Google Assistant Problem W/Bluetooth

I get no audio from Google assistant. For example, when I say..."Hey G send text to Joe" it does it, but I hear no audio. My morning routine includes weather forecast, todays events and news feed. When I say "good morning google" it runs the routine but no audio UNTILL the news starts, then audio works.

Audio works fine with Google navigation.
Bare in mind that the audio works perfectly with every other BT device I connect with.

My old phone was a Gal s10. Audio worked for quite a while until one day it stopped. So the hope was that the problem would magickly fix itself when I got the new Gal s25, nope. No change.

I've been working on this for months. My entune firmware is up to date. I've enabled every permission I know of. I've been thru all the entune settings I could find.
Any ideas?

2017 TRD Sport
Entune Premium (no JBL).