M3, Android & bluetooth, message sounds

[DonV71]

For a few months my Galaxy S21 is not making sounds when I get text and emails. It also does not click when I type. I am 1000% sure I have all setting correct. I have researched this extensively. I suspect my phone is trying to send sounds to my M3. I have turned bluetooth on my phone on and off and airplane mode. Dozens of times over several week. I cannot duplicate the problem so I am trying to narrow down what is causing the problem. My phone vibrates but no sound.

Is anyone else having an issue with sounds on the G21 for incoming text and emails?

 

[EVRider-FL]

Is it only text message and email sounds that don’t work on your phone? The phone should not be trying to send email sounds to the car ever, so that’s probably not the issue.

Any chance you accidentally enabled vibrate mode on your phone? I have an iPhone, not a Samsung, but the iPhone has a physical switch to enable vibrate mode, in addition to the various notification/sound settings. Also, reboot your phone if you haven’t already.

 

[Maki22]

It has been like that for years. Google released an update that mutes the phone when connected to a car in an attempt to prevent distracted driving.

Apple also introduced something similar a little later.

 

[DonV71]

My phone is not on vibrate mode. The problem is it happens when I am not near my car. I think my phone still thinks it is connected even when it is not. It happens when my car is in another state.

 

[father_of_6]

Battery Saver?

 

[DonV71]

Battery saver on or off makes no difference. The sounds will come and go them come again in 5 minutes while sitting on the couch and changing nothing in my phone.

 

[DonV71]

Anyone else? I am still 95% sure it is a software issue from Tesla. I just noticed when I reboot my phone for a minute or two everything works fine then silence. When I am in my tesla it gets sounds correctly. I turn of bluetooth and still have the issue.

 

[Birdsfan]

Are you sure it's not in the individual sound profile of the app itself? Each of the apps can have their own sound profile. I don't have the S21 but I've had enough Samsung phones. My current Pixel does this too.