Thousands of photos are captured every day on our cell phones. Despite everything, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to modify them to highlight an object or a person, to erase confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. In this context, 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 are going to discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S21 + .

First we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy S21 + . Then we will find out, how does blurring a photo work on Samsung Galaxy S21+ with an app .

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Blur the background of a photo with your Samsung Galaxy S21+

This background blur on a photo was until some time ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. Thanks to the technological progress of our telephones, this function is now possible on most mobile telephones. It will give the possibility of highlight the main theme of an image en blurring artistically background details. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your phone, several procedures are available to you to blur the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy S21+.

Blur the background of a snapshot of your Samsung Galaxy S21+ before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S21+ can be useful for highlighting the main subjects in the foreground. With this in mind, several ways of doing things are available to you. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy S21+ already have this a way to blur the background when you take the picture . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . In reality, you won't need to perform any post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. In this situation, what is the technique to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S21 +:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your phone.
  • Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen and choose the function » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects is displayed automatically. If not, tap 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 is then displayed at the bottom of the screen to adjust blur level that you want.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On some versions of your Samsung Galaxy S21+, the process is slightly different for blurring the background of a photo:

  • 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 an image of your Samsung Galaxy S21+ in post-production

It is possible at times that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not top. If so, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .

On some Android versions, this solution is only possible if your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live focus" mode. In the event that you captured the photo with one of these modes, here is the procedure to blur the background of your photo on Samsung Galaxy S21 + in post-production using the phone settings:

  • Go to the Gallery from your phone.
  • Open the photo 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 background to adjust the amount of blur you want.
  • To save the edited photo, press " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on your Android version and in the event that you captured the photo without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy S21+ by following this procedure:

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

Blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S21 + with an application

In the event that the manipulations we have just seen cannot be done, you still have a solution. You will therefore need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S21+. The advantage of this procedure is that it allows 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 S21 +, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, however it does this 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 S21 +.
  • 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 kind of blur among the many filters and effects. Then adjust its intensity .
  • Finally click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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