Facebook has announced that it will add new features to its popular avatars. Not only can we use them as stickers in Facebook comments, in our Messenger conversations and in Stories on Instagram, but now we can also use them in our video calls in Messenger. Whether in the iOS or Android application, we can use it to replace ourselves in front of the camera when we don’t want to show our face.
Ever since Facebook changed its brand image by becoming meta and emphasizing the metaverse, its popular avatars in particular have undergone a beautiful metamorphosis.
We suspected at the time that Meta’s avatars, currently available on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, would take up more and more space in Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual universe.
In fact, not only can we use them as comments and stickers in our stories, but now we can actually make real-time calls to our avatar.
How to create and change your avatar
What are real-time calls with avatars?
What is the use of making real-time messenger video calls with our avatars?
On Facebook’s news page, we can read that this feature would be very handy when you get a call and don’t feel like showing your face or aren’t ready for the camera.
In truth, it’s above all a really fun feature, an additional option between camera off and camera on that allows us to feel a little more present during a call.
In addition to our avatar, we can choose between a dog, a cat, a llama and an owl. These move our heads and mouths at the same time, a bit like Apple’s Memojis.
How to make a Messenger video call with your avatar
Real-time calls with avatars are available through the Messenger app on both iOS and Android.
At the time of writing, it is not possible to set the default to show our avatar on every video call. Instead, you have to manually enable the feature each time.
It’s really easy and it’s quick, but if we don’t want the other person to see our face, we’ll have to take it out of the frame, because some manipulations are still needed for our avatar to replace us.
After accepting a video call in Messenger, you need to:
How to switch from their face to their avatar in a video call in Messenger.