# Facebook Portal — Do more with your Portal > Photo frame, album sharing, and direct calling app for Portal devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Meta Platforms, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/facebook-portal/id1452008908 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Meta Platforms, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/284882218) - Category: Lifestyle - Price: Free - Rating: 4.78/5 from 6,225 App Store ratings · 92 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.4 · 86 MB - Languages: Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek and 24 more - Released: 2019-05-29 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: ad-supported - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/facebook-portal/id1452008908/reviews.md ## What is Facebook Portal? The Portal app lets you display your favorite photos, create and share albums with loved ones and make calls directly to Portal, all right from your phone. CALL HOME FROM YOUR PHONE When you're away from home, you can use the Portal app to call your Portal and talk to members of your household. ## Key features - Display favorite photos - Create and share photo albums - Make calls directly to Portal - Call home from your phone - Talk to household members remotely ## What do users think of Facebook Portal? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great video call quality - 📷 Excellent photo display - 🤗 Helps keep family connected - 💻 Convenient remote functionality - 🎨 Lovely photo slideshow **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes and glitches - 🤔 Limited functionality - 🔍 Difficulty uploading photos - 🔌 Unreliable remote connection - 🤯 Discontinued app support **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when uploading multiple photos - Photo slideshow not cycling through all images - Remote functionality frequently stops working - Inability to create and manage photo albums - Inconsistent performance across different devices **Most requested features** - Add WhatsApp login option - Improve photo management features - Expand third-party app integration - Introduce manual camera/zoom controls - Provide better remote control options ## Recent user reviews (10 of 92) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/facebook-portal/id1452008908/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Gutted *2024-12-28* So sad to hear this is being stopped. I use it remotely to change my parents who don’t deal in technology. To lose this feature and ease of operation it’s depressing. This is the best app ever for the device. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2024-12-25* Great way to stay in touch with the family Always loading photos which are displayed on the portal through the portal app which is easy to use Family memories and occasions just a tap away Thank you Portal Great present to gift x ### 5/5 — Facebook Portal helped through the Pandemic and still going strong! *2024-12-21* Please keep supporting Facebook Portal. Our family depends on this product daily and my mother enjoys seeing the photos rotate and refresh. When she struggles to use her phone, Facebook Portal is always there and even her staff love using it to call family members daily. The automatic camera tracking works great and the speaker/mic are always reliable. Make a new model and we will buy multiple. Thank you all for the great work with this product!! ### 1/5 — Disappointed, discontinued *2024-12-19* Just had a notification to inform me the app will no longer be available after the 31st January2025 and to download content! How am I supposed to download content when I can’t even access the app to download anything! I’ve tried all trouble shooting online! But nothing is working!!! Very disappointed please fix this before the app closes ### 4/5 — Discontinued app? No! please don’t do it! *2024-12-03* Each of our family has the Facebook portal and we will have loads of photographs that we have loaded up using the Portal app. What an earth will happen now as I’ve just received a message saying that the Portal app is being discontinued in January 2025, which is only a month away ! ### 5/5 — Thanks *2024-09-08* Just wanted you to know we regard the portal as my memory bank. I am training to figure out how to have it on my tv. We would like to have it running all day on a bigger screen so we can watch our memories as we go through our day. Also not sure how much it will hold. We are moving out of province and are going to try to find a way to place all our photos on it. Thank you and it runs 24/7 at our home ### 5/5 — Love the portal *2024-08-26* I love everything about it. I bought one for my mom too .Use it almost every day to video chat with her in Europe. I love how it follows the person as she moves around, it focuses on her. Another great feature is the showing of pictures. I uploaded more than 150 pictures and my family in my house and my mother in Europe can enjoy them at the same time. I think this device deserves a better recognition. ### 5/5 — Mum’s portal *2024-04-22* I bought a portal for my mum in lockdown because we are a military family living all over the world and like most people we couldn’t get to see our elderly Mum/Mam-gu. She has since had a stroke and is confined to a chair and loves to sit and watch all our memories on her portal. I call her on the portal and chat with her, although her speech isn’t good now it’s wonderful to be able to see her. She’s never had a smart phone or tablet, but her portal enables us to see her and her family growing up. Her grandchildren call her on the portal and it brings her great joy watching all her photos of her grandchildren growing up. It’s been a real lifeline for us. ### 5/5 — Best Ever *2024-04-20* Grand Daughters call us twice weekly. Son in Washington DC - we visit weekly. Portal has a crystal clear picture and great sound. No delay in transmission of communication. PLUS we can add our photos as a slide show that we enjoy through the day. Wonderful tool. Love it. Harvey of Iowa. Best tool EVER for showing off pic of grand daughters. Easy to use and delivers great compliments from visitors. The BEST ! ### 1/5 — Product updates and support are non existent. *2024-02-24* I purchased 4 portals for my family and each of them has stopped showing any new photos. Meta doesn’t offer any product support. Very poor and equally frustrating. ## Frequently asked questions about Facebook Portal ### What does the Portal app do? The Portal app allows you to use your phone as a dynamic photo frame, create and share photo albums with loved ones, and make direct calls to your Portal device. It essentially extends the functionality of your Portal device to your smartphone. ### Can I call my Portal device from my phone? Yes, you can call your Portal device directly from the Portal app on your phone. This allows you to connect with household members even when you are away from home. ### Is the Portal app free to use? The app is free to download and use. However, the application does display advertisements. ### What devices is the Portal app compatible with? The app is designed to work with your phone and connect to your Facebook Portal device. Specific phone operating system compatibility is not detailed in the provided information. ### How can I share photos with family using the app? You can create and share photo albums with your loved ones directly through the Portal app. This makes it easy to keep everyone updated with your favorite pictures. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 69.0 — 2023-09-22 This update includes stability and performance improvements. Users can now pinch to zoom on photos. Please rate the app if you enjoy using Meta Portal. ### 65.0 — 2022-06-01 This update includes stability and performance improvements. Users can now pinch to zoom on photos. Please rate the app if you enjoy using Meta Portal. ### 63.0 — 2022-04-14 This update includes stability and performance improvements. Users can now pinch to zoom on photos. Please rate the app if you enjoy using Facebook Portal. ### 59.0 — 2021-12-02 This update includes stability and performance improvements. Please rate the app if you enjoy using Facebook Portal. ### 58.0 — 2021-11-05 This update includes stability and performance improvements. 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