First, take a photo of your real-life background or download a virtual background you'd like to use. However, you can still technically blur your background on your next mobile Zoom call with a few extra steps.

The company still only offers the in-app Blur button for Zoom Client version 5.5.0 or later for Windows or MacOS, meaning you're out of luck if you're trying to access the feature on your smartphone or tablet.

Unfortunately, there's a catch for mobile Zoom users. If you've taken your messy office out of focus during your video meetings, you might be wondering: Can you blur your Zoom background on your phone or tablet as well? Technically, yes, but it's going to work a little differently than on your laptop.īefore the tech company rolled out an in-platform 'Blur' button back in February 2021 with its 5.5.0 operating system update, Zoom users had to blur out their IRL backdrops the old fashioned way: by using a third-party website to take your background out of focus and then uploading the doctored image to Zoom through the virtual backgrounds feature. Months after Zoom finally made it possible to blur out your real-life background without leaving the videoconferencing platform, mobile users still have so many questions about using the update on their devices.

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