Thousands of snapshots are captured on our 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. For this, blurring seems to be the right solution. But finding the technique to achieve artistic blurring is not a long easy process. It is for this reason that today we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy J1 .

First we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy J1 . Then we'll see, how to blur a photo works on Samsung Galaxy J1 using an application .

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Blur the background of a photo with your Samsung Galaxy J1

This background blur in a photo was not so long ago reserved for SLR cameras. Thanks to the technological progress of our devices, this function is now possible on most smartphones. It will allow highlight the main subject of an image en blurring artistically details of the background. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your phone, there are several solutions available to you to blur the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy J1.

Blur the background of an image of your Samsung Galaxy J1 before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy J1 can be useful in bringing out the main subjects in the foreground. There are several ways to do this. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy J1 have by default a way to blur the background when you capture the image . The advantage of this solution is that it is Fast . In reality, you won't need to do any post-production operations or download an app. In this situation, how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy J1:

  • 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 appears automatically. If it doesn't work, click on the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Select the effect » Flou  "" Whirlwind  " or " Zoom  »According to the desired blur effect.
  • An adjustment bar appears after that at the bottom of the screen to change blur level that you want.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On a number of versions of your Samsung Galaxy J1, the procedure is slightly different to blur the background of a snapshot:

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

Blur the background of a photo of your Samsung Galaxy J1 in post-production

It is sometimes possible that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the adjustments you have made are not perfect. If so, you can still blur the background of your photo even after taking 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. If you have ever taken the image with one of these modes, we present here the procedure to perform to blur the background of your photo on Samsung Galaxy J1 in post-production using the phone settings:

  • See you in 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 correct the desired blur intensity.
  • To save the edited photo, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on your Android version and if you took the image without functionality , you can still blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy J1 by following this procedure:

  • Open the application Gallery from your phone.
  • Select image that you want to change.
  • Click on the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Select the type of blur .
  • You must 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 Samsung Galaxy J1 using an application

If the operations we have just seen cannot be done, you still have a technique. In this situation you will have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy J1. The advantage of this manipulation 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 Samsung Galaxy J1, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, however therefore 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 Samsung Galaxy J1.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Select 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 set its intensity .
  • Finally click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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