Without blue tooth

[Android Question]

When I try to use the phone without bluetooth, I can't hear anything. I do hit the button for the speakerphone but on other phones if bluetooth wasn't turned on, the phone could be used without making any adjustments.

 

[teddyearp]

So does it work with the speakerphone activated? Your question kind of skips that and then mentions other phones.

Thanks.

 

[Hittzboi]

This is a samsung galaxy precedent on the sprint network through net10. I have used smartphones before and whenever I turned off the bluetooth I could use the phone. When I turn off the bluetooth on this phone, I can't hear anything unless I turn on the speakerphone. Does this phone automatically switch between bluetooth and holding the phone to my ear.

 

[Hittzboi]

Yes, the speakerphone works when activated. On other smartphones I have owned, I simply could put the phone to my ear and hear when bluetooth was not being used. On the galaxy precedent, I have to use the speaker phone if my bluetooth isn't turned on.

 

[teddyearp]

Hmmm, kind of stumped if the speakerphone works but the speaker doesn't. Try turning up the volume while in a call and not on speakerphone. Kind of a long shot, but it might work.

Oh and welcome to the site :hello: looks like you registered.

good luck

 

[Hittzboi]

I've tried that. In fact that's the first thing I tried. By the time I activate the speakerphone, hit the power on button because phone calls lock the screen, than turn down the speakerphone volume, the caller has hung up. Sometimes I just want to use the phone without bluetooth. Like when I'm in bed with the phone and bluetooth charging and get an emergency phone call. This is probably the only thing I dislike about the phone and there doesn't seem to be much practical information for using the phone.

 

[teddyearp]

All I can figure is that the regular earpiece must be fried as I believe it is seperate from the speaker used for speakerphone. Is the phone under warranty?

 

[quickaudi]

I've had similar issues with various BT headsets and swapping. I've seen it on my Gnex and S3. It seems to havppen randomly.

My recommendation is to unpair your bluetooth, delete data and cache for your bluetooth connections, and re-pair your devices together.

Also, I don't think I've seen it happen with any consistency, like if I haven't reset the phone in a while or if I have a bunch of apps running. I think the software doesn't see the connection getting changed, like maybe a timer is too short, so the code doesn't have a fall back until you hit speakerphone. I *think* if you try to swap it back from speakerphone to the headset speaker, it *should* work.