Hold to talk, let go to stop
Hold Talk on a computer, phone or watch. On a computer, you can also tap Ctrl+Shift twice, then hold. Choose everyone, a person, a group or a room. One person talks at a time, and everyone sees who is talking.
The office chooses which rooms play Talk aloud. A talk addressed to a room by name plays there; Talk to Everyone skips rooms where Talk is off. A room’s computer or room-station iPad plays its talk.
Busy turns a talk into a voice message. Emergency still comes through, and Busy changes nothing about pages.
Emergency alerts your team. It doesn't call 911 and isn't an alarm system.
In the office and away
In the office, Talk runs over the office Wi-Fi. In an office with a password, it also works live wherever the phone has internet, sealed through UpBeep’s relay so only the office’s own devices can hear it, while an office computer is on. The relay cannot listen and keeps no recording.
An office without a password keeps Talk on its own Wi-Fi. Its office-network traffic is unencrypted; a phone’s own link stays encrypted either way.
Watches take part through their phones. A watch plays live Talk only while UpBeep is open on it; otherwise it gets a wrist tap saying who is talking.
On iPhone, Talk has a lock-screen control. The Action Button and Siri open UpBeep to talk. A locked iPhone is woken for Talk through UpBeep’s push server and Apple’s push service, which needs the office’s internet. The wake carries no audio.
Pages stay on the office network, except the notification that wakes a locked phone. See how paging works as an office intercom.
A voice message when it can wait
Hold the microphone in Messages for up to 60 seconds, or start a Ctrl+Shift hold with “Tell Sam…”. Voice messages play only when tapped. Their written copy is made on the office’s own computers or the phone.
Voice messages are recordings. UpBeep keeps each one only until it's heard, and its written copy for 30 days. Talk is live and never recorded.
UpBeep is not designed to create, receive, maintain or transmit protected health information (PHI) as defined by HIPAA. Offices should not enter patient names or other health information in pages, messages, voice messages, tasks or notes, whether in the office or away. UpBeep does not enter into business associate agreements.