I have recently upgraded from htc droid dna to a samsung s6. Recently I have noticed that my google maps navigator was not speaking while I was driving as well as not being notified that I was receiving calls while in the office. I found that the 'drive mode' was coming on randomly, whether I was in the car or just sitting at home or in the office. I have missed expected calls due to this. I noticed that I was in 'drive' mode even though I was not in the car. I have found several threads that talked about:
1. going into the messenger and turning off drive mode.
a. done but this is not permanent. Later, drive mode come on at the unexpected times. This is an error on part of the applications developers and should be fixed or eliminated.
b. changed to a different messenger. I am using verizon messenger due to the tie-in that I have between the phone and LG tablet. This may be a drastic fix, but may be necessary due to verizon messenager developers' software errors.
2. changing the messenger to the samsung messenger.
a. while this has been mentioned, I have not seen any feedback as to whether this is effective or is there a problem with other companies' messengers as well?
The drive mode was intended to prevent people from using the phone or texting while driving. Some cars now have hands-free bluetooth connections to allow talking on the phone while driving. The 'drive mode on' prevents this functionality in my car. I do use the Google navigator and want it to speak while giving me directions, which the 'drive mode on' stops. If the intention of the developers is to force a certain navigator to be use, then that is a problem with the developers of the drive mode option.
I would like to know whether:
1. a software fix for this problem from verizon on their messenger
2. whether there would be a method/option to permanently disable the drive mode (or is the equivalent of the early days with the seat belts where the car would not start without the seat belts engaged.)
3. whether a different messenger would not have this problem.
Thank you.
