WhatsApp error causes headache for affected users as leaves them speechless during a call as soon as they change applications or, in some cases, when the screen turns off. This does not appear to be a widespread error, although some users say they have been suffering from it for over a year.
Users of Pixel, Samsung Galaxy and Motorola phones have reported this error and no one has yet found where the problem is or its solution, although there is a simple way to avoid it: Focus on the call.
No sound when switching apps
If the next time you make a call with WhatsApp you notice that what you say seems to fall on deaf ears, it is possible that your microphone is muted by mistake, so that what you say is not transmitted to the other person.
Apparently this error occurs when you switch apps during a WhatsApp callalthough some users comment that this also happens to them if the screen is off. Once the error appears, the only way to resolve it seems to be to call back.
It's unclear whether this is a permissions issue, battery optimization, or just a bug, but what most of these reports have in common is that and Android 15therefore some changes introduced by Google in this version of Android could influence.
Other users mention the use of mobile speakers during callsomething that could also be a key point to reproduce this error.
If this happens to you, the solution is obvious although not optimal: do not leave WhatsApp during a call. This will help you continue to be heard, even if it prevents you from being able to look at something in another app if you need to during the call.
As of now, posts from affected users on the Google, Samsung, and Motorola forums haven't received much attention, so it's not entirely clear whose responsibility it is to fix the problem.
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