You can't use Skype on any model of the Facebook Portal, but there are other social media and conferencing platforms that allow you to use a Portal. Portal supports several video-conferencing apps, including Zoom, although you still need a WhatsApp or Facebook account to use your Portal.

Can you FaceTime with Portal?

Most of my family is on WhatsApp, but the Portal only lets you call up to 4 in a video chat, far from the 32 people that you can call with Apple's FaceTime. ... If you want an in-home video calling system, the Portal is better than an Amazon Echo Show or Google Nest Hub Max, since the cameras are better.

Is Portal better than Skype?

Portal is the best video experience I've yet seen for video chat, trumping Apple's FaceTime, Skype, Google Hangouts and the rest. Additionally, the digital photo frame features of the Portal are terrific if you, like me, upload a lot of photos to Facebook. It's cool to see them play back on the beautiful video screen.