Skype's mobile app for iPhones and iPads gets background blur feature

Global communication platform Skype's mobile app for iPhones and iPads has been updated with a new screen-blurring feature similar to the background blur in Microsoft Teams.

San Francisco: Skype now supports background blurring on PC, iOS, and iPadOS, but there is no word yet on Android support, as per a tweet.

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However, the feature has been available on the desktop version of Skype for a while, reports The Verge.

• One can download the latest version of Skype for iPhone or iPad and enable background blur within the video call options.
  
• Microsoft is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to blur everything in a room around the user and keep the user as the main focal point.
  
• The blur effect, which is effectively bokeh, will detect hair, arms, and hands to avoid blurring out key body language during video calls.
  
• Google's video conferencing service Google Meet is also on track to get a new feature that will blur users background during a video call.
  
• The development was spotted during an APK teardown of Google Meet version 41.5 for Android.
  

(Inputs from IANS)