What’s the best way to blur faces in photos on an iPhone XR?
October 16, 2019 9:55 PM Subscribe
I regularly want to simply blur faces in photos on my phone, an iPhone XR. I would ideally like this to be as simple as “pull photo up, scribble on face with finger, save.” I am happy to pay for an app up to $10, but do not want to pay for a subscription service or have to do anything not-on-the-phone.
I definitely do not want to just throw a sticker on top of something, or scribble over it- I want a blur effect. I’d be perfectly happy with something as simple as the tool in WhatsApp- but I can’t figure out how to save edits in there without sending it to someone. Surely someone smarter than me has figured this out?
I definitely do not want to just throw a sticker on top of something, or scribble over it- I want a blur effect. I’d be perfectly happy with something as simple as the tool in WhatsApp- but I can’t figure out how to save edits in there without sending it to someone. Surely someone smarter than me has figured this out?
One way I can think of is download photoshop fix for free and clone stamp over the face.
posted by less of course at 10:43 PM on October 16, 2019
posted by less of course at 10:43 PM on October 16, 2019
If whatsapp has a tool that does this then wouldn't screenshotting be an option?
posted by juv3nal at 1:43 AM on October 17, 2019
posted by juv3nal at 1:43 AM on October 17, 2019
YouDoodle is “free” with in-app purchases including the smudge tool. It’s brainlessly easy to use and you can evade most of the ads by closing the app the second you’re done.
posted by toodleydoodley at 9:27 AM on October 17, 2019
posted by toodleydoodley at 9:27 AM on October 17, 2019
You could also do the WhatsApp thing (haven’t seen it myself) and send it to yourself (I’m assuming you can text yourself in WhatsApp but I could be wrong). I text myself photos sometimes because i want a second copy and that’s not always easy on my phone. Kind of a pain but definitely do-able.
posted by sillysally at 9:36 AM on October 17, 2019
posted by sillysally at 9:36 AM on October 17, 2019
I have the Pixlr app that I use for near all my photo editing. It's free. It takes about 5 button clicks in the app: click the brush, select pixelate, draw on the face, hit the check mark to apply the brush, and then hit "Done" to save. It will save in the folder you select when you first download. here's a video that over-explains it for you, because of course there is.
posted by FirstMateKate at 12:19 PM on October 18, 2019
posted by FirstMateKate at 12:19 PM on October 18, 2019
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posted by k8t at 10:17 PM on October 16, 2019