WhatsApp is developing and beginning to roll out an iPhone feature that uses AI to expand photos within the app’s photo editor. The change is aimed at letting users modify images before sharing them through WhatsApp, with some reports describing it as an “expand” option inside the editor.
Across outlets, the emphasis is on how and where the feature appears for iOS users. 9to5Mac says select users are seeing the option via TestFlight and in the main app, suggesting a staged rollout. NDTV characterises the work as a Meta AI-powered testing effort for iPhone, describing potential outputs such as expanding existing images and adapting them for vertical, full-screen formats.
The coverage largely aligns on the core capability—AI-driven photo expansion inside WhatsApp on iPhone—while differing on rollout status and the specific format and use cases discussed.
