> issues with audio during Zoom, Teams, and Google Meetings sessions
Could it be due to a poor support of Linux by these proprietary apps? Possibly even intentional.
These are web apps, they are unlikely to use anything other than what the browser/OS provide them. This is most likely due to lousy audio drivers, an issue plaguing desktop Linux since its very inception.
Interestingly, Firefox handles all three like a champ. Even uses XDG portals so I can share a single window or just audio if I want. Chrome took ages to get support, and it's still hit & miss.