Install both apps
Little Talks is the child AAC app. Little Beacons is the parent or carer companion app.
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Get Little Talks and Little Beacons working together.
Quick help for installing, pairing, Little Messages, local backups and the most common testing questions.
Use the same local network
The apps communicate locally over the same Wi‑Fi. No Little Talks cloud is needed for the connection.
Pair Little Beacons
Follow the in-app setup steps so Little Talks knows which Little Beacons device it should communicate with.
Try Little Messages
Send a preset request from Little Talks, receive it in Little Beacons and send a reply back.
Common questions
Quick answers.
Can both apps be tested on the same Android device?
Yes. That is useful for testing the Little Messages flow without needing two separate Android devices.
Do messages go through a Little Talks server?
No. Little Talks and Little Beacons communicate locally between your own devices.
Where are backups stored?
The child app can send a local snapshot to the paired Little Beacons device. The backup can include settings, tiles, images and recordings.
What does Communication Insights collect?
When enabled, Insights focuses on AAC usage patterns such as selections, vocabulary, prediction use and message length. Audio, location and unrelated device activity are not collected for Insights.
Can I use a real photo on an AAC tile?
Yes. Individual tiles can use custom photos, and a familiar person can be represented with a real image alongside the built-in AAC artwork.
Can a tile use a familiar voice?
Yes. A parent or carer recording can be saved for an individual tile, with text-to-speech available as a fallback.
Still stuck?
Send us a message.
If something is not covered here, email support@littletalks.org.uk or use the contact page. Tell us what device you’re using and what happened.
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