Instagram may soon allow users to create stickers from photos

Instagram is testing a new feature that enables users to create custom stickers for Reels or Stories using their own photos or images of other users.

Mosseri has clarified the new Instagram feature, which will allow users to create stickers from photos stored on their phones or from eligible images they see on the app.

While Mosseri didn't provide more details, it seems that users will have the option to turn their photos into stickers.

In addition to custom image stickers, Meta, Instagram's parent company, also announced AI-powered stickers that will allow users to create personalized stickers for conversations and stories.

Meta indicates that the feature uses the LaMDA 2-language model and the EmoPhoto image generation model, which converts text inputs into multiple stickers.

This feature is currently available to select English-speaking users on WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and Facebook Stories. However, the feature is only available to a limited number of English-speaking users.

In contrast, Instagram's sticker feature appears to be much simpler compared to Meta's AI-powered stickers, as it only selects the image's subject and removes the background, while the latter creates an entirely new sticker using artificial intelligence.

Instagram is also testing another new feature that will allow users to create polls in the comments section of their posts. The test is currently limited but will be available to everyone soon. The polls in the comments section will look similar to those in Instagram Stories, and other users will be able to see the vote count.