How to Use the Blur Tool on WhatsApp | Blur Messages or Chats

In recent times, WhatsApp has introduced a lot of exciting features, like creating a poll on WhatsApp and more. One such exciting feature we are going to discuss in this article is the WhatsApp blur feature. With this default feature, you can blur the images when you chat with your friends on WhatsApp. Even you can blur through the WhatsApp web interface with some of the best Chrome web extensions.

How to Blur WhatsApp Chat

There are three ways to Blur WhatsApp Chat. They are:

• Blur WhatsApp Chat from an Android or iOS device
• Blur Chat on WhatsApp web
• Install Privacy Extension for WhatsApp Web on Chrome Browser

How to Blur Your WhatsApp Chat from an Android Phone or iPhone

With the new update on WhatsApp, you only can blur an image that you want to share on a chat.

1. Open WhatsApp on your Android or iOS device.

2. Choose the contact you want to send a blurred image to.

3. Click on the Paperclip icon near the chatbox.

4. Select the Gallery icon and choose the image you want to blur.

5. Tap the Pencil Shaped icon from the Upper Right Corner.

6. Select the Blur icon, which is placed at the bottom right corner of the screen.

7. Drag the area where you want to blur the images.

8. You can also use other tools to highlight the part of the image.

9. After you are done editing, hit the Done button from the upper right corner and send it to your contact.

How to Blur Chat on WhatsApp Web

1. Open a Web browser and visit the official website of WhatsApp web.

2. Scan the QR code from the WhatsApp app on your Smartphone to log in.

3. After you log in to WhatsApp web, choose the contact where you want to create and send blurred images.

4. Click the Paperclip icon and choose the Gallery option.

5. Choose the image you want to blur from local storage.

6. Now, click on the Blur icon.

7. Place or expand the cursor on the image where you want to blur.

8. Click on the Done button and send it to your contact.

Helpful Tips: If you are interested, you can create a channel on WhatsApp to communicate with a large number of people at a time.

How to Blur Chats from WhatsApp Web on Desktop

Unlike the built-in feature, you can install some of the popular Chrome web extensions to blur the interface of WhatsApp web. But the only drawback with this method is it is only applicable to Chrome browsers.

1. Open your Chrome Web browser on your Windows or Mac PC.

2. Next, visit the official website of the Chrome web store.

2. Search Privacy Extension for WhatsApp Web on the store.

3. Click and select Add to Chrome.

5. Now, your chats will be blurred. You can then take a screenshot of the image and share it on the social media network without any worry.

6. You can all find features like blurring profile pictures, previous chats, media galleries, and more.

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Watch how to blur chats on WhatsApp web.

Conclusion

The blurring effect on WhatsApp has become a useful feature where the users don’t have to rely on third-party apps to blur images they want to send. But since you can only blur an image from your local storage or the image you directly capture through your Camera, it is a huge drawback. But with the popular Chrome web extensions like Privacy Extension for WhatsApp Web, it is an easy process to blur the image throughout the interface of WhatsApp Web.