One of the most useful tools for phone calls at home, in the office or on your smartphone is definitely the speakerphone. To use this function correctly, it is essential to know how to deactivate it without disconnecting the other party and to know when it was accidentally activated. If your smartphone is set to answer calls with the speakerphone, it might be boring to have to turn it off every time. This article lists some methods to turn off the default settings for Apple, Android devices, and even for your home phone.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Disable Speakerphone on IPhone
Step 1. Turn off the speakerphone during a call
It is relatively easy to turn off the speakerphone during a phone call without accidentally hanging the phone.
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Press the button labeled "Speakerphone" which looks like a speaker on the screen of your iPhone. Deactivating it reduces the volume and the source of the sound by returning to the normal call mode.
If you find that your iPhone always answers calls with the speakerphone, try using the following tips to turn off the default settings
Step 2. Access the accessibility settings of your iPhone
These settings allow you to customize the device according to your preferences or according to the most frequent use environment.
- Unlock your iPhone and press the icon Settings
- Scroll down and tap on General
- Scroll down again and select Accessibility
Step 3. Turn off the default speakerphone settings
Apple devices offer the ability to decide whether to answer a call automatically on the headset or with the speakerphone. Choose from one of these options if you live in a country with a requirement to use hands-free devices while driving.
- Scroll down and press Call Audio Routing
- Select Automatic from the menu; a check mark will appear next to the selected option.
Method 2 of 3: Disable the Speakerphone on Android
Step 1. Turn off the speakerphone while you are calling
Android devices also offer the ability to turn off the speakerphone during a call.
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Tap on the speaker image at the bottom left of the screen. By deactivating the speakerphone, you reduce the volume and answer the call with the internal microphone.
If you find that your smartphone always answers calls in hands-free mode, try the following steps to turn off the default settings
Step 2. Go to Application Manager on your Android device
Application Manager allows you to customize your smartphone and disable the less used applications.
- Unlock the device and press the icon Settings
- Awards Device
- Choose the option Applications
- Select Application Management.
Step 3. Turn off the default speakerphone settings
For this step you need to access the S Voice settings. It is a voice recognition app that identifies voice commands to use your smartphone hands-free.
- Awards S Voice settings.
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Deactivate Automatic Hands-Free Activation.
If that doesn't solve your problem, the steps below show you how to disable S Voice manually
Step 4. Turn off S Voice
With S Voice turned off, you don't have the ability to use speech recognition software to access some of your Android's hands-free features.
- In the S Voice settings also disable the wake-up voice command and the feedback command.
- Disable S Voice by pressing the button Turn off / Deactivate.
Method 3 of 3: Disable the Speakerphone on the Landline Phone
Step 1. Disable the speakerphone of a corded phone
Some models allow you to deactivate the speakerphone without interrupting the phone call.
- Pick up the phone. When you lift the handset, the phone automatically changes the source of the sound from the built-in speaker to that of the handset.
- Press the speakerphone button. If your phone is connected to a headset, simply press the speakerphone button to answer the call.
Step 2. Disable the speakerphone on a cordless phone
Deactivating the speakerphone during a call can be more complicated with this type of phone.
