Did you know that it is possible to blur images on WhatsApp web? The most popular messaging service on the planet now lets you blur part of an image before sharing it with others. This is a very useful option when you need to hide the background of a photo or a person's face, for example. Be that as it may, it is possible to do it and Today we explain how to blur an image using the web version of WhatsApp.
The first thing you should know is that the option to blur images is only available for WhatsApp web, not in the mobile app or the desktop version. Therefore, the first step to blur images in WhatsApp is open session in WhatsApp web from any browser. Second, you must choose a chat and select an image before being able to use the blur option. Let's see how to do it step by step.
Blur images on WhatsApp web: how to do it?
Adding effects to images to upload them to the 'status' or share them in a chat is one of the WhatsApp features that we like the most. For years the messaging application has allowed you to crop images and add emojis, stickers, text, shapes and filters. and now too it is possible to blur images in WhatsApp web in a simple way and without the need to download third-party apps or browser extensions.
It is worth noting that it is not easy to find an image editor that allows blurring and at the same time preserves the graphic quality of the photo. And the programs that do, like Photoshop or Gimp, aren't that easy for the average user to use. That's why, It is a very useful plus that WhatsApp Web can be used as an online photo editor to blur images without losing quality.
As we have already said, the option to blur images is only available in the web version of WhatsApp. So far, neither the mobile app nor the desktop app incorporate this functionality. In any case, the fact that WhatsApp web does it is an advantage that many can take advantage of to edit photos at a basic level. Let's see What are the steps to take to blur images on WhatsApp web.
Log in to WhatsApp web
The first thing you should do to blur an image on WhatsApp web is log in with your account in the online version of the messaging platform. You can do this from your mobile or from a computer, using any browser, such as Google Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera, etc. Here we explain the steps in more detail:
- Open the browser and type WhatsApp web.
- Choose the first option that appears, or follow this direction www.web.whatsapp.com.
- You will see the WhatsApp home page with a QR code to scan.
- Now go to the WhatsApp app on your mobile and press the three vertical dots in the upper right corner.
- Choose the 'Linked devices' option and click on 'Link a device'.
- Scan the QR code that appears on the screen to log in with your WhatsApp web account.
Select a chat and choose the image
Once you have logged in with your WhatsApp web account, you can use the messaging platform from your computer through the browser. In this modality, WhatsApp offers functions that are not available in the mobile and desktop versions, such as blurring images. To access this function, you must select a chat and then choose an image.
At this point you have two options. If you are going to send the blurred image to a specific contact, then you have to open a chat with that person. But if what you want is to blur an image and add other effects without sharing it with anyone, you can open a chat with yourself. To do the latter, follow these steps:
- In WhatsApp web, click on the 'New chat' icon, located on the left side of the screen, next to the three menu dots.
- In the 'New chat' section, you will see the options 'New group', 'New community' and 'WhatsApp contacts'.
- Just below 'Contacts on WhatsApp' you will see your own number and the legend 'Send messages to this same number'.
- Select your same number to open a chat with yourself.
Once you have opened a chat with yourself (or with another person), it is time to select the image you want to blur. To do this, follow the steps below:
- Click on the 'Attach' icon, which is the one in the shape of a clip or clip.
- In the floating icons that appear, choose 'Photos and videos'.
- A new window will open for you to select the image from your computer storage.
- Select the image you want to blur and press 'Open'.
Add the blur effect to the image
Once you have the image mounted on WhatsApp web, it's time to add the blur effect. In the chat, just above the image, you will see the icons with the effects that you can add to the image: Emoji, Sticker, Text, Paint, Blur, Crop and rotate, Undo and redo. Since we want to blur the image, we choose 'Blur' and then a rectangle that circumscribes the blur effect appears on the image.
- This is where you must select the area of the image that you want to blur.
- To do this, you can move the blur rectangle, or make it bigger or smaller.
- You will also see that, below the image, there are blur adjustment optionssuch as the blur mode and level.
- Apply the settings you prefer and, if you make a mistake, you can always click on 'Delete' (the trash can icon) to apply new settings.
When you have applied the blur on the image, you only have to click on 'Done', and the image will be ready to be sent to the chat. Click 'Send' and the image will be sent to the chat with the blur adjustment. If you now want to save the image to your computer, select it and click the 'Download' option in the upper right corner of the screen. You can also right click on the image and choose the 'Save image as' option.
As you can see, blurring an image on WhatsApp web is very easy to do, and you don't need to download programs or browser extensions. The messaging platform itself offers all the options to apply a selective blur without the image losing quality. We just hope that this very useful functionality will soon be available for the WhatsApp mobile and desktop app.