Your phones, now walkie-talkies.
Push-to-talk between phones on the same Wi-Fi, or on one phone's hotspot. Pick a channel, hold the big button and everyone on it hears you. Your voice stays on your local network.
Everything a walkie-talkie needs
No server, no sign-up, no data plan. Just phones that can reach each other on the same network.
16 channels
Choose a channel from 1 to 16, with an optional private channel code. Everyone on the same Wi-Fi, channel and code hears each other.
See who is online
Each phone shows the name set in Settings, and the others see it within a couple of seconds, along with who is talking.
Big talk button
Hold to talk, or switch to tap-to-talk. The volume-down key also talks while the app is open.
One talker at a time
You see who has the floor and the button waits until they finish. If two people start at the same instant, one yields automatically.
Roger beep
An optional beep tells you when someone has finished talking.
Listens in the background
Talkie keeps listening with a notification, even with the screen off.
Works on a hotspot
Turn the hotspot on in one phone and connect the others to it. No internet needed.
Private
Voice never leaves your local network. No account, no ads, no analytics.
How to use it
Four steps, the same on every phone.
- Connect all phones to the same Wi-Fi, or turn on the hotspot on one phone and join the others to it.
- Install Talkie on each phone and set a name in Settings. Allow the microphone, and notifications on Android 13 or newer.
- Pick the same channel (1 to 16) and, if you want a private group, the same code. Start listening.
- Hold the big button to talk. Release to listen. You will see who is online and who is talking.
Permissions and privacy
Voice goes straight between phones on your network. There is no Talkie server. The only call off your local network is the update check in Settings.
| Microphone | To pick up your voice while you hold the talk button. |
|---|---|
| Notifications | Shows the "listening" notification that keeps Talkie running in the background (Android 13+). |
| Wi-Fi and network state, multicast | To find the Wi-Fi connection and send and receive audio on your channel. |
| Foreground service, wake lock | To keep listening with the screen off. |
| Battery optimisation | Optional. For reliable background listening, set Talkie to "Unrestricted" or "Don't optimize" in battery settings. |
| Internet | Only for the update check in Settings. |
Requirements
Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer. A microphone. At least two phones on the same Wi-Fi network or hotspot.
Install
Talkie is not on Google Play. Tap Download APK on your phone and open the file. If Android asks, allow your browser to install unknown apps. Or install Ash Store once and get updates from it.