IOS 27 changed speaker/hearing aid settings

My Iphone 16 was just updated to IOS 27.0. This morning, the sounds of the ringing phone are heard through the phone's speakers, where in the past they were only heard through my hearing aids.

I cannot find where to switch this back. Can anyone help?

iPhone 15, iOS 27

Posted on Oct 21, 2026 2:07 PM

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Posted on Oct 22, 2026 1:56 PM

Wow, that is completely unexpected and buried where I certainly would not think to look for it:


Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Audio > Auto-select Speaker in Call [ ON/OFF ]


the captions says:

"During Audio calls, automatically switch to the speaker when not holding the iPhone to your ear."


I have never even looked at VoiceOver submenu, and this feature was ON by default. Turning mine off now.

(Yes, I wear Hearing Aids )



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IOS 27 changed speaker/hearing aid settings

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