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Call Features
During a call you can do things like:
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Move and talk freely while Portal's Smart Camera and Smart Sound adjust to keep you
audible and in the frame.
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Add more friends to the call.
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Use AR effects and Story Time.
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Turn your microphone or camera off.
This article applies to Portal and Portal TV
Making calls on Portal
On Portal you can call the Facebook friends, Messenger connections and WhatsApp contacts of
any accounts linked to your Portal. While Portal is only
sold in select countries, you can use your
Portal to call friends located in any country where the Messenger app or WhatsApp are
supported.
Receiving calls on Portal
Currently, Portal calls can only be received from other Portal devices, from WhatsApp on mobile
devices, from the Messenger app on mobile devices or tablets, from
messenger.com or from
facebook.com
. Portal can’t be called from Messenger Kids accounts or the Messenger Lite app.
Your Portal contacts
Your Portal contacts are the Facebook friends, Messenger connections and WhatsApp contacts
of all accounts linked to your Portal. If you share a Portal with others, all accounts that have been
linked to your Portal will share contacts on Portal. Anyone who shares your Portal will have
access to the contacts on the device and will be able to make and answer calls.
Viewing your Portal contacts
From Home on your Portal, tap Contacts. From there, you can browse by Suggested contacts,
Recent contacts or contacts by account type.
This article applies to Portal
See Portal TV article