If your smartphone’s camera does not offer a portrait mode, or you don’t like the result of it, there is a way around it. Google Photos added this feature a while back. You can basically use the app ...

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 introduces a background blur effect in the app drawer, keyguard, and other areas. Activating Battery Saver will disable the background blur effect. Background blur consumes more ...

Have you ever looked at your phone‘s screen and thought, “That’s a lot of blur?” If you use an Android device, you’re not alone. As Google rolls out its new Material 3 Expressive design language, a ...

As part of its almost constant evolution, the Google Photos app for Android is set to gain expanded Portrait Blur effects which will work on older images and even more subjects. Google One and Pixel ...

Google’s much-hyped Material 3 Expressive design may soon find its way to more UI elements. The Android lock screen widgets could get a slick background blur effect. This change will make it more ...

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