Help with turning phone speaker on Moto G automatically when phone rings - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am trying to get my Mother's Moto G to automatically answer her phone and turn on the speaker. I have tried the MotoAnswer app and it will answer the phone, but the app's speaker on function does not work. Neither will Tasker. I found out at some point Google made phones unable to automatically turn the speaker on. My Mother is 90 YO, bedridden, and has torn rotators in both shoulders so she cannot put the phone to her ear. I am looking for help on how to bypass this, accessibility items that are available or get another phone (older Android phone possibly. Any help is appreciated.

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grogzero said:
I've been experiencing this problem on two different XA Ultras. The microphone seems to switch to the one on the top of the phone so if you hold the phone upside down people can hear you. I've had to switch to speakerphone output to talk to people when this happens. Switching back to phone from speakerphone sometimes makes it work normally but not all the time.
I suspect it has something to do with an app that is running earlier, maybe google play music or OK google.
I have tried reset and it doesn't help. The problem comes back.
There is a similar if not identical issue on another Sony phone, the solution being to turn off microphone noise suppression. I haven't tried this.
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I didn't notice that flipping the phone or switching to speaker output might work, gotta try it first.
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