when you think of smart speakers meta formerly known as facebook isnt a name that immediately springs to mind however meta has a smart speaker with a display portal in its lineup a report by the verge suggests that meta will not be making portal smart speakers for consumers anymore instead according to another report by the information meta will make these products for businesses that may need them for conference calls primarilythe first portal speaker with two displays was launched in 2018 facebook sold it primarily for video calls but it also supported apps like spotify and users could even stream videos on it however for video calls users could only use their facebook accounts the report by the verge reveals that meta has been reassessing its hardware plans there have been investor concerns about the amount of money spent on hardware that hasnt really paid offmeta sells four devices currently to consumers these devices include portal plus a 14inch smart speaker with a display portal go 8inch smart speaker with a display a 10inch smart speaker with a display and portal tv a camera that attaches to your tv for video calls and morethe smart speaker market is dominated by amazon with apple and google also key players metas portal devices were primarily launched in the us only but were later expanded to a few other regions as well the portal range of devices was never launched in india if the report does prove to be correct then the devices will never be launched in india meta according to the report hasnt commented on the issue as of now