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WhatsApp Tests AI ‘Writing Help’ on iOS in TestFlight Beta

The rollout puts Meta’s opt-in, privacy-framed drafting tool into limited iPhone testing.

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WhatsApp tests 'Writing Help' AI for iOS messages
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Overview

  • Writing Help suggests at least three alternative phrasings and lets users pick from five tones: Rephrase, Professional, Funny, Supportive, and Proofread.
  • When Private Processing is enabled, a pen icon replaces the sticker icon after you type a short phrase, indicating suggestions are available.
  • The assistant is off by default and requires manual activation in settings.
  • WhatsApp says recipients are not notified when AI assistance is used to compose a message.
  • Meta says messages are processed anonymously and encrypted under its Private Processing system with analysis limited to the current draft, and there is no announced timeline for a wider release after Android’s earlier launch.