Need faster access to the channels you use most? With the Favorite Channels feature on your Walt Smart Radio, you can now mark key channels as favorites—making it easier to find and switch to them without scrolling through your full list. Whether it’s your main team channel, safety alerts, or maintenance requests, this feature helps you stay connected to what matters most, faster.
In this article, we’ll walk you through how to favorite a channel and where to find your favorited list on your device. Let’s get started!
Favorites on the Walt Smart Radio
Favorites sit at the top of your channel list on the Walt Smart Radio, making it easy to access the channels you need most—fast. In the photo above, you’ll see three channels marked as favorites, displayed at the top, with the rest of the channels listed below.
This feature is great for keeping high-priority or frequently used channels front and center so you don’t have to scroll to find them.
How do I favorite a channel on the Walt Smart Radio?
On your Walt Smart Radio, open the channel you’d like to favorite.
Access the channel settings by either utilizing your Utility Bar at the bottom of your screen, swiping up on the touch screen or pressing the down arrow.
Tap the “Favorite” option. Once selected, the star icon will appear solid.
Press back to return to your channel list—you’ll now see that channel pinned to the top under your favorites.
How to Remove a Channel from Favorites
Open the favorited channel on your Walt Smart Radio.
Access the channel settings by swiping up or pressing the down arrow.
Tap the “ Favorite” option. The star icon will turn from solid to outlined.
Go back to your channel list—that channel will now appear in its original position, no longer pinned to the top.
This gives you flexibility to update your favorites as your priorities change.
Pro Tip!
Any channel you favorite on your Walt Smart Radio will automatically be favorited on the mobile app and in the Weavix Console—and vice versa. This keeps your experience consistent across all devices, so your priority channels are always easy to find, no matter where you’re logged in.
Channel Scan with Favorites
Another cool feature that works with Favorites is the ability to scan only your favorited channels. This helps you stay focused on the most important comms without getting overwhelmed by extra noise.
To access Radio Scan:
Tap the three-bar menu icon in the bottom left corner of your Walt Smart Radio.
Select Radio Scan
Choose the option to scan "Favorites".
You’ll know you’re scanning favorites when the Radio Scan icon appears with a star next to it, as shown below.
Favoriting Channels on the mobile App
You can also favorite channels on your mobile app! Head to your channel list and find the channel you would like to favorite.
When you’re inside a channel, tap the channel name at the top of your screen to open its settings.
For example, if you're in the Maintenance channel, just click where it says “Maintenance” at the top to access settings like Add to Favorites, Notifications, and more.
You’ll then see the Favorites option in the channel settings. Just tap the star icon to favorite the channel
Defaulting Favorites in Console
Admins can easily set a channel to appear as a default favorite for any user assigned to it. This ensures that high-priority channels are always front and center on every user’s Walt, mobile app, and web radio user.
How to Set a Default Favorite Channel:
Navigate to the Admin Defined Channels tab from the left-hand menu in the Weavix Console.
Select the channel you want to edit (e.g., "Maintenance").
Click the Settings tab at the top of the screen.
Scroll down to the Favorites section.
Toggle the option for "Default Channel as Favorite."
Once selected, this channel will automatically be pinned to the Favorites section for every user added to that channel—making important communication faster and easier to access across all platforms.
Note: Users can still choose to unfavorite the channel on their own if they prefer.
Using Conditional Overrides to Favorite by Craft or User Group
If you don’t want to favorite a channel for everyone, you can use Conditional Overrides to target specific crafts or user groups within the channel.
For example:
If you have a Maintenance Request channel, all users might need visibility, but only the Maintenance craft needs that channel favorited. With a conditional override, you can favorite it just for that group—keeping their channel list focused and clean without affecting others.
This adds flexibility to how you prioritize channels for different roles across your organization.
Conclusion
Favoriting channels is a simple but powerful way to make sure your teams stay focused on what matters most. Whether you're pinning critical channels to the top of your Walt Smart Radio or customizing visibility for specific crafts through conditional overrides, the Favorites feature helps streamline communication and boost productivity across your workforce. As your organization continues to grow and adopt Weavix, using features like these ensures your team is always connected, aligned, and ready to respond.
If you have any questions or need help configuring favorites, feel free to reach out to our support team or check out more articles in the Weavix Help Center.
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