Meta Portal

Meta Portal
	Main page of the English Wikipedia displayed on a Meta Portal Mini
Developer	Meta Platforms
Manufacturer	Meta Platforms
Type	Smart display
Release date	November 8, 2018
Operating system	Android-based
Input	Voice commands
Website	meta.com/portal/

Meta Portal (also known as Portal) is a discontinued brand of smart displays and videophones released in 2018 by Meta.^[1]^[2] The product line consists of four models: Portal, Portal+, Portal TV, and Portal Go. These models provide video chat via Messenger and WhatsApp, augmented by a camera that can automatically zoom and track people's movements.^[3] The devices are integrated with Amazon's voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant service Alexa.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Reviewers rated the Portal line's video and audio handling capabilities positively, but criticized Facebook's privacy practices for commercial use of data that Portal devices captured.^[6]^[7]^[8] Meta uses some data collected from Portal devices for targeted advertising, which reviewers cited as a privacy drawback.

^ Calore, Michael (October 8, 2018). "Facebook Made You a Smart-Home Device With a Camera on It". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028.
^ ^a ^b Kelion, Leo (October 8, 2018). "Facebook Portal video chat screens raise privacy concerns". BBC News.
^ Constine, John (October 8, 2018). "Facebook launches Portal auto-zooming video chat screens for $199/$349". TechCrunch.
^ Newman, Peter (October 9, 2018). "Facebook unveils Alexa-powered Portal smart speakers". Business Insider.
^ Smith, Dave (October 15, 2018). "The curious timing of Facebook's first hardware product, the $200 'Portal'". Business Insider.
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[1] Calore, Michael (October 8, 2018). "Facebook Made You a Smart-Home Device With a Camera on It". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028.

[screens-2] Kelion, Leo (October 8, 2018). "Facebook Portal video chat screens raise privacy concerns". BBC News.

[TC-review-3] Constine, John (October 8, 2018). "Facebook launches Portal auto-zooming video chat screens for $199/$349". TechCrunch.

[BI-unveils-4] Newman, Peter (October 9, 2018). "Facebook unveils Alexa-powered Portal smart speakers". Business Insider.

[BI-curious-5] Smith, Dave (October 15, 2018). "The curious timing of Facebook's first hardware product, the $200 'Portal'". Business Insider.

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