The Apple Watch, since its first generations, has been allowing answering phones and answering messages from Messages. It was the year 2018 and the advent of watchOS 5 when another form of communication was introduced.
This is an audio chat app called Walkie-Talkie. In this article we will show you how to use Walkie-Talkie to talk to your friends and family who are enrolled in your contact list.
What is Walkie-Talkie?
Walkie-Talkie is an Apple Watch app that came with the update of watOS 5 and is housed in watOS 6. It is designed to simulate the experience of using a walkie-talkie handheld on your wrist, allowing you to talk in real-time with someone.
How to set up Walkie-Talkie
When you open the Walkie-Talkie app, you'll see a list of people to talk to. To add a new one, you have to click the plus sign at the end of the list, and Walkie-Talkie will suggest people from your contact list.
Select one and it will appear as a new yellow icon in the list. This way, you can add more contacts to the Walkie-Talkie list. Every time you want to add someone, click the plus sign.
How to start a Walkie-Talkie conversation
Open the program and tap on one of the yellow communication icons on the big screen to start talking to that person. (There is a slide above with the text "Available. If it's green, you can see who's available.)
The first time you get in touch with a Walkie-Talkie you'll need to send them an invite and give you permission to have the conversation enabled, but this is a different option: the button they should touch is & # 39; Always allow & # 39;
From this moment on, all of your devices will be considered reliable and will allow conversations to be started on an unpopular basis by either party. The recipient will receive haptic buzz before starting the conversation.
How to use Walkie-Talkie
The app has surprisingly simple communication: one large yellow circle labeled & # 39; Speak & # 39; Press and hold the button and you can talk; go to sleep It's that simple.
When you move the menu to your Apple Watch from the top, you'll make sure you can mark or turn off Walkie-Talkie mode, so you won't be interrupted at any time.
Common problems with Walkie-Talkie
Overall, we found that Walkie-Talkie was easy to use, and we didn't encounter many problems. But you may have problems from time to time. We will note here to dispel doubts.
Walkie-Talkie has been temporarily disabled in the summer of 2019, after Apple discovered a security vulnerability that you could allow to skip around.
The company solved the problem with iOS update 12,4. So, your first step should be to make sure you have your iPhone the latest version of iOS from the one shown here. The same should be done and update watOS to your Apple Watch.
It is clear that the recipient should have an Apple Watch. Here, the contact list is unclear as to whether it has a tablet or not, so it frustrates the trial process and the error of trying to invite people.
The recipient's Apple Watch should also be charged and unlocked. Thoughtfully, the & # 39; There & # 39; s crown should let you know about it, but we found that sometimes it still shows the contact as it is available even though its watch has no battery or turned off.
If it turns out that you can't communicate with anyone through these methods, you can always try using other means of communication, such as calling or sending WhatsApp before continuing to emphasize in Walkie-Talkie mode.
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