Walkie Talkie

[seashell81]

A very random one.
Everywhere I read, you should only be able to use the walkie talkie app on watch OS5 by pressing and holding the button.
Mine works by tapping the talk button, chatting away to my contact, then tap the button to finish. I don’t need to hold the button down. Is this a setting or an anomaly?

Thanks

 

[STevil 39]

I hope it's a setting because I find holding the button down to talk is a real pain.

 

[dcpmark]

It’s a setting in Accessibility. Mine originally was push to talk, but I changed it to tap to talk, tap to turn off.

 

[infinitejest]

Is the Walke Talkie app not available on Series 1? I just installed watchOS 5 but I don't have the app...

edit: nvm, turns out you need the facetime and/or contacts app on your phone for the app to show up.

 

[STevil 39]

It’s a setting in Accessibility. Mine originally was push to talk, but I changed it to tap to talk, tap to turn off.

Awesome tip, thanks for sharing. Love these forums. Everything is obvious once you know how to do it.

 

[dcpmark]

Awesome tip, thanks for sharing. Love these forums. Everything is obvious once you know how to do it.

Yeah, I got the tip myself from a different thread in the Apple Watch Apps forum.

 

[danmart]

I know it’s ‘just’ FaceTime Audio behind the scenes but Walkie Talkie is pretty cool. Been chatting to my friend who lives over 4700 miles away with basically zero lag...

We live in the future!

 

[dorrien12]

I know it’s ‘just’ FaceTime Audio behind the scenes but Walkie Talkie is pretty cool. Been chatting to my friend who lives over 4700 miles away with basically zero lag...

We live in the future!

Wow...I was trying to talk to my son in the next city over and I could not reach him. He has a 1 and I have a 3 w/LTE. Which watches do you both have?
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It’s a setting in Accessibility. Mine originally was push to talk, but I changed it to tap to talk, tap to turn off.

I don't see the setting.

 

[matrix07]

I don't see the setting.

On watch app on iPhone.. General/Accessibility then scroll way down.

 

[danmart]

Wow...I was trying to talk to my son in the next city over and I could not reach him. He has a 1 and I have a 3 w/LTE. Which watches do you both have?

I’m on a 4 and my friend has a 3.

 

[seashell81]

Apologies for being quiet here... my notifications were turned off ‍♀️ Thank you so much for the solution!