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WhatsApp tests AI tool to expand photos
WhatsApp is testing an AI tool that expands photos in its image editor.
The feature is available to select users, mainly through the app’s TestFlight beta on iOS, and also to some Android beta users and people on the public iOS app.
Meta AI analyzes a photo and generates an expanded version that users can review in the editor before sending.
The tool can also be used with status updates, and users can undo a result and try again.
It adds a way to extend images beyond their original borders without leaving WhatsApp.
The feature is still limited, and WhatsApp has not said when it will be widely available.
WhatsApp is testing an AI-powered tool that expands photos beyond their original borders.
The feature is appearing for select users, mainly in the TestFlight beta, and some users of the public iOS app also have access.
Users can select the tool in WhatsApp’s photo editor, where Meta AI generates an expanded image.
The feature also works with status updates, and users can undo the result and try again.
WhatsApp has not said when the tool will become widely available.
- Who
- WhatsApp users with access to the test, mainly TestFlight beta users.
- What
- WhatsApp is testing an AI tool to expand photos beyond their original borders.
- When
- The rollout was reported on November 6, 2026. WhatsApp has not said when it will be widely available.
- Where
- In WhatsApp’s photo editor on iOS; the feature is also available to some Android beta users.
- Why
- To let users expand photos using Meta AI.
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- Feature
- AI-powered photo expansion
- AI provider
- Meta AI
- Availability
- Select TestFlight beta users and some users of the public iOS app
- Additional platform
- Android beta
- Photo-sharing options
- Chats and status updates
What people are saying
When users select a photo in their chats, WhatsApp opens the drawing editor.