Meta is expanding its AI-powered photo editing capabilities inside Facebook. A new feature — now rolling out to all users in the U.S. and Canada — allows Meta AI to scan the photos stored on your phone’s camera roll and suggest creative edits, even before you share them online.

Users who opt in will receive AI-generated suggestions such as collages, recap videos, themed edits for birthdays or holidays, and other “creative ideas” ready to post on their Facebook Feed or Stories.

How it works

The feature, first tested over the summer, begins with a pop-up asking users to “allow cloud processing.” Granting permission lets Facebook upload selected photos from your device to Meta’s servers, where its AI models can analyze and enhance them. Meta says the content won’t be used for ad targeting or AI training unless you choose to edit or share the photos on Facebook or with friends.

You can turn the feature off anytime.

What Meta collects

Even if Meta doesn’t train its models on all your camera roll images, the company’s AI Terms of Service allow it to analyze media and facial features to “summarize, modify, or generate new content.” It also draws on contextual details such as photo dates and the presence of people or objects — giving Meta a deeper look into your life, habits, and relationships.

Granting access to photos you haven’t shared publicly could provide Meta with a valuable advantage in the competitive AI landscape, feeding it more behavioral data and ideas for future tools.

Where to find it

You can manage the feature under Settings → Preferences → Camera roll sharing suggestions.
There you’ll see two switches:

One that enables Facebook to suggest photos from your camera roll while you browse the app.
Another that allows or disables “cloud processing,” which is required for AI-generated edits.

Bigger picture

The rollout follows Meta’s broader push to integrate AI across its platforms. The company previously confirmed that it trains its image-recognition systems on publicly shared posts and comments across Facebook and Instagram. (European users had until May 27, 2025 to opt out.) It also trains AI on photos captured by users of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses who ask the device to analyze images.

In short, Meta is taking another step toward merging personal photo libraries with its AI ecosystem — promising convenience and creativity, while raising fresh questions about data access and privacy.

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