Background blur

Background blur softens everything behind you, so the others see you and not the room you are in.

Turning it on

In a call, open Settings.

Go to Video and switch on Background blur.

It shows Loading blur model... for a moment while it gets ready.

What the others see

Until blur is ready, the others see your camera as off, with your profile picture or initial in its place, so they never catch your background while you wait. As soon as it is ready, they see you with your background blurred.

The blurring happens on your own device: your camera picture is not sent anywhere else to be blurred. It applies to your camera only, never to a screen you share.

It stays on in this browser

Your choice is remembered by the browser you made it in, so blur comes back on by itself in your next call there. On another browser or device, switch it on again.

If blur cannot start

You see Background blur could not start, so it is off and the others can see your background. This can happen on some devices and browsers. Try switching it on again from Settings, and turn your camera off if you do not want your background seen in the meantime.