How to use Walkie-Talkie on Apple Watch | Apple Support 

Walkie-Talkie is an underrated feature. When you're someplace with friends or family, using this can be faster than sending an iMessage, however it has some issues too. It often takes me awhile to make a connection to the other person and fails to do so. Sometimes a reboot of the watch will fix things, other times another person must start the conversation with me for it to work. Hopefully Apple keeps working with it and make it even better.

love the walkie-talkie app when it actually works. 75% of the time someone doesnt get the conversation invite or is just unavailable even tho they are. or friend invites decide not to actually send or accept the other 25% of the time.

why can't we just have this feature on our iPhones????

The point of having a Walkie-Talkie is because there is no cellphone signal .

I wish this worked across all Apple devices. And yeah we had issues when it first came out and stopped using it…

Step 0.5- have friends😂😮😅😢

Funny I just started using this app again , it’s very convenient when it works but frustrating with the disconnections issues and the fact that notifications are not loud / distinct enough. I hope Apple will continue developing and improving this app , besides this recent video it seems like they have forgotten they ever made it.

This used to be a cool feature. Then they made it so the other person would first need to acknowledge that you're trying to send a message (the "checking availability... @ 1:04), which defeats the purpose of walkie-talkie & so might as well send a text.

Wish I knew someone else with an Apple Watch so I could use this

So simple and quick. Love the usability

This would be so much more useful if it took less than 50 seconds to "check availability" and didn't incorrectly say that people aren't available.

One of the most useful features ever😅

So you can only use an Apple Watch to contact another Apple Watch, not like vhf or uhf frequencies, that like a ham radio would use?

Mine doesn’t work at all. When I ask my contacts it doesn’t go through and vise versa. Do you have any suggestions?

Great idea, sadly it basically doesn’t function. I need to use apple hardware for work, and we wanted to implement this feature in our workflow. It would be SO convenient to basically have a push to talk phone at your wrist that also can take normal calls and show the next task/client. But it never worked, we had so much problems for weeks/months that we dropped it. For personal use i wouldn’t buy something from apple anymore, those times are long gone 😁 ( except the ipad pro. That thing just works. But I’ll see if i get another one when it’s time to replace this one here)

It shud be available for iphone to!

😎Walkie Talkie drains the battery of the Apple Watch sooooooo fast!!! ✌️ I have it disabled.

Tried to add friend but nothing has appear on my friend’s watch about me requesting to add friend for Walkie Talkie. Called the Apple specialist but nothing much they can do. Tried restarting, on/off from the FaceTime setting, and more…

It takes the same amount of work to just call someone on your phone.

so they fixed it? it finally works now?!?!??! :D

Can we get this feature on iPhones?

Is this to imply it’s finally fixed?

this is perhaps the most useful thing ever

I can see a future feature desire... IF this can be done over wifi (third product) without cell or has to have cell ... to have to free up a second hand means you can't talk like FaceTime or other hands free set up. Also, not having my first watch yet, is why I see what the unit does. If I have a cell iPhone or home Internet, can I call and talk through that without having to buy a second line of service from the carrier? ... I know you are busy and I won't hear back, .. no worries.. just sayin so the answers might come up sometime. pat

I always send at 6AM - yet 6AM never shows up as a send time as a new standard set time - 8AM and 9AM always show up as a standard choice - how to I add 6AM as an available time when I use send later? If 6AM is used repeatedly for any length of time - I'd expect to show up or replace the two already displayed standard send times.

How is it that I can buy a 5$ walkie-talkie and it works amazing and this one feature on a REALLY expensive watch can’t get it right? 😞

This feature has existed since the early 90s… if anyone’s seen Might Morphen Power Rangers they know what I’m talking about

Nicey it's a good feature I love it ❤

Nextel direct connect

This feature never works when I need it to. However, it always works when I am diagnoising the problem.

Ok now all I need is a friend to talk to. xD

Is it available in India?

Add this to iPhone too plz

Is it available in Poland?

It won’t work like a regular radio though. Hit and miss. Disappointed on the reliability.

I’ve had an Apple Watch for the last 4 years and never knew this was a thing.

I cannot find the app on my watch 😢😢

When I send an invite it says invitation not sent. How do I fix this

When you tap a friend, do they have to have an Apple Watch for it?

Could Apple add feature to iPhone that example thief could not turn iPhone off without face/touch id?

maybe bringing the walkie-talkie app onto iphones?

Works 5% of the time😢. Tried with my wife and most of the times says that the other person is not available

How do you set it up so walkie talkie notifications arrive only in notification summary

Is this walkie talkie available in UAE region.

"Hey, I just got here"....she didn't say over!!! 😅😅

It NEVER worked since the day1 on my Watch 7 cellular, I stopped trying.. 😑😑

Bonjour, quand on me contact cela fonctionne immédiatement. Mais lorsque moi je contact je dois m’y prendre à 5 6 fois avant que ça fonctionne sinon ça m’indique que la personne n’est pas disponible. Cela m’arrive depuis 4 5 mois alors que au début il n’y avait aucun probleme. J’ai tout essayé supprimer le contact l’app rédemarrer apple watch et iphone vérifier facetime et même réinitialiser l’apple watch à neuf et rien n’y change. Que faire svp?

That app makes no sense...if you both have cellular why use walkie/ talkie, and if on wifi your both close enough to talk. And the app must be open first , right?

is walkie talkie available in Azerbaijan?

Is this walkie talkie Works among Countries

What apple should do is only show those contacts who use Apple Watch than all contacts when selecting which ones to invite…it’s not a smooth experience from onset! Poorly designed app…

Not practical to search my directory that is synced with more than 1000 numbers....

Wow

This makes no sense in today’s market. Most if not all have ultimate calling plans and the same with texting.

I just don’t get why gps version of apple watches don’t support this? Why can’t we use this while they are not on wifi or cellular version of apple watch? This is a really great and useful app.

My wife has the gps Apple Watch she uses with her iphone, can she use walkie talkie?

Or you can use regular phone calls.

The walkie talking app isn’t available in all countries or regions 😂 that’s probably why my watch simply doesn’t have this app

I have apple watch ultra and somehow there is no walkie-talkie app in it !!! i am so pissed.

This has never worked for me nor any of my friends with apple watches. No one ever gets an invitation or an option to talk to anyone 🙄

Why can i not see the invites… pls someone help me.

This is great if you’re in a exam and u have a smart friend 😭. But it doesn’t always work sometimes I cant hear her

Add it to the iPhone bro

Can you walkie talkie using Siri? E.g. "Siri, walkie talkie Mel. Hi Mel, where did you go?"

not working here in middle east

Why this app look stuck after inviting friend

I almost don’t use Walkie talkie because I hardly know anyone that has an Apple Watch ⌚️ 😂

What if battery goes down in between 😂

Omg hit me on the nextel chirp in 2023

walkie talkie never works on my Apple Watch no matter what I do

Yo stop recommending support. Fix the feature it doesn’t work for anyone

mine is not working

Step 1: get friends

The invite won’t show up

Come on, Just make a phone call

why I watched this, I already know how to use this app

Walkie takie range ??

mine won't work !!!!

I can’t ever get this app to work… so annoying

I just text them instead lol

Is not working

My friend does not have to touch and hold to talk on his watch. Why is that?

It Doesn’t Work.

Bro this is bugged I can not walkie talkie my friend!

Apple Support when using walkie talkie do you use a phone number

Is it available for India and Saudi Arabia?!?

It never works

Never works

but i would rather call them

How do you get an apple watch to give you a kiss and say good morning to you?

Someone will make MagSafe External SSD for iPhone 15 Pro series! Mark my words!

but why

Why even add something that doesn't work ever. This app sucks, be better.

A solution to another problem that doesn't exist.

just make a fking phone call...

man just copied alexa drop in💀💀

Why does this exist though

Useless feature

bruh just buy a real walkie talkie....

useless