Thousands of photos are taken every day on our cell phones. However, it may be necessary to retouch 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 best solution. But it is not always easy to find the solution to achieve artistic blurring. This is the reason why in this article we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S22 .

First we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy S22 . Then we will find out, how to blur a photo on Samsung Galaxy S22 with an application .

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Blur the background of a photo with your Samsung Galaxy S22

This background blur on a photo was until a few years ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. Thanks to the technological progress of our smartphones, this function is now possible on most phones. It gives the possibility of highlight the main subject of a photo en blurring artistically background details. We will now discover that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, several solutions exist to blur the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy S22.

Blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S22 before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S22 can be useful to bring out the main subjects in the foreground. With this in mind, there are several ways to do it. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy S22 thus have by default a way to blur the background the moment you capture the snapshot . The usefulness of this solution is that it is Fast . In fact, you won't need to perform any post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. In this situation, how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S22:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your phone.
  • Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and choose the function » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects appears automatically. If this is not what happens, click on the effects icon on the right of the screen.
  • Choose 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 change blur level that you want.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On several versions of your Samsung Galaxy S22, the procedure is slightly different to blur the background of a snapshot:

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

Blur the background of an image from your Samsung Galaxy S22 in post-production

It sometimes happens that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you had made are not good. If so, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .

On several 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 shot with one of these modes, here is the procedure to blur the background of your image on Samsung Galaxy S22 in post-production using the smartphone settings:

  • See you in the Gallery from your smartphone.
  • Open the snapshot that you are trying 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 your Android version and if you captured the snapshot without functionality , you can still blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy S22 by following this solution:

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

Blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S22 using an application

In the event that the manipulations that we have just seen cannot be done, you still have a solution. In this situation you will have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy S22. The advantage of this solution 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 Samsung Galaxy S22, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one function, but suddenly 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 S22.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Click on the image you want to blur.
  • Click on the option » Edit "
  • Choose the area to blur or the background, the kind of blur among the many filters and effects. Then set its intensity .
  • To finish click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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