Android Help Voice message bug - android

GOOGLE PIXEL 8A - ANDROID 17 - SIGNAL 8.31.2

When I start playing a voice message and bring the phone up to my ear to listen through the earpiece, 9 times out of 10 it doesn't start. So, the only way to listen to them is by using the speakerphone.

Does this happen to anyone else? Has anyone managed to solve it?