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WhatsApp rolls out AI photo expansion tool on iOS

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WhatsApp is rolling out an AI-powered photo expansion tool on iOS, allowing users to extend images beyond their original borders within the app's drawing editor. This feature, first reported by WABetaInfo, is currently available to some users on TestFlight and the public iOS version, with an Android beta also in distribution. The expanded images can be saved, shared in statuses, or discarded. AI

IMPACT Enhances user creativity and editing capabilities within a popular messaging application.

RANK_REASON Product feature rollout for an existing application.

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WhatsApp rolls out AI photo expansion tool on iOS

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    WhatsApp is rolling out a Meta AI-powered photo expansion tool on iOS, reported by WABetaInfo. From the drawing editor, the image is at the

    WhatsApp sta distribuendo su iOS uno strumento di espansione delle foto basato su Meta AI, segnalato da WABetaInfo. Dall'editor di disegno l'immagine viene allargata oltre i bordi originali in pochi secondi; il risultato si può inviare, usare negli stati o scartare. Il rollout pa…

    LINKS 9to5mac.com/…/whatsapps-ai-powered-photo-…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · top_news ·

    WhatsApp’s AI-powered photo expansion tool starts rolling out on iOS - 9to5Mac Select WhatsApp users on TestFlight and in the main app are now seeing the option

    WhatsApp’s AI-powered photo expansion tool starts rolling out on iOS - 9to5Mac Select WhatsApp users on TestFlight and in the main app are now seeing the option to expand an image in the app’s photo editor. https:// 9to5mac.com/2026/11/05/whatsap ps-ai-powered-photo-expansion-too…

    LINKS 9to5mac.com/…/whatsapps-ai-powered-photo-… 9to5mac.com/…/whatsapp-adds-shareable-eve…

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