I came here just to verify if the Portal came without an HDMI cord. NO! We didn't have one just laying around. LOL That will make a lot of folks who open this up on Christmas Day a little salty!! We opened it up on Thanksgiving Day and can't do a thing with it until we get an HDMI cord (going out to get one on Black Friday is not very appealing). Thank you for the video.
Hey man thanks for sharing this video with it was really fun seeing you and your best friend talk to each other with those awesome cute little faces I did not know that you could read story time on this thing but thanks for the heads up appreciate it 👏👌
You can. It is called the Portal, its a bit smaller, but its very perfect for most family spaces, that can't really spare a lot of space. Its about 7 inch screens, which are awesome. The audio quality is the best i've heard on any smart device.
If it requires switching the HDMI input on the TV it's too complicated for my parents. I would have to drive there after every use to get their TV working again.
I am having troubles with my lightning cord for my iPhone nothing showing on the TV screen with The HDMI cord except the DVD player works on it should I shut it down my phone and reset it
I was wondering how to switch your picture from the bottom of the screen to the top of the screen? Mine is showing in the bottom left and I would like to move it to the top left or right.
There are not enough people asking this question. what happens when you're watching your tv. do my friends have to call me and let me know they are calling me to switch to the correct input on my tv to receive the video call?
I am aware of the option for both parties to share watching a video on portal, but am I able to play a dvd in my player so both of us can watch it at the same time via portal
8:15 Is that a Facebook call or the Alexa "Drop-In" feature? You say "Let's drop-in", if it is the second, how on earth did you manage to set that up? I'd love to do the same! When I give it the voice command, it says this feature is not available in this device :/ Thanks!
you didnt show how connect to TV at back and also do you need to be selected on tv to go via portal. when you turn off portal does it automatically go back to tv mode?
Do you need to change to a specific input port (eg HDMI 2) on the back of the tv to start using it? Then switch back to the original input to watch tv? My mother will struggle with that....
For example if you set up the portal TV and you put in the Wi-Fi password put on your Facebook details how long does it take for the portal TV to do software update what whole night. ? !
Great video Lewis but here's a question you might know the answer to - what is that little slot (USB-C?) next to the HDMI socket at the back of the Portal for. Just curious.
The packaging is way over the top for something that is going to be discarded, they should have scaled it down and provided an HDMI cable or at the price they should have provided one anyway.
The portal tells you - a light scans across it. Just say "hey Portal answer call" and it will pop up on your TV even if it is standby - or it should do if you have the right HDMI cable and your TV is set up for it.
the usbc can be used to connect an ethernet cable so u can hard wire direct to ur WiFi hub to give u better/faster connection,, u just need to get a usbc to ethernet adaptor and an ethernet cable and ur away 😉 👍
Sorry but you missed so many features of the device it was painful watching you skip half of the best capabilities. Such as. Whatsapp calling and unlocking Alexa and demonstrating these. 6/10 review for your review :)
Total disrespect for the manual at 1:28 Got caught out by not reading the manual at 4:45 Very bad advice at 5:55 Then the admission no smart things in the office (so True) 7:28 stopped watching at this point. total waste of 8 minutes of my time.
How do I add an additional account to my Facebook portal tv video I have followed the instructions but when I have put the log in codes in it just says something went wrong no accounts added
Mtl Invader. Hi, I bought the three of them while I was abroad and had them delivered to home for when I returned to UK. I was expecting them to be very simple to use for elderly parents etc but have in fact struggled to get them running with their Facebook contacts etc. I am happy to sell 1, or 2, or all 3. I have a paypal account and would be happy to release once payment has been received. If they were no good to you I would be happy to accept return if postage was refunded and provided they were in the same condition I supplied them in.
You mean he's not hyper enough for most Americans? Sorry, that's just the way we are here. Maybe it's because tea has less caffeine in it than coffee lol.
