X rolled out a refreshed in‑app photo editor that adds AI‑driven text prompts, face‑blur tools and text overlay capabilities. Powered by its own large model, Grok, users can type instructions like “place this picture in a museum” and watch the image transform in seconds without leaving the app.

The new suite mirrors Google Photos’ 2025 conversational editing, letting Gemini‑style prompts adjust backgrounds or make minor tweaks. X also reinstated classic drawing functions and a blur filter for redacting sensitive areas, addressing earlier criticism that the platform lacked basic markup tools for professional use and creative projects.

Earlier, X let any user tag Grok in a reply to generate edits, a loophole that produced millions of sexualized images, including child content. In response, the company confined Grok’s image‑generation to paying subscribers and banned depictions of real people in bikinis or other suggestive attire across the platform.

The updated editor is live on iOS today, with an Android rollout promised soon. By bolstering moderation tools and AI‑assisted edits, X aims to keep users engaged while curbing abuse, a balance that could set a new standard for social‑media image manipulation across platforms globally in 2026 markets.