Walkie Talkie App: Who is your Kid Talking to? (SmartSocial.com Guide for Parents & Educators)

<p><strong>What is the Walkie Talkie app?</strong></p><ul><li>The app lets people communicate from any location, in the same style as a walkie talkie or two-way radio</li><li>It only works using cellular data or a Wi-Fi connection</li><li>This is a voice-only app. Images and videos cannot be shared</li></ul><p><strong>Learn more by reading our app guide: </strong>https://smartsocial.com/walkie-talkie-app/</p><h2>How does the app work?</h2><ul><li>Users can invite friends to chat on a specific channel or they can scroll through random channels by pushing the up or down arrows</li><li>To join a channel, push the stop button until it says “connected”<ul><li>The number displayed on the top right shows how many people are tuned in to the channel at that moment</li><li>To talk, a user presses on the speaker area of the screen</li></ul></li><li>The app must be open in order for the receiving person to hear a message (there are no notifications for Walkie Talkie)</li></ul><h2><strong>Why do students like it?</strong></h2><ul><li>The app is<strong> free</strong></li><li>Teens can easily text a channel to friends or share a specific channel number on social media networks</li><li>Students can leave the app on, on a predetermined channel, wherever they go (including school) and communicate with friends without texting or making a phone call</li><li>Individuals or groups can chat on channels</li></ul><h2><strong>What parents should know?</strong></h2><ul><li>Ads pop up while using the app, including advertisements for other apps unless you pay $3.99 to remove them</li><li>Another in-app upgrade,  available for $0.99, lets users change the Walkie Talkie color</li><li>There is no way to make a channel private<ul><li>This means anyone can listen in on a conversation</li><li>Users can also scroll through channels and try to find strangers to talk to</li></ul></li><li>There is no way to monitor a child’s conversation or who they are talking to unless you know what channel they are on and constantly listen in</li><li>There is a ri