unlock_unifi_talk_without_touch_device.md

Setting up Unifi Talk without Touch device

I recently came across the issue that I wanted to setup Unifi Talk but I didn't want to buy a talk device just to set it up (this was the recommended way from Unifi)

For Unifi Talk 4.2.4 its a little more difficult but still possible:

1. Go to your Unifi Talk setup page and press right mouse button -> Inspect
2. Go to Network tab in Dev Tools
3. Search for index-

4. Reload the page
5. On the new item that just popped up right click and select "Override content"
6. It wants you to select a folder so select a empty folder on your pc
7. In the file editor hit Ctrl + F
8. Search for internalToolingEnabled: !1
9. Replace it with internalToolingEnabled: 1
10. Reload the page

Now you should be able to press the next button even with no devices!

Old solution

So I began investigating the code and found out that if you press 10 times on the "Setup Device(s)" text you'll be able to skip the device step.

thanks.

yup works, amazing :-D

thank you! was looking for a way around this.

I can't find this "Setup Device(s)" to click on. - Never mind - it was literally in the "setup screen" ^^

You need to accept the TOS first

omfg tysm 🙏

legend!

still works!

For me the Next button is greyed out and I can't use that workaround

Still works fine for me on 3.9.10

Still works!

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For me the Next button is greyed out and I can't use that workaround

"you press 10 times on the "Setup Device(s)" you'll be able to skip the device step."

4.0.2 not working anymore, I'm using the international profile.

4.0.2 not working anymore, I'm using the international profile.

It did work for me yesterday, on 4.0.2 installed from scratch and using international profile. Not sure how you are doing it but you have to click 10 times on the text "Setup Device(s)". Not intuitive at all

Click the WORDS "Setup Devices" next to the picture. It's not a setup button, just the H1 text 10 times.

Worked for me on a Cloud Gateway Max in the UK.

UDM Pro here, original method didn't work (Next button grayed out). Followed what @torbell25 said (click the "Setup Devices" text 10 times; or until the Next button became clickable. Everything working and functional with third-party provider (VOIP.MS)

Damn Cool just works fine, the workaround with with clicking 10 times on the Setup Devices Text, Whoop Whoop thanks a lot ;-)

Not working anymore with Unifi Talk 4.2.4. But you can install an old version und use the trick above. To install an old version ssh to your device and use the following command:

uos runnable install --version 3.8.1 unifi-talk

You can track the installation here: /data/unifi-core/logs/uos.log. After update to 4.2.4 Unifi Talk is still usable 😄 Tested with UCG-Fiber 4.4.9

Not working anymore with Unifi Talk 4.2.4. But you can install an old version und use the trick above. To install an old version ssh to your device and use the following command:

uos runnable install --version 3.8.1 unifi-talk

You can track the installation here: /data/unifi-core/logs/uos.log. After update to 4.2.4 Unifi Talk is still usable 😄 Tested with UCG-Fiber 4.4.9

Downgrading works but using my updated (bit harder) solution works too!

Neither the override content nor the 10 clicking worked for me for some reason on 4.2.4, but, I used the icon to select an element to inspect and selected the NEXT button, expanded the div element and noticed the button element inside has a disabled attribute, removed it and reloaded the page and voila! was able to complete setup without issues...

You sure you followed the steps correctly? Because removing disabled from the button isn’t enough

Working: https://ubiquiti-networks-forum.de/wiki/entry/267-unifi-talk-ohne-unifi-phone-hardware-einrichten/