New WhatsApp Features Use Artificial Intelligence for Photo Editing and Enhance User Experience

WhatsApp is currently developing new features that use generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for photo editing. One of the standout features is the ability to change your background and replace it with another, as well as transform your style based on user descriptions. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has also recently created new tools based on generative AI, such as the Meta AI chatbot and Expressive Media Universe (EMU), which generates images from text and allows users to create stickers directly from messaging applications to share in conversations.

In addition to these tools, Meta has announced two more image editing tools based on EMU technology: Restyle, which applies visual styles to images based on a description, and Backdrop, which modifies the background according to user instructions. The company plans to bring these options to the WhatsApp platform as well. The latest version of WhatsApp for Android released through the Google Play beta program includes a new button in the photo sending interface that offers options such as cropping and rotating photos, adding stickers and text or using the drawing tool. Alongside this icon for sending photo quality in HD, three more options have been incorporated: ‘Backdrop’ (Background), ‘Restyle’ (Change style), and ‘Expand’ (Expand) allowing users to resize images according to their needs. These photo editing features are currently still under development for Android devices only at this time.