Walkie Talkie ODT Audio
No more taking off your gloves or even touching your phone to communicate with your group on the mountain. The Walkie Talkie app by Outdoor Tech lets you talk to your friends with a tap of the Chips 2.0 or Rhinos.
Our super-secret audio compression algorithm makes it easy on your data usage when you aren’t on wifi. So feel free to talk about what lift you are taking or just talk about what you want for lunch.
Key Features:
Push to talk walkie talkie.
Private groups.
Runs in background.
Runs while phone is locked.
Category : Social
Reviews (24)
Hoped I'd have better luck than other reviews but somehow it worked worse for me than most reviews! Keeps crashing while trying to make a group and cannot find my friend when searching for them to add to group. Giving up and uninstalling. Music is good. Walkie talkie function is worse than useless: frustrating AND doesn't work. If I wanted just music there are cheaper options that actually work as advertised! Also, not a freakin walkie talkie if it needs phone data!
Pros: ODT Chips have great headphone quality. They have good music sound. Best phone call quality of any set I've ever used. Even with a winter face mask on, the caller can hear me perfectly clear. No wind noise either. Unlimited distance. Cons: Walkie Talkie seldom works and is cumbersome to keep it working. Push-to-Talk only works with the button on phone app. Can't get it to work with headset button. Volume of Walkie Talkie is too low. When iOS 's screen times out, Walkie Talkie quits.
Anyone struggling to get this working, you need to pair BOTH Bluetooth devices. The headset (audio and mic) in Bluetooth settings of your phone. The second via this app, basically the PTT button functionality pairs separately. My issue is volume on walkie talkie volume. The screenshots show a volume control which does not exist! All I need is the ability to adjust how loud the walkie talkie is compared to my music as its just too quiet!
This product does not actually support the full functionality of the walkie-talkie application that it promises. The app does work, and the audio transmission for the walkie-talkie component works, however there is no way to hands-free activate the application from the headset. You have to manuallypress the button on the application to record a transmission. I called the company customer service and was directly told that they know it no longer and they recommend returning the product.
Why is this being marketed as a walkie talkie app when it doesn't work? You can only transmit audio when holding down the microphone button in the app, holding the right ear piece does not work which defeats the purpose of the entire idea. Let me just take my phone out of my pocket while riding downhill? This problem has been ongoing since early 2019 what are you even doing to fix the issue?
ODT Headphones Awesome, app not so much... Walkie Talkie works for a few minutes but for some reason app quits working silently in the background. Both on iOS and Android, my team would say they didn't hear anything when some one talked. If we each pulled out our phones, the app wasnt sending unless each of us had it running in the forground. Also, voice is way quieter than music and no apparent way to turn up that volume. Can barely hear the other person talk either with walkie talkie or call.
If it was possible I would give these headphones a zero star rating. I purchased these headphones for the walkie talkie feature for an upcoming trip to CO and it barely functions at all. It seems to only work if the app is open and not if the phone is in background. Outdoor Research should advertise this product as headphones only. Extremely disappointed.
I wish the Walkie Talking app had the capability to adjust volume of people talking. If I'm listening to music and someone beeps in, it comes it about 3-4x quieter than the music I'm listening to. Not really feasible for use. I really hope you guys can do something about that.
I've spent hours trying to get this to work. headphones work. sometimes connects to google assistant, sometime won't. i have a pixel 2. Walkie talkie function is very finicky. phone has to be within a foot if headphones for walkie talkie to work. overall cery disappointed. if i cant figure it out, likely to return them after we fet back from this ski trip.
cant get them to work at all. they say they are paired but nothing shows up on the app and it keeps crashing when I try to create a group in the app. just tried calling support at the phone number provided in other reviews and it goes to a VM for Taylor. seems like this is a sham of a product. will be returning.
The speakers are good for listening to music but the walkie talkie finction doesn't work. Pixel 3 XL. Bought two pairs for Christmas and I hope this issue gets addressed very soon. Very disappointed to see this has been an issue this long.
The app crashes frequently and only works while the screen is on with Pixel 3 xl. Turned off battery optomization and it still stops working about 5 minutes after the screen turns off. They are Ok head phones but its a lousy walkie talkie your better off with a two way radio.
Doesn't work at all with Chips. The app is completely non-responsive when using the Chip button to try and initiate walkie talkie feature. Based on other's feedback, I am not alone.
We got the walkie talkie feature to work, but only if pressing the button on the app. Holding down the right button on the Chips isn't working, so operation with gloves is a no-go. The app needs work.
Can't get the walkie talkie feature to work at all called Technical support they said it was my phone went to AT&T they said it's not a phone it's the application. Finally gave up it doesn't work at all.
The headphones are awesome but the walkie talkie function ONLY works when you BOTH have it running in the foreground which eliminates the need of the FUNCTION cause I don't want my screen on the entire time while riding.
does not work. installed, re-installed, repeat, repeat, etc. too bad, this would be an awesome feature & was part of the reason i purchased this ODT wireless headset. disappointing 😕
Bought myself and my dad a pair for Christmas. Speaker quality seems decent but walkie talkie function which is the main purpose of app dors not work. App does not recognize my OnePlus6T running Android 9(pie) but does recognize the iphone 7+. App seems to not work with android based on prior reviews. Hoping someone is working on this
Samsung Note 8, PTT does not work as cannot find the headphones through the app. Phone and functions work. Tested on Samsung Galaxy s7 and it works also in PTT mode.
My headphones worked great until they forced me to download the new app, now my device won't pair and I can't even use them! So upset. Edit** customer support helped me pair them and they work again! Just a mistake on my end.
Awesome headphones but the walkie talkie feature needs some serious improvement. Please think about the users and fix this issue.
As other people describe the walkie talkie app does not work - is anything being done to address this? My phone is connected because the music plays fine.
Walkie-talkie mode does not work well at all. Chips also did not include a charging cord, still waiting for the cord they said they would send a month and a half ago
I love these headphones for snowboarding. only thing i wish they had was a seperate volume controll for the walkie-talkie feature vs the music volume. even if you set it on the app before use. Currently you have to almost have the music at full volume to hear the walkie talkie. also i find it odd there isnt any settings to adjust on the app to make it more user friendly.