Can I get my iPhone to switch automatically to the speaker when I hold it away from my ear?

Your iPhone can be set to switch automatically to the speaker during a phone call when the phone is held away from your ear, but only if you are using VoiceOver. Apple seems to think that only blind iPhone users would find this setting helpful but I know many low vision users who would also like to have this feature. The appropriate switch is in Settings / Accessibility / VoiceOver / Audio. Go here and then turn on Auto-select speaker in call. The setting will only be effective when VoiceOver is turned on. The Apple Accessibility team has submitted a feature request on my behalf to make this facility more widely available. 

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