While testing the watchOS 27 beta, I noticed that the standalone Walkie-Talkie app has been removed from the system.
Walkie-Talkie has always been a great, lightweight way to stay connected. Much like Digital Touch, it’s one of those quick, low-friction features that makes the watch feel uniquely personal for communication throughout the day. I am really hoping its absence is just a temporary beta omission rather than a permanent retirement of the feature.
I have already submitted a request via Feedback Assistant asking the engineering team to consider keeping it in the final release. If you also rely on this app for quick wrist-to-wrist updates, I highly recommend submitting your own feedback ticket to let the team know there is still an active user base for it. (FB23040695)
Has anyone else ran into this or found an official note from Apple regarding its removal in the release notes?
Hopefully, we will see it return before the public release this fall. Over and out!
