I'm sure I'm not the only one that upgraded to a new Motorola phone and discovered after-the-fact that they nixed the stereo speakers in all the new models I was especially angry because the "Motorola Moto G Stylus" is listed everywhere as having stereo sound, but the 2021 version does not.
After it was delivered, my carrier and Motorola both basically told me thanks for your money, get lost.

The speaker on the 2021 is okay, though I had a Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen for almost a decade and was always proud of the fact that it had stereo, and certainly wanted it with the upgraded phone.
Aside from feeling I was deceived.... the speaker works except in games like Jackpot, where the sound most definitely only comes from one side of the phone, and it just ruins the experience.
Also I sometimes have trouble hearing people in the car using the phone on speaker, which is required by law in my state.

I'm intrigued by one thing though- the 2nd earpiece speaker already on the Motorola, even in the 2021. Why can't that be turned on too, so they both play? Surely that would make a difference, not true stereo like the older Motorola phones... but at least enough so some games don't sound so one-sided.

I believe people are calling the concept "Dolby Atmos Surround Sound", per an app I can't find a way to install......turning on the earpiece ALSO when playing videos and games.
There are YouTube walkthroughs for doing this on a number of mono speaker phone models (Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S8, OnePlus6) but nothing anywhere for Motorola.
There are apps to turn on just the earpiece, or the main speaker, but nothing to do both.
Is there any way to manage this programatically?
BUT SURELY!

 

So disgusted with Motorola. It amounts almost to false advertising IMO, they still have sites all over the web claiming the Motorola Moto G Stylus has Dolby stereo sound in the specs. I specifically bought it for that reason from my carrier, but they didn't show the year of the phone online (2020/2021).
I noticed at Wal-Mart today with the Straight Talk phones they don't display the year of the Stylus phone anywhere, either. All the ones they had were 2021s, but you have to request the package out of the case, and then look at the fine print on the back to tell which 'edition' it is.
My 7 year old Motorola 2nd Gen has better sound than this costly piece of junk, I hate using speakerphone in the car and outside now because the one speaker projects downwards. And I always use speakerphone. I mean you can tilt it so the butt end of the phone is pointed toward you when talking but that's ridiculous. I want my old phone back but my carrier forced me to upgrade
Greedy crooks

 

They can make phones however they want. My problem with Motorola is after a certain point when you keep sneakily taking features out of a phone, its no longer the same phone. To call both the 2020 and 2021 the "Moto G Stylus" is straight up misleading.
I was tricked into buying a phone that didn't have the features I wanted, and now I can't get the $100 carrier credit to exchange it for another model. The 'coupon' can only be used once. I know, because I've spent days sitting on hold with Straight Talk.
If I return it and get something from Samsung, like a Galaxy S, I now have to pay another $100. And they're the ones that ordered me to buy a new phone to begin with, said the old one would no longer be supported. sucks!
I mean how hard would it have been to just call one of them "Moto G Stylus S" for stereo, and own up to it? Because they WANT accidental sales, imo. Anyway I've accepted defeat.....just replying to the comments