Call options on Meta Portal

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Calling Basics

You can make and receive calls to and from Facebook friends and WhatsApp contacts of connected accounts.

You can't call Messenger connections that don't have Facebook accounts or upload contacts from your phone. Learn more about adding or removing contacts.

Using the Touchscreen

To make a call:

From Apps, tap to open the Contacts app. You can filter your contacts by Suggested, Recent, Messenger and WhatsApp.
Tap the contact you'd like to call.
Make a selection to start your call.

To answer a call:

When receiving a call, tap Answer to join the call.

To end a call:

During a call, tap your Meta Portal screen to expose the call menu.
Tap to end the call.

Call Features

During a call you can do things like:

Move and talk freely while Meta Portal's Smart Camera and Smart Sound adjust to keep you audible and in the frame.
Add more friends to the call.
Use Story Time.
Turn your microphone or camera off.
Control your camera during a call.

Note:

Meta Portal calls can only be received on Meta Portal devices, on the Messenger app on mobile phones or tablets, on messenger.com or facebook.com, or on WhatsApp on mobile phones. Calling on messenger.com or facebook.com is only available using the browsers Chrome or Opera.
In order to call a WhatsApp contact from your Meta Portal, the contact must have WhatsApp open or in standby mode on their mobile phone.
If you have trouble with WhatsApp calls on Meta Portal, make sure you've both joined Multi-Device Beta. Visit the WhatsApp help center to learn how to join Multi-Device Beta.