Using the walkie-talkie app on my iPhone instead of the watch

Is it possible to use the walkie-talkie app that’s on my watch on my iPhone? like the same app so let’s say my watch is charging and somebody sends me a message on the walkie-talkie. Can I answer from my iPhone

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on May 8, 2023 01:13 PM

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Posted on May 9, 2023 06:16 AM

BobHarris wrote:

Walkie-Talkie is just a push-to-talk FaceTime audio call.

You can just make a FaceTime audio call to the other user from your iPhone.

Great suggestion.

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Jan 23, 2024 07:22 AM in response to Display Hero

Display Hero wrote:

What is Apple’s reasoning for not allowing the Walkie Talkie app to work on the iPhone? Why does it only work on the watch? They could have made it so it works on both devices but they didn’t. Why?

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