WhatsApp has introduced a new feature called Writing Help, which uses artificial intelligence to make your messages better. The tool can rephrase a message you type and suggest different ways of writing it.
For example, you can choose if you want your text to sound formal, funny, supportive, or professional. This makes it easier for people to adjust their tone depending on who they are messaging.
The Writing Help tool is not only about style. It also works like a smart editor that checks spelling and grammar mistakes and fixes them. This puts WhatsApp in line with other platforms like Apple’s iPhone, which already use similar AI-powered writing tools.
Using this feature is very simple. Once you type a message, you will notice a small pencil icon next to the text box. If you tap on it, WhatsApp will open a new window powered by Meta AI.
This window shows you alternative versions of your message with better grammar or a changed tone. You can then decide whether to keep your original text or send one of the improved suggestions. The tool works for both personal and group chats.
Privacy has been one of the main concerns when adding AI to messaging apps, and WhatsApp is highlighting that Writing Help is built on Private Processing technology. According to the company, this technology makes sure that neither WhatsApp nor Meta reads or stores your texts.
Everything is processed in a secure way, so only you can see both your original message and the suggestions generated by AI. This is meant to give users confidence that their private chats remain safe even when AI features are involved.
The rollout of Writing Help is starting with English language users in the United States and a few other countries. Over the next few months, WhatsApp plans to bring it to more regions and add other languages. Both Android and iPhone users in supported countries will begin to see the feature appear on their apps gradually.
This feature was first noticed earlier this month in WhatsApp’s beta version for Android, where some users saw it being tested. Now it has been officially announced, and the wider release has begun.
The launch also fits into a bigger trend in the tech world. Many messaging and email platforms are adding AI tools to make communication easier. Google, Apple, and others are already using AI to rewrite messages, suggest clearer wording, or summarize texts.
Outside of messaging apps, AI is being tested in many places, such as Anthropic’s Claude extension for Chrome and Google Gemini’s new tools for editing images.
By adding Writing Help, WhatsApp is showing that it wants to keep up with this global move toward AI-assisted communication. With billions of people using WhatsApp every day, the company says it wants to make chatting not only faster but also clearer and easier, while also keeping messages private.
In short, WhatsApp’s new Writing Help will let people quickly improve the way they write their messages without extra effort. It is simple to use, safe to try, and will soon be available to more users around the world.