diff --git a/device/inc/Device.h b/device/inc/Device.h
index 638766d..c14a16a 100644
--- a/device/inc/Device.h
+++ b/device/inc/Device.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     //device atrributues per stream are stored by priority in a map
     std::multimap<uint32_t, std::pair<Stream *, struct pal_device *>> mStreamDevAttr;
     uint32_t mSampleRate = 0;
+    uint32_t mBitWidth = 0;
 
     Device(struct pal_device *device, std::shared_ptr<ResourceManager> Rm);
     Device();
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@
     virtual ~Device();
     void getCurrentSndDevName(char *name);
     void setSampleRate(uint32_t sr){mSampleRate = sr;};
+    void setBitWidth(uint32_t bw) {mBitWidth = bw;};
     void lockDeviceMutex() { mDeviceMutex.lock(); };
     void unlockDeviceMutex() { mDeviceMutex.unlock(); };
     bool compareStreamDevAttr(const struct pal_device *inDevAttr,
diff --git a/device/src/Device.cpp b/device/src/Device.cpp
index 5694e41..5a75d7c 100644
--- a/device/src/Device.cpp
+++ b/device/src/Device.cpp
@@ -934,7 +934,10 @@
     /* update sample rate if it's valid */
     if (mSampleRate)
         deviceAttr->config.sample_rate = mSampleRate;
-
+    if (mBitWidth) {
+        deviceAttr->config.bit_width = mBitWidth;
+        deviceAttr->config.aud_fmt_id = rm->getAudioFmt(mBitWidth);
+    }
 #if DUMP_DEV_ATTR
     pal_stream_attributes dumpstrAttr;
     (*it).second.first->getStreamAttributes(&dumpstrAttr);
diff --git a/resource_manager/src/ResourceManager.cpp b/resource_manager/src/ResourceManager.cpp
index 8007e33..91352d7 100644
--- a/resource_manager/src/ResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/resource_manager/src/ResourceManager.cpp
@@ -4445,7 +4445,7 @@
          * 1. sound model loaded but not started by sthal
          * 2. stop recognition called by sthal
          */
-        if (!str->isActive())
+        if (!str->isStarted())
             continue;
 
         cap_prof = str->GetCurrentCaptureProfile();
diff --git a/stream/inc/StreamSoundTrigger.h b/stream/inc/StreamSoundTrigger.h
index 035c1d7..c8cef55 100644
--- a/stream/inc/StreamSoundTrigger.h
+++ b/stream/inc/StreamSoundTrigger.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
                             bool enable __unused) {
         return -ENOSYS;
     }
-
+    bool isStarted();
     void SetDetectedToEngines(bool detected);
     int32_t SetEngineDetectionState(int32_t state);
 
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
               (GetCurrentStateId() == ST_STATE_BUFFERING);
     }
     struct st_uuid GetVendorUuid();
-
     void *GetGSLEngine() {
         if (gsl_engine_)
             return (void *)gsl_engine_.get();
diff --git a/stream/src/StreamCommon.cpp b/stream/src/StreamCommon.cpp
index bc00847..3c8c7e1 100644
--- a/stream/src/StreamCommon.cpp
+++ b/stream/src/StreamCommon.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
                 continue;
             rm->getDeviceInfo(devAttr.id, sattr->type, "", &inDeviceInfo);
             dev->setSampleRate(inDeviceInfo.samplerate);
+            if (devAttr.id == PAL_DEVICE_OUT_HANDSET)
+                dev->setBitWidth(inDeviceInfo.bit_width);
         }
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < no_of_devices; i++) {
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@
             if (!dev)
                 continue;
             dev->setSampleRate(0);
+            dev->setBitWidth(0);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/stream/src/StreamSoundTrigger.cpp b/stream/src/StreamSoundTrigger.cpp
index afad0bb..8ae6c4a 100644
--- a/stream/src/StreamSoundTrigger.cpp
+++ b/stream/src/StreamSoundTrigger.cpp
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@
                     }
 
                     TransitTo(ST_STATE_LOADED);
-                    if (st_stream_.isActive()) {
+                    if (st_stream_.isStarted()) {
                         std::shared_ptr<StEventConfig> ev_cfg1(
                             new StStartRecognitionEventConfig(false));
                         status = st_stream_.ProcessInternalEvent(ev_cfg1);
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@
         }
         case ST_EV_RESUME: {
             st_stream_.paused_ = false;
-            if (!st_stream_.isActive()) {
+            if (!st_stream_.isStarted()) {
                 // Possible if App has stopped recognition during active
                 // concurrency.
                 break;
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@
                 st_stream_.device_opened_ = true;
             }
 
-            if (st_stream_.isActive() && !st_stream_.paused_) {
+            if (st_stream_.isStarted() && !st_stream_.paused_) {
                 status = dev->start();
                 if (0 != status) {
                     PAL_ERR(LOG_TAG, "device %d start failed with status %d",
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@
                 st_stream_.mDevices.pop_back();
                 dev->close();
                 st_stream_.device_opened_ = false;
-            } else if (st_stream_.isActive() && !st_stream_.paused_) {
+            } else if (st_stream_.isStarted() && !st_stream_.paused_) {
                 if (!rm->isDeviceActive_l(dev, &st_stream_))
                     st_stream_.rm->registerDevice(dev, &st_stream_);
                 if (st_stream_.second_stage_processing_) {
@@ -3514,6 +3514,12 @@
     return status;
 }
 
+bool StreamSoundTrigger::isStarted() {
+    return (currentState == STREAM_STARTED ||
+            GetCurrentStateId() == ST_STATE_BUFFERING ||
+            GetCurrentStateId() == ST_STATE_DETECTED);
+}
+
 struct st_uuid StreamSoundTrigger::GetVendorUuid()
 {
     struct st_uuid uuid;