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Live Audio using "in-call" speaker and not speakerphone
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I'm having an issue with the Ring app using the "in-call" speaker instead of the Speakerphone when I connect to Live view or answer a doorbell ring. Meaning, I need to hold the phone up to my head to hear the person speaking and my voice is transmitted to the outdoor via the in-call mic. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S10+. The sound quality of my voice to the doorbell is pretty bad and I can't really hear the person either. When compared with my wife's iPhone that properly uses the speakerphone, it's night and day. I understand that this is a known issue but this can't be that Samsung phones are simply "the problem". I've tried: - uninstalling / reinstalling the Ring app - turning off Event History Timeline (as some suggested). - Reviewed the list of apps that "conflict with ring" (I had none). - Removed "Tyua Smart" app on my phone - Video Camera software that has had similar problems. - Tried using Bluetooth (still used in-call mic) - Tried using Wired Headset - It works as expected. - I hear thru earphone and mic works - Need volume to be at 100% to hear the person talking - And yeah, not gonna do this - Changing other various settings. So far, my phone will only use "in-call" mic when connecting in Live View without a wired headset. When I view prior recordings, everything works through speakerphone as expected. Is every newer Samsung phone (9 and above) experiencing this? Or am I one of a select few?

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06-05-2020 09:21:57

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    Edit: After messing around with Bluetooth a bit, I found that if I have my bluetooth headset "connected" to my phone and active PRIOR to opening up Live View, then bluetooth will work as expected, i.e., mic and speaker in bluetooth vs. in-app calling. However if I connect my bluetooth AFTER enabling Live View, the "in-app" calling mic will not switch to the bluetooth one. Inconvenient for sure but better.

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    06-05-2020 10:43:00

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      Hello djlott, Did you managed to solve this issue? I struggling with the same here

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      18-05-2020 02:21:32

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      No this remains an open issue. I am hoping an app update will fix this at some point. Edit: Apparently this is an issue with Bluetooth. Others with this issue are relating this with having a Smart Watch. I can't make the connection but apparently turning off Bluetooth on the phone before connecting to Live, fixes the issue....temporarily at least.

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      31-05-2020 06:29:04

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    This is stupidly annoying. When someone rings, it goes to my bluetooth headset even though I have "audio" off and "calls only" for my bluetooth device.

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    19-04-2022 09:45:04

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      Any update to this? I always had Samsung phones (no smartwatch) and never had the issue until a few months back. It's by far the worst issue I have in any app on my phone

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      14-11-2023 03:31:59

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