iOS 13, Siri making calls on speaker phone by default.

Since updating to iOS 13, I have noticed that when ever I ask Siri to make a phone call for me, the call is placed using speaker phone every time by default. I am not asking to put the call on speaker and I have tried restarting my phone with no luck. Every time I say something like, “Hey Siri, call Jim.” The call is placed and put on speaker phone. I then have to tap to turn speak off, and then continue the call.


I hope this is a bug that Apple is aware of and fixing soon.


Is anyone else experiencing the same issue?


This is on iPhone XS, iOS 13.0

iPhone XS

Posted on Sep 22, 2019 4:07 AM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2019 12:46 AM

I'm repeating the workaround fix, I posted below.


  1. Go to Assessibility > Touch > Call Audio Routing


There are 3 default choices: "Automatic", "Bluetooth Headset" or "Speaker"

2. Choose "Bluetooth Headset". NOT the default "automatic" - which is broken in iOS13.1

NOTE: I do not use much less own a Bluetooth headset. But it mostly fixes the problem.


If it's like my iPhone 11 Pro, it will be on "automatic" by default - which always got to speaker when using Siri to make a call. But I just tested it using "Bluetooth Headset"., and when I asked Siri to call a number, she responded that she is calling that number using the speaker. But the speaker was OFF. Let that sink in - this a very broken iOS feature.


So, it goes to speaker when it is set to the default "automatic", and doesn't when it is changed to "Bluetooth headset".

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Oct 19, 2019 9:40 AM in response to dormeas

I’m having issues with my iPhone XR when telling Siri to call a contact (Bluetooth on in my car) she states “calling [name] on speaker” rather than sending call through the car speakers. This just started happening after the last 13.1.2 update. I can’t figure how to correct this. It’s annoying since while driving the law states it needs to be hands free and I have to try and adjust it to go through the speakers to be hands free!!

Oct 19, 2019 1:58 PM in response to dormeas

Why does Apple think they know what we want? Every release they screw something up on my phone. Now when I ask Siri to call someone she always puts it on speaker. I don’t want it on speaker. I have tried the fix that was put out there but it didn’t work. Can I back a upgrade out? I shouldn’t find my phone works differently than it did before a push. I should get an option of how I want my phone to work. Apple please stop trying to help me. You don’t know me and don’t know how I want my phone to work.

Oct 3, 2019 6:02 AM in response to dormeas

Same issue with me also, I only told Siri once to call someone on speaker but now it always makes a phone call on speaker even if I don't mention it to call on speaker.

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