Walkie Talkie

I have a series 4 apple watch and I cannot get the walkie talkie to work. It says everyone isn't available. How can I fix this? I've updated and reset my phone and watch.....HELP!

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Posted on Aug 7, 2019 1:38 PM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2019 3:42 PM

Everyone you want to Walkie-Talkie with needs:

  • Have iPhone iOS 12.4 installed
  • Have Apple Watch watchOS 5.3 installed
  • iPhone FaceTime logged into their Apple ID
    • Each user can make FaceTime connections to the people they wish to Walkie-Talkie to (this is a test that it works, as Walkie-Talkie is just a "Push-to-Talk" Facetime audio call)
  • Power Cycle the iPhone after update to 12.4 (this may be superstition)
  • Power Cycle the Apple Watch after update to 5.3 (this may just be superstition)
  • Make sure your iPhone Contacts entry for the other person(s) has their iPhone number in your Contacts tagged with "iPhone" and not "Mobile", nor "Home", etc...
  • Make sure you are not in a country where FaceTime is prohibited, and that the person you are trying to Walkie-Talkie to is not in a country where FaceTime is pohibited.
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Aug 7, 2019 3:42 PM in response to egrisafe

Everyone you want to Walkie-Talkie with needs:

  • Have iPhone iOS 12.4 installed
  • Have Apple Watch watchOS 5.3 installed
  • iPhone FaceTime logged into their Apple ID
    • Each user can make FaceTime connections to the people they wish to Walkie-Talkie to (this is a test that it works, as Walkie-Talkie is just a "Push-to-Talk" Facetime audio call)
  • Power Cycle the iPhone after update to 12.4 (this may be superstition)
  • Power Cycle the Apple Watch after update to 5.3 (this may just be superstition)
  • Make sure your iPhone Contacts entry for the other person(s) has their iPhone number in your Contacts tagged with "iPhone" and not "Mobile", nor "Home", etc...
  • Make sure you are not in a country where FaceTime is prohibited, and that the person you are trying to Walkie-Talkie to is not in a country where FaceTime is pohibited.

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