‘We’ve used this feature for years’: Apple has ditched a fun Apple Watch feature from watchOS 27 — and some users are missing it already

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  • Apple’s Walkie Talkie feature seems to be missing from watchOS 27
  • It lets you chat to a companion via your Apple Watch
  • Users have reported it’s nowhere to be seen in the first watchOS 27 beta

When Apple announces new software, as it did at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8, the usual procedure is that the company adds new features. But this time, eagle-eyed sleuths have noticed that an enjoyable feature has been removed from watchOS 27 — and there’s no indication that it’s coming back.

The feature in question is called Walkie Talkie, and it lets you raise your wrist and chat with another connected Apple Watch user. It’s a fun little way to communicate with other people and can be especially entertaining for younger children.

Yet it appears that Walkie Talkie is entirely absent from the watchOS 27 developer betathat Apple recently released. Although...

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