Meta is bringing its AI-powered photo and video editing tools <\/a>directly to Instagram Stories, allowing users to enter text prompts to add or remove things in photos and videos or even change it completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n While Meta has already offered image editing capabilities<\/a> on Instagram, those tools were limited to interactions with the Meta AI chatbot. The addition of text-based prompts in Stories now makes these editing features much more accessible.\u00a0<\/p>\n The new features can be found in the \u201cRestyle\u201d menu located at the top of Instagram Stories when tapping the paintbrush icon. To edit an image, choose \u201cadd,\u201d \u201cremove,\u201d or \u201cchange\u201d to describe what you want to change in the prompt bar. For instance, Meta explains you can ask it to change your hair color, add a crown to your head, or insert a sunset background.\u00a0<\/p>\n There are also preset effects you can choose from that can alter your outfit or change the image\u2019s style. For example, you can add items like sunglasses or a biker jacket, and you can also apply a watercolor effect to the image. For videos, you can make it look like it\u2019s snowing or add flames.<\/p>\n It\u2019s important to note that when you\u2019re using Meta AI on Instagram, you\u2019re accepting Meta\u2019s AI Terms of Service<\/a>, which allow your media and facial features to be analyzed by AI. According to these terms, when you upload your photos, Meta can \u201csummarize image contents, modify images, and generate new content based on the image.\u201d<\/p>\n Meta continues to introduce AI updates to remain competitive in the market. It was most recently spotted <\/a>testing a \u201cWrite with Meta AI\u201d prompt that helps Instagram users come up with clever comments for posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Last month, the company launched a new AI-generated video feed called \u201cVibes<\/a>\u201d in the Meta AI app, likely boosting downloads. New data from Similarweb shows that the app\u2019s daily active users on iOS and Android increased to 2.7 million <\/a>as of October 17, up from about 775,000 four weeks ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n Additionally, to address any concerns parents may have, Meta announced <\/a>earlier this month that it is introducing new parental control features that enable parents to disable chats with AI characters and monitor the topics their teenagers are discussing with the Meta AI chatbot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download.webp?w=680\")