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Audio comes out of the wrong speaker?

Why is it that when playing a video/movie/etc., the sound for it comes out of the back speaker of the phone instead of the front speaker? If I'm watching a video on my phone, "I" want to hear it, not the people around me/behind my phone.

The phone has a speaker on the front; why isn't it used for the audio of videos/movies? Is there a setting or work around for this issue?

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crb79

Toyota4x4van wrote:
Why is it that when playing a video/movie/etc., the sound for it comes out of the back speaker of the phone instead of the front speaker? If I'm watching a video on my phone, "I" want to hear it, not the people around me/behind my phone.

The phone has a speaker on the front; why isn't it used for the audio of videos/movies? Is there a setting or work around for this issue?

Do you watch videos on your phone with the phone up to your ear? The front speaker is a low power speaker for phone calls. The rear speaker is for music/movies and speaker phone.

Toyota4x4van

Okay, I suppose...but it's still annoying for people who can't see the screen to be able to hear it better than the people who are watching the screen. Seems to me that there is really no reason to have a speaker facing the back of the phone, other than possibly for the ringtone when the phone is in a holster. Music/movies, speakerphone...all of those should be directed towards the front, not rear. JMO.

crb79

Toyota4x4van wrote:
Okay, I suppose...but it's still annoying for people who can't see the screen to be able to hear it better than the people who are watching the screen. Seems to me that there is really no reason to have a speaker facing the back of the phone, other than possibly for the ringtone when the phone is in a holster. Music/movies, speakerphone...all of those should be directed towards the front, not rear. JMO.

With a 4.3 inch screen just where would you expect them to place this larger speaker? I understand what you are saying but it simply would make a massive device otherwise.

if you don't want others to hear what you are watching you can use headphones, or hold the phone so that your hand muffles the sound back towards you.

Wildman

As long as I can recall, all smartphone devices seem to have the sound come out the rear speaker on the device, like crb79 stated that with the devices design it would be a bit difficult to place speaker any where else also the location can have a acoustics advantage on the back because if you place the device against something to hold it in a viewing angle for watching moves like most users do, it usually create a small pocket of sound that will project out better than you think...

Here is a example cup your hand and place it over speaker area in the back, I am sure you will notice the audio appears to project towards the front instead of the back.

droidsw

It's a phone, not a boom box. Ear plugs, bluetooth headphones.........plenty of ways to get quality sound.

droidsw

I think you want to hear that you are right. Yeah, you're right, the speaker should face forward.

It is what it is and anymore conversation about what it's "not" and what it "should be" might get Gerio typing in red text and no one wants that.

Ann154

That last paragraph, droidsw, well... LOL.

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