Loud speaker on my HTC One turns on almost every time I answer an in coming call My HTC One is about 18 months old.

On almost every in-coming call I receive, the loud speaker turns on.

Other than the fact you look like an idiot saying 'Hello' only to have your phone on loud speaker, as if you don't know how to work the thing... It's actually pretty sore when you get a full blast 'HELLO' directly into your ear.

Is anyone else experiencing this? 

I'm wondering if it's an Android issue or specifically a HTC One thing.

I honestly can't remember if it happened directly after an update, and I don't really have any odd apps, at least none I think would affect in-coming calls anyway.

This question is very similar to mine, but the apps which were un-installed to rectify the problem, are not and have never been on my device.
This is certainly not the default behavior of the M7 or M8; I've used both.

The way I see it, it's one of the following:


Some option in HTC's phone app or system settings has been enabled to invoke this behavior. I'd suggest reviewing the settings to confirm this isn't the case.
You may be experiencing some troubles with your touch screen. It's possible the touch digitizer is registering false positives, effectively tapping areas of the screen without you doing so.
You may want to check that touches are registering correctly by using an app similar to Yet Another MultiTouch Test and selecting the Paint Tester option. If touches are registered without actually touching the screen, this may explain the odd behavior.


I hope it's not the latter!