The last months we're on a roll for major updates in many of the most important applications. Once more, it is time to update with a new and long-awaited function to Google Photos. From this new update we can use the background blur to improve our photos.
El bokeh effect basically consisting of a blurring of the background to obtain a highlight of the foreground of a photo became ultra famous thanks to the appearance of dual photo cameras. an effect also dubbed "portrait effect" by Apple which became ultra popular with the launch of dual cameras.
Portrait effect on your mobile without dual camera
Such was the boom in photos with the bokeh effect that a large sector of manufacturers were quick to create dual-camera devices. And they did it solely and exclusively with the intention of taking advantage of a fashion, which today seems to have not been a fleeting one. Having a smartphone with a dual camera ensured that we had photos with a really striking finish.
Over time we have seen how the software has evolved to the point of not needing a dual camera or with a large focal aperture to achieve this effect. A clear example of this is the tool which will implement Google Photos with the new update. "Blur background" It will serve us just to achieve that much desired finish in our photographs.
"Blur background", at the moment only for the Google Pixel
At the moment we do not know when this tool will be available for all Android devices. The background blur tool It has initially only reached the Google Pixel as part of an update. If you have a Google Pixel you will receive a notification when you have this tool available. And it is anticipated that very soon it will be available to other users.
One detail to keep in mind is that the background blur effect cannot be applied to all photos. In order to use it, the Google Photos application itself will activate (or not) the option. As a general rule, we can make use of it in photos with well-defined close-ups that allow easy highlighting in contrast to the background. Is it the option you were waiting for?
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