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To turn off Manual Mode: 

 

On the bottom right corner of your Portal screen, tap 

To have your camera focus on one individual (Spotlight) during a call: 

 

Tap the person's face in your self view. 

 

When you see a yellow frame around their face, tap their face again. 

To turn off Spotlight during a call: 

 

In self view, double-tap the face of the person who is in Spotlight. 

This article applies to Portal

 

See Portal TV article

  

 

Group calls with Messenger connections:  

With Portal, you can add up to 7 Messenger connections to a call for a total of 8 people, 
including yourself. You or other connections on your call can add any Facebook friends or 
Messenger connections to your call. You can’t have both Messenger and WhatsApp users on the 
same call. 

Group calls with WhatsApp contacts: 

With Portal, you can add up to 3 WhatsApp contacts to a call for a total of 4 people, including 
yourself. You or other contacts on your call can add any WhatsApp contacts to your call. In 
order to call any WhatsApp contact from your Portal, the contact must have WhatsApp open or 
in standby mode on their mobile phone. 

You can’t have both Messenger and WhatsApp users on the same call. 

To make a group call on your Portal:  

1.

 

Start a call

 with one of the contacts you’d like to join the group call. 

2.

 

During the call, tap the screen to view the menu.  

3.

 

Tap 

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Summary of Contents for Portal

Page 1: ...tlet Make sure the included power cord is fully plugged into your Portal before plugging it into an appropriate outlet o Your Portal works when connected to a rated AC power source with 100V to 240V A...

Page 2: ...d display settings aren t available when you set up your Portal with WhatsApp only or when a WhatsApp only login exists on a shared device See portal facebook com usage for more information This artic...

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Page 4: ...u re not using the camera This article applies to Portal See Portal TV article You can put your Portal in sleep mode which turns the screen off but allows your Portal to be woken up by touch voice com...

Page 5: ...WhatsApp open or in standby mode on their mobile phone Using the Touchscreen To make a call 1 From Home tap to open the Contacts app You can filter your contacts by Suggested Recent Messenger and Wha...

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Page 7: ...To answer a call When receiving a call tap Answer to join the call To end a call 1 During a call tap your Portal screen to expose the call menu 2 Tap to end the call...

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Page 9: ...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...

Page 10: ...Sound adjust to keep you audible and in the frame You can also manually adjust the zoom and focus of your camera using gestures on your Portal s touchscreen To enter Manual Mode you can In self view u...

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Page 12: ...f You or other connections on your call can add any Facebook friends or Messenger connections to your call You can t have both Messenger and WhatsApp users on the same call Group calls with WhatsApp c...

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Page 14: ...4 Tap the person or people you d like to add to your call...

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Page 16: ...5 When the person you re adding to the call answers they will join the group call...

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Page 18: ...Portal TV article On Portal Story Time allows you to share interactive stories with animations music and effects during a call or using the Story Time app To use Story Time during a call 1 Tap the sc...

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Page 22: ...4 Tap the story you d like to share 5 Tap Play to start the story or Description to see a brief description of the story...

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Page 24: ...ctivity Log Make changes to voice interaction settings on your Portal which will apply to your voice interactions Use and change other settings on your Portal which may apply across your Portal Add ac...

Page 25: ...rtal Removing an account from your Portal will remove the contacts photos and other data associated with that account and will remove the account holder from certain connected third party apps Removin...

Page 26: ...to set up your Portal using a WhatsApp account Some features including Hey Portal Facebook Watch Facebook Gaming and Facebook Live aren t available when you set up your Portal with WhatsApp only or w...

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