New app now available for Samsung\u2019s latest smartwatch<\/b>
\nSamsung has recently announced the Galaxy Watch 4, and now the company has started focusing on ways to improve the experience with the device. And the first such attempt is the release of an app that\u2019s clearly inspired by functionality already available on the Apple Watch, which is often described as the number one rival to the Galaxy Watch. Samsung has therefore released a walkie-talkie app allowing for two-way voice communication on Wear OS devices, so if some of your friends have a Tizen-powered model, it\u2019s not yet supported. The app works exactly as you\u2019d expect it to work: just touch and hold on the display to talk, with the person at the other end of the line then allowed to listen to the message on their watch as well. This is an approach very similar to the one on the Apple Watch, and for short voice messages, it certainly comes in handy, especially since the device powering the experience stays on your wrist. \u201cThe 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,\u201d Samsung explains. Samsung explains in the official app store listing that only the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic support the app and you need to grant microphone, contacts, and call permissions to use it. Samsung hasn\u2019t yet revealed if it plans to bring the walkie-talkie functionality to other smartwatches and therefore offered cross-device compatibility with older models.<\/p>\n