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Are there privacy settings for the Facebook Portal?
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What is Facebook Portal?
Working from home? Be more productive with Portal. Learn More. Ship to multiple addresses at no extra cost. Listen to music, check your front door, display your favorite photos, share a story with AR effects and more. Portal with Alexa Built-in helps you see and do more. Control your smart home, listen to your favorite music, watch the news and more, hands-free. Just ask. You can easily disable the camera and microphone, or completely cover the camera with a single switch. Caroline A, Rouen, France.
A year later, it's clear Facebook is going all-in on its smart displays. Although the Portal devices offer a number of different features, like photo display and Alexa integration, they're primarily focused on video-calling. However, with competition from the likes of the Amazon Echo Show and Google Home Hub , as well as rising privacy concerns when it comes to smart home tech and Facebook, the big question is: should you buy a Facebook Portal? We take a look at all of the Facebook Portal devices currently available to buy, what makes them stand out from the crowd and why they might or might not be worth adding to your smart home too. Facebook Portal is the name for just one product in a whole range of smart display devices from Facebook.