{"id":78043,"date":"2014-12-16T23:29:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T21:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=78043"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:19:04","slug":"facebook-auto-enhances-your-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/facebook-auto-enhances-your-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook now auto-enhances your photos because your phone’s camera sucks (update)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook is copying one of Google+’s best features: auto-enhanced photos. Google calls their version “auto-awesome<\/a>“, which debuted May of 2013. Both social networks now automatically enhance your photos to look better, but Google+ still wins for cuteness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The auto-enhance feature uses computers to figure out what will make a photo look better. If your picture is too dark, the computer algorithm<\/strong> will boost the exposure. If your picture is too blue, it’ll adjust the temperature.<\/p>\n

\"Facebook<\/p>\n

Users still get some control over how their photos look. They’ll be able to adjust the intensity<\/strong> of the auto-enhanced feature. By defaulting to auto-enhanced images, Facebook hopes it’ll take the guess work out of editing your photos before posting them.<\/p>\n

The auto-enhance feature has existed in Facebook’s apps for a while but it was never enabled by default until now. You still have the option to edit your photos with filters and other enhancements if you want manual control.<\/p>\n

The announcement follows Instagram’s release of five new photo filters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Facebook for iOS<\/a> users will be getting auto-enhanced photos starting today. The feature is coming soon to Android<\/a> as well, though a specific date wasn’t mentioned.<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: If you don’t want Facebook to aut0-enhance your photos by default because you trust your photography skills, you can do so pretty easily. Gizmodo<\/em> has a guide<\/a> on how to do it. Simply navigate to the More<\/em> button from the sidebar and tap on Video and Photos<\/em>. Under that menu you will see the option to toggle Enhance automatically<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Source: TechCrunch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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