S23 speakers not working

[Farrah]

Hi all. I have a s23 and since the update to one ui 6.1, my phone speakers have stopped working. I'm unable to make calls as when I do so, the phone is seemingly automatically out onto speaker mode and cannot be taken off and no audio is available. I cannot listen to music and neither does my phone ring or alarms work. Connecting to external devices such as the buds etc also doesn't work. I have tried all the usual like restarting the phone etc and nothing works. Anyone with similar issues? 

[Specsy]

Hi, Ethaniel! Trust this meets you well.

I'm currently experiencing a similar bottom speaker 'cease' on my Samsung S22 Ultra, which you extensively addressed. I tried your 'Safe Mode' tip, and lo & behold, the bottom speaker worked perfectly.

Kindly advise on how to fish-out the culprit: third-party app causing this annoying problem. 

While expecting your timely response, please accept the assurances of my best regards. 

[SS561]

Same here. I have tried everything, this is so frustrating. Samsung needs to cover  his $159.99 plus tax repair cost. Too many customers with the same problem.