Remove portaudio installation from CI pipelines

eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml

@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ jobs:
       image: $(LINUXVMIMAGE)
       os: linux
 
-    variables:
-      # default to true just in this job until #42714 can be completed
-      InstallPortAudio: true
-
     steps:
     - template: /eng/pipelines/templates/steps/download-package-artifacts.yml
 
@@ -209,10 +205,6 @@ jobs:
     dependsOn:
       - 'Build_Extended'
 
-    variables:
-      # default to true just in this job until #42714 can be completed
-      InstallPortAudio: true
-
     pool:
       name: $(LINUXPOOL)
       image: $(LINUXVMIMAGE)

eng/pipelines/templates/steps/use-venv.yml

@@ -43,5 +43,3 @@ steps:
           -RepoRoot "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)"
       displayName: Use ${{ parameters.VirtualEnvironmentName }} Virtual Environment
       condition: ${{ parameters.Condition }}
-
-    - template: install-portaudio.yml

sdk/ai/azure-ai-voicelive/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.2.0b4 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 1.2.0b3 (2026-02-02)
 
 ### Features Added

sdk/ai/azure-ai-voicelive/azure/ai/voicelive/_version.py

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # Changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if the code is regenerated.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-VERSION = "1.2.0b3"
+VERSION = "1.2.0b4"

sdk/ai/ci.yml

@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ extends:
     TestTimeoutInMinutes: 60
     # The job "Test ubuntu2404_pypy39" in the "python - ai" pipeline hangs and eventually times out.
     # Disable it until the issue is understood.
-    MatrixConfigs:
-      - Name: communication_ci_matrix
-        Path: sdk/ai/platform-matrix.json
-        Selection: sparse
-        GenerateVMJobs: true
-    MatrixFilters:
-      - PythonVersion=^(?!pypy3).*
     Artifacts:
     - name: azure-ai-projects
       safeName: azureaiprojects