Voxer is a messaging app that was developed by an Afghanistan war veteran who wanted to create a more efficient push-to-talk app for soldiers in the field. Zello also offers a paid version of the app for businesses and organizations. On the day we tested the app, Zello was the most popular download of its kind in both the Apple and Google Play stores, but there are a couple others that are worth checking out, too. Zello also offers one-on-one conversations with “Contacts,” plus you can have group conversations with the aptly-named “Group Conversations” tab. To disconnect from a channel, go back to your channel listing and toggle the off switch until it reads “disconnected” below the channel name. Solo lets you communicate with someone one-on-one. Tap the microphone icon to set your status to busy, available or solo. Once you’ve got a channel, you open it and press to talk. Here you name your channel and control whether it is public or private and what people can share. Or create your own channel and invite your friends. You can specify public channels by searching for channels where “anyone can talk,” and bring active channels to the top of your list by selecting “Active recently.” Use Zello’s advanced search features to narrow your results. Or select “Find a channel.” The find-a-channel feature allows you see popular searches. (These apps are handy during emergency situations like wildfires, hurricanes and power outages.) For example, we entered “California” and found channels devoted to California wildfires. To search for a channel, open the app and tap the menu in the upper left corner, then select Channels and press the + in the lower right. Just like traditional social media channels like Facebook and LinkedIn, you can join existing groups or create your own and invite people to join. It’s available from GooglePlay and the App Store. Zello offers features both of a social network and one-to-one conversations. Zello: Social network meets walkie-talkie And families use them when they’re camping, shopping the superstores, and sport events. Event staff use them to coordinate event details and communicate with each other. Construction crews use walkie-talkie apps to communicate on large job sites. The press-to-talk feature replaces the need to send text messages or dial someone, wait for them to answer and hold a (gasp!) real conversation. We’ll cover three apps that you can use to turn your phone into a press-to-talk device. If you’re like us, the first question you probably asked after reading our headline is, “Why would I want or need to turn my phone into a walkie-talkie?” After doing a little digging, we found out that these walkie-talkie apps have lots of practical uses.
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