{"id":468096,"date":"2026-02-11T13:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/468096\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:29:18","slug":"facebook-adds-new-ai-features-animated-profile-photos-and-backgrounds-for-text-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/468096\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook adds new AI features, animated profile photos, and backgrounds for text posts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook announced<\/a> new AI-powered features on Tuesday designed to let users express themselves in more playful ways across the platform. The updates include animated profile pictures, photo-restyling tools for Stories and Memories, and the ability to add animated backgrounds to text posts.<\/p>\n

\u200bAs Meta works to maintain Facebook\u2019s relevance among younger users on its flagship app, it\u2019s likely betting that these new features will deliver a more personalized experience that appeals to Gen Z.<\/p>\n

\u200bThe new animated profile picture feature applies motion effects to static photos, making the subject appear to be waving, making a heart shape, or wearing a virtual party hat. To achieve the best results, Facebook recommends using a clear photo of a single person facing the camera. Photos can be pulled directly from a user\u2019s camera roll or from images already on the platform. The company also plans to add more animation options throughout the year.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credits:Facebook<\/p>\n

\u200bFacebook is also enhancing its Stories \u2014 short photo and video posts that disappear after 24 hours \u2014 and Memories \u2014 a feature that resurfaces posts from the same date in previous years \u2014 with \u201cRestyle,\u201d a tool that uses Meta AI to reimagine the look of user-uploaded images.<\/p>\n

After uploading a photo to Stories or selecting a Memory to share, users can tap Restyle and either enter a text-based prompt or select from preset themes, including anime, illustrated, glowy, ethereal, and more. There are also options to adjust moods, lighting, and colors, and to swap in new backdrops such as a beach or a cityscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u200bTo spice up text posts, Facebook is also gradually rolling out animated backgrounds. By clicking on the new rainbow \u201cA\u201d icon, users can choose from a variety of still and animated scenes, such as falling leaves or rolling ocean waves, to make their posts stand out in the feed. The company says that seasonal backgrounds are coming soon.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credits:Facebook<\/p>\n

\u200bWith around 2.1 billion daily active users, Facebook remains a social media giant. However, in recent years, it has struggled to attract and retain a younger demographic.<\/p>\n

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To address this, the platform has embraced new technology, including AI, and introduced a more youthful redesign<\/a>. Other recent updates include a friends-only feed<\/a> and the ability to use unique display names<\/a> within Groups, similar to how Reddit handles usernames in its communities.\u00a0The platform is also attempting to make its poke feature<\/a> \u2014 a way to tap another user on the shoulder, so to speak \u2014 relevant again by launching a new dedicated button on users\u2019 profiles that alerts the recipient to a poke via notifications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Facebook announced new AI-powered features on Tuesday designed to let users express themselves in more playful ways across…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":468097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[62,276,277,49,48,2096,281,284,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-468096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-facebook","14":"tag-meta","15":"tag-meta-ai","16":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=468096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=468096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=468096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}