WhatsApp has begun testing two new features on the most recent Android beta versions of the messaging app. Users may now more easily use the Meta AI chatbot without opening the app thanks to a new widget launched by the Meta-owned chat service. In the meanwhile, users may utilize Meta AI to create and configure group images using prompts, and certain beta testers have access to a new AI-generated group icon feature. It is anticipated that all WhatsApp users on iOS and Android will soon have access to these functionalities.
WhatsApp Lets Beta Testers Generate Group Icons Using AI
Some beta testers will notice a new option that enables them to create images using Meta AI after updating to WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.6.10 (via feature tracker WABetaInfo). Users will see a fifth option called Create AI Image after tapping on the pencil icon while viewing an existing group icon.
The functionality is accessible on the most recent Android beta version of WhatsApp, according to Gadgets 360. Users will receive a Meta AI prompt screen after tapping on Create AI Image. Beta testers can select a new group symbol by swiping through the alternatives after entering a question and waiting for the chatbot to provide several pictures.
A new widget that can be placed to the home screen was also included in the most recent WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.6.14 upgrade, which was made available to testers a few days ago. In essence, this is a shortcut that lets users easily access the Meta AI chatbot without opening WhatsApp first.
Gadgets 360 was only able to add a slimmer version of the widget, which displays the Ask Meta AI button after installing WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.6.14, whereas WABetaInfo’s screenshot displays a much larger widget with three selectable buttons — Ask Meta AI, Camera, and Voice.
Users may either write in a question or utilize the Camera and Voice buttons for photo-based or audio-based suggestions when they tap the Ask Meta AI button, which opens a chat window with the Meta AI chatbot in WhatsApp. Until the new widget is made available to all users, users on the stable channel will have to launch WhatsApp and choose the Meta AI floating action button (FAB) in order to access the Meta AI chatbot.
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