One of the novelties that have arrived on Android devices in recent days is the 'Universal Portrait' of Google Photos. For more than two years it was possible to blur the background of any portrait, ...

Anurag's interest in technology was sparked around 15 years ago when he first tried a Nokia smartphone, one of those Windows-powered devices. Having only used feature phones up until then, he was ...

Haroun joined Android Police in 2021, reporting on the latest stories in the tech world. Since then, he’s gleefully covered everything from the most mundane Google Docs features to more mainstream ...

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 ...

Google has confirmed it will roll out a new customization setting in Android to let users turn off the background blur effect. Android’s new Material 3 Expressive design makes ample use of blur ...