Microsoft's Walkie Talkie experience is coming to Teams phones

The feature's Teams phones debut is slated for a September 2021 release.



What you need to know


Microsoft is bringing its Walkie Talkie app to Teams phones.
It works like a regular walkie talkie, wherein you have to press and hold a button to be heard.
The feature's Teams phone availability is in development.


Microsoft's walkie talkie feature for Teams has already been around for months on Android, but it's now coming to Teams phones. If you're wondering what Teams phones are, they're third-party phones built with specific Teams optimizations in mind, such as displays. Now, they can join in the walkie talkie fun.

As can be seen on Microsoft's 365 roadmap, where all good Teams updates are found, the company has decided it is finally time for Teams phones to get all the fun of pressing a button and holding it in order to talk.

Here's how Microsoft describes its feature: "Like traditional walkie talkies, the Walkie Talkie app on your Teams phones provides an instant push-to-talk ...