Thousands of snapshots are captured on our mobile phones every day. However, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to improve them to highlight an object or a subject, to erase private data or to remove annoying details. To do this, blurring seems to be the right solution. But it is not always easy to find the technique 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 OnePlus 5T .

First of all we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your OnePlus 5T . Then we will find out, how the blurring of a photo works on OnePlus 5T thanks to an application .

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Blur the background of a photo with your OnePlus 5T

This background blur on a photo was still reserved for SLR cameras a few years ago. With the technical progress of our android devices, this functionality is now possible on the majority of phones. It will allow highlight the main theme of a photo en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, there are several alternatives available to you to blur the background of an image on your OnePlus 5T.

Blur the background of a photo of your OnePlus 5T before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your OnePlus 5T can be useful for emphasizing main subjects in the foreground. There are several ways to do this. Some Android versions of your OnePlus 5T already have this by default a way to blur the background the moment you take the shot . The advantage of this option is that it is Fast . In reality, you won't need to perform post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. So, how to blur the background of a photo on your OnePlus 5T:

  • 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 appears automatically. If that doesn't work, click on the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Choose 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 change blur level that you wish.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On some versions of your OnePlus 5T, the process is not quite the same to blur the background of an image:

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

Blur the background of a photo of your OnePlus 5T in post-production

It may sometimes be that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the adjustments you have made are not correct. If so, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .

On some Android versions, this manipulation is only possible if your photo was taken with “Portrait mode” or “Live focus” mode. If you have ever captured the shot with one of these modes, here is the procedure to take to blur the background of your shot on OnePlus 5T in post-production via the settings of the smartphone:

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

Depending on the version of your Android and in the event that you captured the snapshot without functionality , you can also blur the background on your OnePlus 5T by following this method:

  • Open the application Gallery from your phone.
  • Select image that you want to touch up.
  • Click on the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Choose 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 snapshot with the changes.

Blur the background of a photo of your OnePlus 5T using an application

In the event that the manipulations that we have just discovered cannot be done, you still have a technique. You will then need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your OnePlus 5T. The advantage of this method is that it offers the possibility of retouch any image on your smartphone.

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 OnePlus 5T, the best application is " Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one feature, yet all of a sudden it does it 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 OnePlus 5T.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Choose the image you want to blur.
  • Click on the option » Edit "
  • Choose the area to blur or the background, the type of blur among the many filters and effects. Then set its intensity .
  • Finally click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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