Speakerphone not working in WhatsApp status after the 17.3 IOS update

I use WhatsApp as a work tool and after the latest update to IOS 17.3 I can’t hear the WhatsApp status audio which uses the speakerphone, contacted WhatsApp and they said that I need to contact apple because their software simply uses the devices audio whichever it is, but it is impossible to contact apple specially if you have an old iPhone like my XS MAX which I am not planning to change, why fix what is not broken , but I think that apple breaks it for you through their updates , is anyone else experiencing speakerphone issues after the last update ??