{"id":99142,"date":"2018-03-15T16:46:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T16:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=99142"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:36:16","slug":"instagram-to-bring-this-flagship-feature-to-all-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/instagram-to-bring-this-flagship-feature-to-all-smartphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram to bring this flagship feature to all smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the latest Android APK development file, a .png file seems to indicate that Instagram is working on a portrait mode, like the ones currently being flaunted by flagship phones like the iPhone X and the Pixel 2.<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\n

Smartphones are incredible things<\/strong>. They cram an unbelievable amount of functionality into a pocket-sized slab of technology<\/strong>, and they\u2019ve truly revolutionized the modern world. The problem for the smartphone makers is how do you continue to innovate when you\u2019re making a product that has literally changed the world. The makers of flagship phones like the iPhone X and the Pixel 2<\/strong> solve this by cramming in more and more tech into that tiny little slab.<\/p>\n

One such innovation in the current generation of flagship smartphones is the portrait mode that enables users to take DSLR like portrait photos<\/strong> by blurring the background but leaving the subject of the photo crystal clear. This isn\u2019t easy to do, but the results can be impressive.<\/p>\n

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The iPhone X and similar flagships use a second telephoto lens<\/strong>\u00a0to help create the effect, but the Pixel 2 uses a different method achieve this impressive effect. The Pixel 2 uses AI<\/strong> to create the \u201cbokeh effect\u201d that makes the portraits stand out using only one camera. The Pixel 2 uses a software solution<\/strong> rather than a hardware one.<\/p>\n

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This software approach has a number of advantages<\/strong> over the hardware approach. For starters, it means that the portrait mode will work well on the single front-facing camera<\/strong> as well as it does with the double camera setup on the back. The other major benefit is cost. Once you have the software, you can add an effective portrait mode to all single camera phones<\/strong>, if you wish. This is what Instagram is working on<\/strong>, a reliable portrait mode for its app that, potentially, could be used on all smartphones no matter how many cameras they have.<\/p>\n

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