WhatsApp is said to be testing a new AI-powered feature for iPhone that may let users expand photos directly within the messaging app before sharing them, according to feature tracker WABetaInfo. The functionality reportedly leverages Meta AI to generate additional content around an existing image and convert it into a vertical 9:16 format, and it will also make it easier to share landscape and square photos in a full-screen format as WhatsApp Status updates. The feature was reportedly discovered within the WhatsApp beta for iOS 26.44.10.16 app, available through Apple's TestFlight programme, and is said to allow users to expand photos directly in the app's drawing editor. Upon selecting a photo to share in an individual or group chat, WhatsApp reportedly opens its drawing editor, where users are expected to see a new option to expand the image; selecting it will reportedly prompt Meta AI to analyse the photo and generate an expanded version. The feature tracker claims the entire process takes a few seconds, after which the edited image appears in the drawing editor for users to review before sharing it. The app does not automatically send the expanded image once Meta AI finishes processing it; instead, it first previews the result, and users can tap the undo button to return to the original photo while also having the option to generate another version. Meta AI reportedly analyses the contents and context of the original photo to generate additional visual details around its edges, creating a vertical 9:16 image that looks like a natural continuation of the original