Unable to get the walkie talkie app to send/receive invites

Tried every single trouble shooting article possible with a mix of:

  • Restarting both watches
  • Restarting both phones
  • Turning facetime off/on
  • Signing out/in of facetime
  • Deleting/reinstalling the walkie talkie app
  • Deleting/reinstalling facetime
  • Ensuring software versions are up to date.


No amount of things I try will make this work, couple of friends are having the exact same issue. Anyone else?

Apple Watch Ultra, watchOS 9

Posted on Oct 3, 2022 8:14 AM

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Oct 4, 2022 6:00 PM in response to ChrisMVL1

Hi ChrisMVL1,


Walkie-Talkie is not available in every country. Verify that your location is listed at watchOS - Feature Availability first.


Additionally per Use Walkie-Talkie on your Apple Watch "To use Walkie-Talkie, you and your friend both need Apple Watch Series 1 or later with watchOS 5.3 or later. You also both need to set up the FaceTime app on your iPhone with iOS 12.4 and be able to make and receive FaceTime audio calls." Verify that FaceTime is setup, turned on and operational. That article also includes a section for "If you're having issues sending and receiving invitations" with further steps.


If all of those fail, use Apple Support to connect with AppleCare to investigate further.


Regards.


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