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I have the exact same problem! Voice calls go out the back speaker and video calls come out the earpiece.

dup: 19220

Im having the same issue with my bionic.    I couldn't hear the person I was talking to.    All they saw was the side of my head just so I could hear them.   Lol

I think this is critical bug: it makes it impossible to use google voice in public place (or at work). Can we raise the priority to High?

Since half a year no fix! Raise priority highest because it is not usable with that critical bug!

Nexus S i9023 ICS Stock.

This makes google talk unusable on the galaxy nexus.

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It is so stupid.

same thing on the lg revolution

I have this same bug in galaxy nexus with android 4.0.2. Really critical bug as it make gtalk unusable...

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Same issue on Galaxy Note
Can only use gtalk with back speaker or headphones

When is this going to be fixed? I feel like throwing my phone in the dustbin...

You can choose to use the receiver in galaxy nexus, but it defaults to speaker when the voice chat begins

Same problem on my galaxy S2. It is very anoying.

It's not a problem, it's a feature :)

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A fix would be appreciated. Makes the Google Talk audio call feature useless excepted at a private location (home).

Device: Nexus S
Running Android 4.1.1 (JRO03E)

Yep ! Same problem with the Galaxy S2 and it is very frustrating !

Droid 4, same issue

Same thing for me on the Galaxy S3, I hope Jelly Bean fixes this issue. It's annoying.

It's not annoying, it's plain stupid.

Well over a year old, and still no fix?

It's fixed for me.

What version are you using?
I have 4.1.1 398337 330 and the problem persists.

Nexus S  Stock - 4.1.2

In Talk, there is now a choice in the menu labeled "Audio" that let's you select the Earpiece after a call has started.

However, this setting is not remembered and must be chosen every time.  

This setting should be remembered, or even better, elevated to the top-level as a speaker-icon (off by default) exactly how a normal call works.

Mazal tov! Looks like 4.1.2 does introduce the feature (even if it's not optimal, it's at least there!). Thanks Google!

please I BEG YOU: fix it!!

Isn't it possible to use the proximity sensor present on every phone to switch to earpiece?

Is this issue fixed in s3?

Not fixed and still the same problem

Wow, more than a year and still stuck on the same problem! surprising!!

It's a feature:-)

Actually it is fixed in the latest version. It's just that you're not getting the latest software on your phone because it's not a Nexus..

its a feature the user community completely hates! so don't understand why its still there ;)

oh no. no way to upgrade the version on s3?

It's in there: http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Google_Apps#Universal_Packages_2

Not sure what damage it would do to install over Samsung's bloatware.

If 'latest version' refers to 4.1 then Galaxy S3 users should receive that soon (even in obscure countries like mine).  I would recommend getting into rooting your phone to fix this problem, unless you want to get into that sort of thing for its own sake.

It refers to 4.1.2, as is said in post #27 - http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=19221#c27

Sorry didn't see that, and I'm not sure whether the 4.1.x update that Samsung is rolling out to its S3 is based on 4.1.2 or an earlier incarnation of 4.1.

Hmmm so basically we will just have to wait for the update and check again!! :( man, was soo excited with the phone till I bumped into this issue :(

fix that please!

Verizon S3 updated here (4.1.1), still unusable.

same even occurs in jellybean 4.1.1... still this issue is not fixed...

For the third time: 4.1.2 fixed it back in October.

And yes that means 4.1.1 doesn't, and will never have the fix...

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Can't hear voice chat unless put ear to speaker. How to have it play voice chat handsfree?