Meta is working on a new WhatsApp feature that lets users upload documents directly to Meta AI via the chat attachments menu. Here are the details.
As WhatsApp users who rely on Meta AI know, the assistant’s support for files has been quite limited so far. Currently, users can either upload photos from the iPhone gallery or take a new one from the chat.
From there, users can ask questions about the photo’s content.
However, Meta AI still lags behind other AI-based assistants that also allow users to upload documents, allowing them to ask questions about a file, such as a long spreadsheet, or discuss the contents of a PDF directly with the assistant.
Now, as spotted by WABetaInfo, Meta is working on exactly that.
Based on WhatsApp beta for iOS 26.20.10.72, available through TestFlight, the app is now rolling out the ability to share documents with Meta AI to select beta testers.
From WABetaInfo:
Sharing a document with Meta AI can make it easier to obtain accurate and relevant information. Instead of copying and pasting text or manually describing content, users can share the file directly. This allows the AI ​​to analyze the document in context to provide more targeted responses. If the document contains a problem or question, Meta AI can go through it step by step and suggest a solution. Additionally, it improves the experience by making the interaction more closely align with how users already share documents in their chats and groups. Previously, users often had to take screenshots and send images to achieve a similar result. With document sharing, interaction becomes faster and more precise.
The option would appear in the chat attachments menu, allowing users to send files directly to Meta AI without copying and pasting text or relying on screenshots.
WABetaInfo notes that the feature “is available to select beta testers” and adds that “it will be rolled out to more users in the coming weeks.”
The site also notes that the feature had already started rolling out to the beta version of WhatsApp for Android, and that the latest version of TestFlight brings the iOS version in line with this rollout.
As is often the case with WhatsApp beta features, WABetaInfo says that “a limited number of users will also be able to test” sharing documents with Meta AI through the App Store version of the app.
However, as with new WhatsApp features, it is unclear when they will reach all users, even after their official rollout.
To read the full WABetaInfo report, follow this link.
To discover on Amazon
