Wireless headphones

[nonie]

Is there a setting on our s8, so when using wireless earphones that we can hear who's calling thru headphone.

Have anyone used a wireless headphone that would do that?

 

[Rukbat]

It's not the headphone, it just plays what the phone sends it. It's the phone. If you have something that announces the caller verbally, it should go to the headphones if your media channel is going there. (If it's coming through the system channel, it probably won't, though.)

But if you're running Oreo you probably need an app to do it (I can't find anything in Accessibility to announce incoming calls). There are plenty in the Play store.

 

[nonie]

I can hear over my phone who is calling, but its not coming thru to earphone.

 

[Dooki]

it is up to the headset. I have multiple bt headsets and some notify for everything including the name but some only tell me it's ringing and basic notification sounds.

 

[justnivek]

I use an app called "SoundAbout" it let's upu reroute any audio to your headset (the reason I use this app is because I usually have headphones on and the notification sounds still come out the phone disturbing people around me... this app stops that