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Meta has demonstrated Holograms, a new digital avatar system that turns a smartphone scan into a personalized representation for WhatsApp calls and Meta's virtual-reality experiences. Android Central saw the system at Meta Connect 2026, where the company presented it as the next stage of its avatar technology.
Built From a Phone Scan
Creating a Hologram begins in Meta's app with a scan that takes about 60 seconds. The setup asks users to turn their heads and answer questions aloud so Meta AI can learn aspects of their appearance and mannerisms. Meta then processes the captured material on its servers for five to 10 minutes before generating the personalized model.
WhatsApp Is the First Setting
In the reported demonstration, a representative called Android Central from Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses. The recipient saw the representative's Hologram in a normal WhatsApp call rather than a live image from the glasses. Meta says the approach is intended to let people appear on calls without cameras on the glasses recording them directly.
A Spatial Avatar in VR
Meta's VR experience adds depth and scale. A Hologram initially appears in a floating call window, but selecting the full-person view places it in the surrounding room at the caller's apparent height and proportions. The avatar can remain positioned as the viewer moves, or be moved and resized, while Meta AI supplies gestures based on the setup process rather than requiring full-body tracking.
Demo Today, Wider Use Later
The system was demonstrated, not described as broadly available in the source. Meta said Holograms can be adapted for other applications through an API, while the report places the technology's final release in the coming months. The same report also notes that the system depends on server-side processing and that its convincing behavior is generated from the initial scan rather than live full-body capture.
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