Plus, Teams has Microsoft security built in, with Microsoft Intune app protection. With Teams, you’ll have everything you need to maintain your work rhythm with features including calendar, contacts, file sharing, and chat. Last year, we expanded the conferencing apps you can use on Portal to include BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Webex, Workplace, and Zoom, while your co-workers can join on their smartphones, computers, or tablets.īeginning in December, we’re adding support for Microsoft Teams for all Portal touch-based devices including Portal Go and Portal+. Over the last year, we’ve introduced a wide variety of new features to better serve remote workers in our new normal. So we’re reimagining how Portal is used for work - at home and in the office - by unlocking opportunities for collaboration in the spaces where business gets done. With remote work becoming a long-term strategy, distributed teams can benefit from feeling like they’re together in the same room. We also have Alexa built-in on Portal, so you can control your smart home devices, listen to the news, build a shopping list, and more, all hands-free. Facebook Assistant lets you easily connect with your friends via Messenger or WhatsApp, and it lets you navigate your Portal, play music, or listen to podcasts. And with shared albums, you can display and share your favorite memories with friends and family.Įvery Portal features Facebook Assistant for hands-free video calling.
You can display your favorite Facebook and Instagram photos or add images from your phone’s camera roll. Portal is also a great digital photo frame. Get in a groove with the music you love on Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and more, and enjoy rich high-fidelity sound on Portal anytime you launch your favorite playlist. While Portal’s main attraction is video calling, there are other features that you can enjoy throughout the day. This has been a highly requested WhatsApp feature, and we’re glad to bring it to Portal users as well. That means no more worrying if your phone is active to make or receive WhatsApp calls on Portal. WhatsApp multi-device support lets you use WhatsApp on your phone and up to four non-phone devices simultaneously - even if your phone battery is dead. We’re also bringing WhatsApp multi-device support to Portal in the coming months. The new Watch Together is available from any Portal in the US, with international support coming later this year.* You can watch the latest episodes of Cardi Tries or check out Willow Smith’s live performance of her latest album with your friends. Now, you can Watch Together on Portal while your friends can be on Portal or a laptop, tablet, or phone through Messenger. We’ve updated the Watch Together experience on Portal, so friends now have the ability to watch shows together on more than just Portal-to-Portal calls. You’ll also see suggestions for apps to engage with, like a Spotify playlist recommendation, or notifications for birthdays (launching in October). In addition to your favorite contacts, you’ll now see calling notifications like a pending Messenger Rooms invitation or a missed video call that you can tap to call back right from the home screen.
And we’ll be updating Portal TV soon, too. We’ve redesigned the Portal home screen for Portal, Portal Go, Portal Mini, and Portal+ to provide a more personalized experience with updates and recommendations that inspire connection. Since Portal is often kept in a kitchen or living room, Household Mode lets you open access to the subset of your apps and contacts you want to share, giving you even more control over how you and the other people in your household interact with Portal.
We’re introducing Household Mode, a new way to share your Portal with anyone in your home. It’s also great for connecting with family and friends when the work day is over.
Thanks to the large screen, you can see up to 25 people in gallery mode on a Zoom call at one time. With the rise of remote and hybrid work models, Portal+ makes a perfect dedicated screen for work calls, freeing up your computer to take notes, view a presentation, or multitask. Its stereo speakers deliver high-fidelity sound for crystal-clear audio. Our new 14-inch Portal+ also features a 12MP Smart Camera with an ultrawide field of view.