How to use walkie talkie on Apple watch
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
How to use walkie talkie on Apple watch
In 2018, Apple added a super nifty new feature to the Apple Watch that didn't get the attention it deserved. This new communication tool, made available to everyone (from Series 1 to Apple Watch Ultra), is an always-on Walkie Talkie app that lets you instantly start a voice conversation with anyone. Any contact owns an Apple Watch. It even works on Wi-Fi-only models when you're on the go as long as you take your iPhone with you, no cellular connection required.
Like the radio-equipped phones of the early 2000s, this app is a great way to chat across your home or across the country without ever having to worry about waiting. a call.
Of course, you don't always want your spouse, friends or children to run away from you. But don't worry, Apple has thought of that too.
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How to use your Apple Watch's built-in radio
See how to set up and use the Apple Watch's built-in Walkie-Talkie app to stay on Get in touch with those who are dear to you.
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You and at least one contact have an iPhone running iOS 12.4 or later (Facetime enabled) and an Apple Watch running WatchOS 5.3 or later. At this point, both are several years old, with the iPhone and Apple Watch now having iOS 16 and Watch OS 9 respectively. The initial setup will take about a minute and subsequent connections will be essentially instantaneous.
First, open your Apple Watch's list of apps by tapping the digital crown. Inside, find and tap the Walkie-Talkie app (red on the left, above). If you've never used the app before, you'll need to add your first contact to connect with them.
You can do this by tapping Add Friend (red, right, above). When you do, you will be presented with a list of your contacts. Tap one of them to send them an invitation. Once they accept, you can move on to the next step.
After your contact accepts your invitation, they will appear in your friends list. From there, just tap it to start a conversation.
If you've connected to another contact or if it's been a while since you last spoke to this contact, it's likely that the Radio app will take a few seconds to check its availability .
If they are available (more on how to make you unavailable in the FAQ section below), you will be logged in and can continue to the next step.
Plus: How to pair and unpair Apple Watch
Once you've connected your contact, all you have to do is press and hold the Tap and hold button to speak and start speaking . Your voice will be transmitted to their Apple Watch after a short beep. Another tone will sound when you release the button, letting other conversation participants know they can talk.
If you have cellular issues or just want to turn your connection on and off with a single tap, you can enable it by going to the Settings app on your Apple Watch and turning on Tap to Talk in the Walkie-talkie - Walkie-talkie. When this mode is on, one press opens the microphone and one second closes it.
You can exit apps and return to your Apple Watch face by pressing its digital crown. This will allow your app to run in the background, allowing all your friends in the Walkie-Talkie app to contact you at all times.
See the FAQ below on how to turn off the app completely when you don't want the audio to be interrupted.
Also: Prevent your Apple Watch battery from dying with this trick
FAQ
How do I make the Walkie talkie app unavailable or disabled?
There are several ways to do this:
From your watch face, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Apple Watch Control Center. In it, find the Walkie-Talkie icon. If it is yellow, it means the application is on and you are free. Tap it once to make you unavailable and close the app. When you're ready to go again, just tap the gray icon to turn it back on.
From the app itself, tap the Radio toggle shown at the top left of the image in step 2. The toggle on the right with a green indicator means the app is enabled and you have usable, while the toggle is on the left and gray means you are unavailable.
Activate theater mode. This will automatically prevent incoming Walkie-Talkie conversations from happening until you turn them off again.
Put your iPhone or Apple Watch in Do Not Disturb mode. Your Apple Watch will still follow the rules you set in your iPhone's Do Not Disturb settings, which means incoming radio conversations will be blocked unless you've chosen to allow them through Do Not Disturb mode. Present.
How do I remove a friend from the Walkie-talkie app?
If there's someone you no longer want in your friends list in the app, all you have to do is find them in your friends list and swipe left on their name. This will display a red X. Press X to delete the entry. You will have to re-invite them if you want to contact them again from the Walkie-talkie app.
Note: This does not remove this person from your iPhone contacts list.
What should I do if I have trouble finding the Walkie-talkie app or sending and receiving invitations?
The Walkie-Talkie app can be deleted from your Apple Watch. If you think you might have done this before, just re-download it from the App Store on your Apple Watch
. The most common cause of problems with the Walkie talkie app itself is actually FaceTime on your iPhone. Friend. Walkie-Talkie is based on the same platform as FaceTime, which means both you and your contact will need to install and activate FaceTime.
If you're having issues, make sure you both have FaceTime turned on and check that you're both signed in to FaceTime on your iPhone. Once you've done that, you need to restart both your Apple Watch and your iPhone. This should solve most of the problems with logging in and chatting.
Like the radio-equipped phones of the early 2000s, this app is a great way to chat across your home or across the country without ever having to worry about waiting. a call.
Of course, you don't always want your spouse, friends or children to run away from you. But don't worry, Apple has thought of that too.
Review: I put my Apple Watch Ultra in jeopardy
How to use your Apple Watch's built-in radio
See how to set up and use the Apple Watch's built-in Walkie-Talkie app to stay on Get in touch with those who are dear to you.
Request
You and at least one contact have an iPhone running iOS 12.4 or later (Facetime enabled) and an Apple Watch running WatchOS 5.3 or later. At this point, both are several years old, with the iPhone and Apple Watch now having iOS 16 and Watch OS 9 respectively. The initial setup will take about a minute and subsequent connections will be essentially instantaneous.
First, open your Apple Watch's list of apps by tapping the digital crown. Inside, find and tap the Walkie-Talkie app (red on the left, above). If you've never used the app before, you'll need to add your first contact to connect with them.
You can do this by tapping Add Friend (red, right, above). When you do, you will be presented with a list of your contacts. Tap one of them to send them an invitation. Once they accept, you can move on to the next step.
After your contact accepts your invitation, they will appear in your friends list. From there, just tap it to start a conversation.
If you've connected to another contact or if it's been a while since you last spoke to this contact, it's likely that the Radio app will take a few seconds to check its availability .
If they are available (more on how to make you unavailable in the FAQ section below), you will be logged in and can continue to the next step.
Plus: How to pair and unpair Apple Watch
Once you've connected your contact, all you have to do is press and hold the Tap and hold button to speak and start speaking . Your voice will be transmitted to their Apple Watch after a short beep. Another tone will sound when you release the button, letting other conversation participants know they can talk.
If you have cellular issues or just want to turn your connection on and off with a single tap, you can enable it by going to the Settings app on your Apple Watch and turning on Tap to Talk in the Walkie-talkie - Walkie-talkie. When this mode is on, one press opens the microphone and one second closes it.
You can exit apps and return to your Apple Watch face by pressing its digital crown. This will allow your app to run in the background, allowing all your friends in the Walkie-Talkie app to contact you at all times.
See the FAQ below on how to turn off the app completely when you don't want the audio to be interrupted.
Also: Prevent your Apple Watch battery from dying with this trick
FAQ
How do I make the Walkie talkie app unavailable or disabled?
There are several ways to do this:
From your watch face, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Apple Watch Control Center. In it, find the Walkie-Talkie icon. If it is yellow, it means the application is on and you are free. Tap it once to make you unavailable and close the app. When you're ready to go again, just tap the gray icon to turn it back on.
From the app itself, tap the Radio toggle shown at the top left of the image in step 2. The toggle on the right with a green indicator means the app is enabled and you have usable, while the toggle is on the left and gray means you are unavailable.
Activate theater mode. This will automatically prevent incoming Walkie-Talkie conversations from happening until you turn them off again.
Put your iPhone or Apple Watch in Do Not Disturb mode. Your Apple Watch will still follow the rules you set in your iPhone's Do Not Disturb settings, which means incoming radio conversations will be blocked unless you've chosen to allow them through Do Not Disturb mode. Present.
How do I remove a friend from the Walkie-talkie app?
If there's someone you no longer want in your friends list in the app, all you have to do is find them in your friends list and swipe left on their name. This will display a red X. Press X to delete the entry. You will have to re-invite them if you want to contact them again from the Walkie-talkie app.
Note: This does not remove this person from your iPhone contacts list.
What should I do if I have trouble finding the Walkie-talkie app or sending and receiving invitations?
The Walkie-Talkie app can be deleted from your Apple Watch. If you think you might have done this before, just re-download it from the App Store on your Apple Watch
. The most common cause of problems with the Walkie talkie app itself is actually FaceTime on your iPhone. Friend. Walkie-Talkie is based on the same platform as FaceTime, which means both you and your contact will need to install and activate FaceTime.
If you're having issues, make sure you both have FaceTime turned on and check that you're both signed in to FaceTime on your iPhone. Once you've done that, you need to restart both your Apple Watch and your iPhone. This should solve most of the problems with logging in and chatting.