How to use Meta AI on WhatsApp Android: A step-by-step guide

Meta AI is an AI assistant that is now available across Meta social platforms, but many don’t know how to use it.

The AI assistant helps to make the use of these platforms easier by helping you with tasks that you would otherwise have to leave the app to carry out, such as getting a photo.

If you’re reading this guide, you’re probably looking for how to use Meta AI on WhatsApp Android, and we will show you step by step how to do it.

What can you use Meta AI for?

Meta AI is already available for use in most countries including the U.S. However, Meta just recently made it available to European customers.

There are several things you can do with the AI assistant on WhatsApp, including enhancing your group chats, generating images, and carrying out general research.

You can literally just search for anything in the search bar at the top of your screen to get results and information on any question or subject. 

However in this guide, we will narrow our demonstration to the use of Meta AI for generating images and for group chats.

Requirements for Using Meta AI on WhatsApp Android

The following are the basic requirements for using Meta AI on WhatsApp Android.

• WhatsApp version: You need to have the latest version of WhatsApp to access Meta AI. This is to ensure that you don’t miss out on anything since the assistant is being rolled out in phases.
• Android OS compatibility: Any Android version that can support the latest WhatsApp version will support Meta AI.
• An inquisitive mind: There’s so much to explore through Meta AI, so you need an inquisitive mind to make the most of it.

How to Access and use Meta AI on WhatsApp Android

Now that we know what we can use Meta AI for on Android, we’ll now go into the actual steps for using it to accomplish tasks. 

Generating images

To generate an image on WhatsApp Android, follow the steps below.

1. From your WhatsApp home screen, you’ll see Ask Meta AI or Search. 

2. To generate an image, tap on the search bar and describe the kind of image you have as shown below.

3. You will see several default text suggestions there. If any suits your purpose, you can just select it and continue. If not, search for what you want using your own words and tap the green button to the right of the search bar.

4. You can modify your prompts if you’re not satisfied with the results, until you get what you want as shown in the picture below.

5. You can then share the image with your WhatsApp contacts or save it and send to a different platform, whatever you want.

For chats 

You can use Meta AI both for personal chats and group chats on WhatsApp Android. All you have to do is follow the steps below.

1. In your group discussion, type @Meta AI to bring it in and then describe the information you want as shown below.

2. You can keep modifying your questions going back and forth with the assistant until your conversation is meaningful. There are no limits, the same thing applies to personal chats.

A word of caution

Meta AI is meant to help you answer questions, generate images and the likes. However as it is a bot that is constantly being improved and also using more information to learn, do not take everything it says at face value.

You should endeavor to verify the information before using it for anything serious, such as official or academic purposes.

Final thoughts

You can use Meta AI for many things on WhatsApp Android. 

While we did not cover all, the steps for doing these two are basically the same you’ll use for any other purpose — type @Meta AI to prompt, and then describe what you want.

Keep playing around with it because the more you do so, the more you’ll know how to use it better.

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