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iPad Listed as a Speaker Option on iPhone Calls

Searching the web for solutions revealed that this has been a problem since OS 13. Has anything changed on OS 17? I clicked on at least 5 versions of this question throughout the community, and each had between 600-900 me tos.


What I gather is that if I want the option to accept calls on my iPad, switching my iPhone call to speaker requires this convoluted inefficiency.


Is there any way to keep the option to accept calls on my iPad AND switch calls on my iPhone with a single button press?

iPhone 15 Pro

Posted on Nov 19, 2023 5:59 PM

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Posted on Nov 19, 2023 6:43 PM

@KaeBFly

No, I'm referring to being on a call on my phone, wanting to put it on speaker, tapping speaker and having to confirm I want to use my phone's speaker and not my iPad.

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Nov 19, 2023 6:21 PM in response to BezowinzZ

Maybe I’m not understanding but are you referring to accepting an incoming call on your iPad or are you referring to switching the call that you are already on to your iPad? If the call is incoming you just answer it on your iPad since it would be assumed you have the iPad as one of the devices that is listed in settings on your iPhone toggled on under “Allow Calls On”. If you’re already on the call on your iPhone but want to switch to your iPad doesn’t seem odd at all that you would need to select your iPad as the place to switch it to. Are you saying instead of showing your iPad name as an option it only shows speaker? My iPad shows as it’s name not as a speaker.


Or am I completely misunderstanding what you are referring to?

Nov 19, 2023 8:08 PM in response to BezowinzZ

So basically you want a separate button for speaker instead of the one I pictured that is for all available audio options and you choose the one you want (in your case the speaker option). It’s not a “problem” that has existed since a certain OS 13 update but the chosen design. It seemed like you were referring to some issue that wasn’t performing correctly versus just being something you didn’t like how it worked. Since it’s been this way for years it’s safe to assume that there are no immediate plans for it to change and no way around it. The iPad isn’t listed as a speaker option (another reason why I was confused by the title of your post)….it’s listed as an audio option although I can see why the icon used would make users still think of it as the speaker phone button only. If you had any other devices connected to your iPhone (like AirPod, Apple Watch or another Bluetooth device ) they too would show so I get the logic behind listing all audio options under that button versus having separate buttons for each option. Unfortunately though the answer to your question is no…still no way to keep accept calls on iPad on but not have it listed as an audio option when you press that button unless of course your iPad isn’t nearby

Nov 20, 2023 3:31 AM in response to KaeBFly

Yes, I want that option elsewhere. Sure, it's an audio option. But IMO, accepting calls on my iPad is only loosely related to changing the audio option while already on a call on my phone. The problem is it's poor, lazy design IMO.


I guess since only a few thousand people had a problem with it, they stuck with the design. All of the questions and complaints I saw were from back when OS 13 was released. I'll have to accept it like everyone else.


Unfortunately, I don't see a way to edit the title at this point.

iPad Listed as a Speaker Option on iPhone Calls

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