Bug fixes and usability improvements
The Walkie-Talkie app is an exclusive Galaxy Watch app, which allows two or more users to have instant conversations, just like if they were using a walkie-talkie.
Create an instant Walkie-Talkie channel on your Galaxy Watch and enjoy instant conversations right away with the friends, colleagues, or family members who are in your Contacts and using the Watch.
[Usage Environment]
Register your Samsung account on a smartphone connected to your Galaxy Watch.
After installing the Walkie-Talkie app on your Watch, we recommend using it while the Watch is connected to your smartphone when running the app for the first time.
※ Models that support the Walkie-Talkie app(WearOS): Galaxy Watch4, Galaxy Watch4 Classic, Galaxy Watch 5, Galaxy Watch 5 Pro
※ App Permissions
The following permissions are required to provide you with this service. Basic features of the service can be used even if optional access permissions are not granted.
[Required Permissions]
- Microphone: Used to receive voice input from the microphone for Walkie-Talkie conversations and to transmit your voice to the other party
- Contacts: Used to identify friends who can use the Walkie-Talkie based on your contacts
- Call: Used to limit the Walkie-Talkie feature when you receive a call during a conversation on the Walkie-Talkie app
[Optional Permissions]
- Location: Used to create your channel by searching nearby friends through Bluetooth
