iPhone Call Audio Routing

Funny how a simple question from a parent can make you go look something up that has been irritating for years—brings it to the level of consciousness.

So I finally went digging into the convoluted garbage heap of iPhone settings*, and answered my question for myself too.

Buried 3 levels down is Call Audio Routing. For my father, this matters because of a Bluetooth hearing aid, so he wants Speaker.

Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Call Audio Routing

* Remember iPhone v1, the first and best implementation? iOS is now a vast plain strewn with complicated settings, usability land mines, hidden features, hidden but “must know” shortcuts, nagging harasment for updates, etc.

iOS: Call Audio Routing