Thousands of pictures are taken every day on our phones. However, it may be necessary to modify them to highlight an object or a person, to hide confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. To do this, blurring seems to be the right solution. But it is not a long calm river to find the solution to succeed an artistic blurring. This is the reason why in this article we will see together how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A20 .

First we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy A20 . Then we will find out, how to blur a photo on Samsung Galaxy A20 with an application .

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Blur the background of a photo using your Samsung Galaxy A20

This background blur in a photo was not so long ago reserved for SLR cameras. Thanks to the technical progress of our phones, this functionality is now possible on the vast majority of smartphones. It gives the possibility of highlight the main subject of a photo en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your mobile phone, several procedures are available to you to blur the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy A20.

Blur the background of a snapshot of your Samsung Galaxy A20 before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A20 can be useful for bringing out main subjects in the foreground. With this in mind, several techniques are available to you. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy A20 offer basic a way to blur the background the moment you take the picture . The usefulness 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. In this situation, how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A20:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your phone.
  • Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen and select the feature » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects is displayed automatically. In the event that that doesn't work, tap 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 is then displayed at the bottom of the screen to set the blur level that you wish.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On a number of versions of your Samsung Galaxy A20, the process is slightly different 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 Samsung Galaxy A20 in post-production

It may happen at times 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 a certain number of Android versions, this technique is only possible if your photo was taken with “Portrait mode” or “Live focus” mode. In the event that you have captured the image with one of these modes, we present here the procedure to perform to blur the background of your shot on Samsung Galaxy A20 in post-production using the settings of the mobile phone. :

  • Go to the Gallery from your mobile phone.
  • Open image 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 of the background to be able to correct the desired blur intensity.
  • To save the edited photo, press " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on the version of your Android and in the event that you captured the image without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy A20 by applying this solution:

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

Blur the background of a photo of your Samsung Galaxy A20 with an application

On the assumption that the manipulations that we have just discovered cannot be carried out, you still have a solution. You will therefore need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A20. The advantage of this solution is that it offers the possibility of retouch any image on your mobile 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 Samsung Galaxy A20, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one feature, nevertheless as a result 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 Samsung Galaxy A20.
  • 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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