for example, if I watch a video on VLC & if I open another app throwing VLC in the background, no output sound from earphones.

The earphones are absolutely fine. I tried AKG and Google earphones. Both work with other phones but the strange behaviour is with my fold 1. I think its a software issue.

Any advice?

Thanks!