{"id":239554,"date":"2023-07-13T03:26:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T07:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=297624"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:42:44","slug":"meta-will-allow-you-to-make-video-calls-with-your-avatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/meta-will-allow-you-to-make-video-calls-with-your-avatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Hello to Your Virtual Self: Meta Unveils Avatar Video Call Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Surely all of you have found yourselves in that situation where you have to make a video call but you’re not looking too presentable<\/strong>. Well, Meta has added a very interesting feature for users<\/strong> who make video calls from Instagram and Messenger, which are some of the best apps for these calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, the company has announced that now users can use their avatars to make video calls from Instagram and Messenger<\/strong>, which is undoubtedly a great addition for all those people who are in a hurry during the day. This functionality is available for iOS and Android devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are not visible, don’t worry, now you have your avatar to make video calls on Instagram and Messenger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“We’ve all been there: a call comes in, but your hair looks like a mess. Or you’ve been crying while rewatching From Scratch. Sometimes, we just aren’t camera-ready<\/strong>. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a third option between having the camera off and being fully present on the call<\/strong>?” Meta said in a blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the announcement itself, Meta has confirmed that over a billion Meta avatars have been created<\/strong>, helping people express themselves in new ways in digital spaces. Undoubtedly, this addition to Instagram and Messenger is a new way of conducting video calls<\/strong>, apart from the typical options of having the camera on or off. Let’s say it’s a rather interesting middle ground<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, they have also indicated that with this functionality, avatars will now be “more fun, useful, and social than ever.”<\/strong> Regarding these avatars, it has been mentioned that their respective stickers can now be used to add “a bit more action and liveliness to conversations<\/strong>.” In fact, these stickers, which can be animated<\/strong>, can be shared through Instagram, on Facebook stories and Reels, as well as in Facebook comments and 1:1 Messenger message threads<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lastly, the company has also mentioned that they are testing a simpler way to create avatars on WhatsApp and Facebook<\/strong>, where you can take a selfie and receive a suggestion for your avatar directly from your photo. Once you choose the option that interests you the most, you can always further personalize your avatar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Surely all of you have found yourselves in that situation where you have to make a video call but you’re not looking too presentable. Well, Meta has added a very interesting feature for users who make video calls from Instagram and Messenger, which are some of the best apps for these calls. Specifically, the company … Continue reading “Say Hello to Your Virtual Self: Meta Unveils Avatar Video Call Feature”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9280,"featured_media":239557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3722],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-239554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-meta"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239554"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319154,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239554\/revisions\/319154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239554"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=239554"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=239554"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=239554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}