The Walkie Talkie feature in Teams is now accessible on Android and iOS and allows quick push-to-talk (PTT) conversation for your team. Walkie Talkie allows customers to communicate with their team over the same underlying channels to communicate with each other. Only users who join a Walkie Talkie channel become participants and speak with one another via push-to-talk. Please continue reading to learn more about Microsoft Teams Walkie Talkie and how to use it.

What is new with the walkie-talkie function?

Frontline employees can now securely communicate with a familiar PTT experience without carrying cumbersome radios. Walkie Talkie works anywhere there is Wi-Fi or cellular internet connectivity with Walkie Talkie in Teams. The software maker’s relationship with Zebra Technologies allows it to communicate quickly and securely via a specialized push-to-talk button.

It is not like a regular phone call. One does not need to launch the phone dial app on their phone, search for a contact, call that person, and wait for them to pick up with Microsoft Teams’ Walkie-Talkie function. If you are using the Walkie-Talkie feature, all you must do is press and hold a button to speak on the Teams Walkie-Talkie, and then release the button to have every one listen.

This function works in the same way as WhatsApp’s audio snippet feature. You must press the audio button to record and send a message. There are still several messaging apps that do not include this communication capability. Android devices running Google Mobile Services (GMS) and iOS devices enable Walkie Talkie.

What is the mechanism behind it?

Using a built-in feature that sends speech over the air as a user taps the microphone in the centre of the feature’s UI. The voice is transmitted over the internet via the user’s microphone, decoded by the listener’s device, listening to the message and responding.

Microsoft Teams’ Walkie Talkie is not currently pre-installed. To make this functionality available to your organization’s users, go to the Team’s Admin Center and add Walkie Talkie to the App Setup Policy given to users. Within 48 hours of being activated, Walkie Talkie will be available on the app. Follow the below-given steps to set the new feature in your devices.

• All viewers need to do now is visit the Microsoft Teams administrative centre.
• Followed by that, go to the Teams app.
• Then, select Setup policies to set it.
• Make sure the “Allow user pinning” option is selected.
• Then, click on “+Add Apps ” under the Pinned Apps area.”
• On the right side, you will notice the Add pinned apps panel.
• Walkie Talkie can be found here.
• To find this feature, type it into the Search textbox.
• To add it to your list, use the Add button to the right of the name when it appears as a search result.
• When you select the Save button, the Walkie Talkie app should show in your Pinned Apps list and be ready to use.

The following are some of the most critical aspects of the walking talkie feature that everyone should be aware of:

• Microsoft teams App Policies allow IT Administrators to keep track of who is using Walkie Talkie.
• Walkie Talkie will employ the same approach if your frontline worker communicates via Teams utilizing mobile data.
• A walkie talkie should work well in low-bandwidth settings or when your smartphone is connected and active.
• When there is no connectivity, the walkie talkie will not work.

Conclusion

The Microsoft Teams Walkie-Talkie uses push-to-talk technologies to communicate. Users can communicate with other users on the same channel using this functionality. I hope this fascinating blog guide helps you learn more about Microsoft Teams’ new walkie talkie feature.

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