Hello Barbie™ Account Setup Issues Troubleshooting

Checking for Updates

• Hello Barbie™ will check for updated when connected to the charging station and plugged in, and also connected to WiFi.
• Please connect Hello Barbie™ and wait a few minutes to make sure any updated are applied.
• You won't need to do anything else nor will you see anything different happen.  When Hello Barbie™ starts talking, any update has been successfully applied.

During the setup process your device is connected to your new Hello Barbie™.  If the Hello Barbie™ Companion App is closed while Hello Barbie™ is still connected to your device, the "Connection Error" will appear.  Please take the following steps:

• Close the Companion App
• Go to your device's WiFi settings
• Reconnect to your WiFi network, Re-open the Barbie Companion App

The error should be resolved and you can continue the setup process.  In some cases, you may have to start over.

If this occurs during the Hello Barbie™ setup process, make sure the doll is properly charged.  Hello Barbie™ should remain in the charging station and connected to power during the setup.

When putting Hello Barbie™ into connection mode, make sure you see white flashing lights (they may also look light blue) If the lights flash (royal) blue, Hello Barbie™ has been reset and will automatically say "My batteries need to recharge.  Please connect me to the charging station."  Connect Hello Barbie™ to the charger and continue putting her into connection mode.

If this occurs during conversations or red lights appear, connect Hello Barbie™ to her charger, make sure that the charging cable is firmly connected to the doll, and that the orange charging indicator is illuminated.

If this occurs during the Hello Barbie™ setup process, the WiFi SSID name or the WiFi password was possibly entered incorrectly.  Select the "Manage WiFi" option to add the correct SSID name and password.

If the issue occurs during conversations and/or Hello Barbie's lights are flashing yellow you may need to move the doll closer to the WiFi router/modem.  Hello Barbie's lights will flash yellow if the WiFi signal is getting weaker.

Hello Barbie™ may occasionally encounter issues sending and receiving conversations.  The issues may be based on signal strength, roaming, or Internet congestion.  Usually the issues are brief and Hello Barbie™ will resume operation quickly.  This can also occur when Hello Barbie™ has been in connection mode for along time or has timed out after a long period of inactivity.  Turning Hello Barbie™ off and on again will enable the doll to resume normal activity.

This may also happen if Hello Barbie™ loses its WiFi connection.  Please take the following steps:

• Close the Companion App
• Go to your devise's WiFi settings
• Reconnect to your WiFi network

In addition, you may get this message if Hello Barbie's batteries are low.  If this is the case, please place Hello Barbie™ back on her charger.

Hello Barbie™ can store up to three WiFi networks.  To add additional WiFi networks, please follow the steps below:

• Have the Hello Barbie™ Doll and the Companion App near one another
• Open the Hello Barbie™ Companion App on your device
• On the "Manage Hello Barbie™" screen, tap the "Manage WiFi Connection" button
• Follow the in-app steps to add additional WiFi Networks

To initially configure Hello Barbie™, please follow the steps below:

• Download the Companion App for your device from: https://toytalk.com/product/hello-barbie/
• Ensure your Hello Barbie™ doll is plugged in and is charging.  For best results, we recommend that Hello Barbie™ be as close to your Internet router as possible.
• Open the Companion App and follow the outlined step to create your Toy Talk account
• Follow the in-app steps to configure your WiFi network

A.    We recommend using alkaline batteries with our products, as they are great for long-term use and help optimize performance. We don't recommend using Carbon-Zinc batteries. While Carbon-Zinc batteries may work well with low-power devices, they can drain after a short period of time and cause certain products to not function properly.