Instagram could let ai generate a profile picture for you – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Instagram could let AI generate a profile picture for you.

Reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi dug up a menu within the app showing the option to “create An AI profile picture.” While you can already upload an AI-generated profile picture to Instagram, this would streamline the process.

Meta’s other apps — Facebook and WhatsApp — have been spotted working on a similar feature.

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