How to Use Walkie-Talkie on Apple Watch: Step-by-Step Guide

However, setting it up is not simple, so in today's article, TipsMake. com will help you set up and use Walkie-Talkie on Apple Watch.

What Is a Walkie-talkie?

First, get a quick look at this feature and why you may need to use it. As its name suggests, this feature works like a walkie-talkie, but instead of a peer-to-peer connection, it transmits signals over the Internet. This means that while regular radios have a short range of communications, this feature can work worldwide as long as both you and the recipient are connected to the Internet.

This feature is useful when you may need to tell someone about something, but the content is too short to make a phone call, but it is urgent enough and can not use simple text messages instead. Walkie Talkie has a built-in Apple Watch, so you don't need to worry about installing third-party Apple Watch apps just to use this feature.

How to Use Walkie-Talkie on Apple Watch

Launch the Walkie-Talkie application on Apple Watch.

Activate the switch next to Walkie-Talkie.

Activate the switch next to Walkie-Talkie

Now, click Add Friends and invite the person you may need to talk to. You only need to invite one contact at a time. Then, if they accept the invitation, you can contact them at any time.

Click Add Friends and invite the person you may need to talk to

When the contact accepts your invitation, you will see their name like this in the Walkie-Talkie application. Touch their name, then press and hold to say what you may need to convey.

Press and hold to say what you may need to convey

How to Accept the Walkie-Talkie Invitation

If someone has invited you to connect with them on Walkie-Talkie, you'll first need to accept their invitation. You can do that by launching the Walkie-Talkie application and clicking Accept on the invitation as shown below.

Click Accept to accept the invitation

How to Turn on / Off the Walkie-Talkie

After you set up Walkie-Talkie and invite contacts, anyone can contact you on Walkie-Talkie anytime. While this is useful in some situations, it is not great if you use it at work. Therefore, it is better to disable Walkie-Talkie when you do not want to be disturbed.

To turn this feature on or off, simply open the control center ( Control Center ) and click the Walkie-Talkie icon. The icon turns yellow when Walkie-Talkie is turned on and gray when this feature is off.

The icon turns yellow when Walkie-Talkie is turned on and gray when this feature is off