# Blur Background Photo Editor

> Auto blur photo editor to make blur Image background & blur camera to blur photo

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.outthinking.imageblur](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.outthinking.imageblur)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.outthinking.imageblur`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pixels Dev Studio
- **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY
- **Downloads:** 39,004,950
- **Rating:** 3.78 / 5 (139,440 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.89
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2014-12-07
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 100 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outthinking.imageblur)
- **Website:** [https://pixelsdevphotoapps.blogspot.com/](https://pixelsdevphotoapps.blogspot.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pixelsdevphotoapps.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html](https://pixelsdevphotoapps.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

**Blur Background Photo Editor** lets you effortlessly blur the background of your photos. Use the auto blur camera or select images from your gallery to apply professional blur effects. Features include zoom blur effects, flexible brush sizing, undo/reset options, and intuitive controls for precise editing. Whether you want to highlight the subject or obscure unwanted parts like faces or objects, this tool helps create stunning blurred backgrounds without any advanced camera equipment.

Save your edits in high quality and share directly to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. With an attractive user interface and powerful editing tools, this extension makes photo background editing simple and fun.

## Rankings

- #3,945 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.outthinking.imageblur.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users like the app’s simplicity and that it produces good, quick background‑blur results. The dominant complaints are excessive, intrusive ads and widespread reports the app won’t open or becomes unusable; several users call it fake or request a paid/no‑ads option.

### Pros

- Easy to use — several users say it's simple and quick to apply blur
- Produces good blur/editing results — users report effective background blurring
- Handy/fast for on‑the‑go background edits — few taps deliver desired result

### Cons

- Excessive and intrusive advertisements — many say ads are overwhelming
- App fails to open or is unusable/‘fake’ for some users — frequent reports it won’t start
- Ads sometimes prevent the app from running, making it effectively unusable by some users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.outthinking.imageblur)