Thousands of snapshots are captured on our phones every day. However, it may be necessary to retouch them to highlight an object or a person, hide confidential data or even to remove embarrassing details. For this, blurring seems to be the right option. But it is not always easy to find the solution to achieve artistic blurring. It is for this reason that today we will see together how to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6 pro .

First we will find out the solutions to blur the background of an image with your Google Pixel 6 pro . Then we will find out, how does blurring a photo work on google pixel 6 pro using an app .

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Blur the background of a photo with your Google Pixel 6 pro

This background blur on a photo was not so long ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. Thanks to the technological progress of our android devices, this functionality is now possible on the majority of smartphones. It gives the possibility of highlight the main theme of an image en artistically blurring background details. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your phone, several alternatives can be applied to blur the background of an image on your Google Pixel 6 pro.

Blur the background of a snapshot of your Google Pixel 6 pro before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6 pro can be interesting to highlight the main subjects in the foreground. With this in mind, several techniques are available to you. Some Android versions of your Google Pixel 6 pro thus offer basic a way to blur the background when you take the picture . The utility of this technique is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will not need to carry out post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. Therefore, how to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6 pro:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your phone.
  • Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and select the function » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects is displayed automatically. If that doesn't work, click on the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Select the effect » Flou  "" Whirlwind  " or " Zoom  »Depending on the desired blur effect.
  • An adjustment bar appears after that at the bottom of the screen to set the blur level that you wish.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On some versions of your Google Pixel 6 pro, the process is not quite the same for blurring the background of a photo:

  • Open your application Camera .
  • Choose the feature " Live focus   "Or commonly called" Live Focus ».
  • Adjust the degree of background blur by dragging the cursor.

Blur the background of an image of your Google Pixel 6 pro in post-production

It is sometimes possible that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not tops. In this case, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .

On some Android versions, this technique is only possible if your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode. In the event that you captured the image with one of these modes, find out how to blur the background of your photo on Google Pixel 6 pro in post-production via the phone settings:

  • Go to the Gallery from your phone.
  • Open image that you want to blur.
  • Click on " Change background effect  "Or "Adjust background blur "
  • Select the effect that you want to add to the background.
  • Adjust the focus slider of the background in order to adjust the amount of blur you want.
  • To save the edited photo, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on your Android version and whether you captured the image without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Google Pixel 6 pro by following this solution:

  • Open the application Gallery from your phone.
  • Choose image that you want to touch up.
  • Click on the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Select the type of blur .
  • You should manually select the areas to blur .
  • Set the intensity of the blur with the focus adjustment bar.
  • Save the image with the changes.

Blur the background of a photo of your Google Pixel 6 pro using an application

If the manipulations that we have just discovered cannot be carried out, you still have a solution. You will then have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6 pro. The advantage of this solution is that it will allow retouch any image on your phone.

There are many applications, but for a rendering almost as qualitative as with a reflex camera, and not having to change the resolution of the photos on your Google Pixel 6 pro, the best application is " Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one feature, nonetheless, therefore it does very well. It also obtains one of the best marks (4, 7/5).

To use it:

  • Download application on the Google Play Store of your Google Pixel 6 pro.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Choose the image you want to blur.
  • Click on the option » Edit "
  • Select the area to blur or the background, the type of blur among the many filters and effects. Then adjust its intensity .
  • To finish click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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