Google rolls out Snapseed 4.2 with advanced blur tools and preset importing

Google is releasing Snapseed 4.2, a major update to its free photo-editing app for Android and iOS. The new version introduces advanced creative features, including motion blur, depth-based lens blur, and full multi-wheel color grading. The software update is rolling out gradually to users across both mobile platforms. [1][2]

With the new blur options, editors can apply motion blur to either the background or the foreground subject, a capability previously exclusive to iPhone users that is now reaching Android. The depth-based lens blur isolates subjects from backgrounds to emulate wide-aperture camera lenses with strong bokeh effects. Snapseed 4.2 also lets photographers import their LUTs color grading presets from Lightroom. [1][2]

The update expands community collaboration through #SnapseedLook, a showcase where creators can share custom Looks alongside their underlying LUTs and full editing recipes. Other users can browse these recipes within the app to replicate specific visual styles directly onto their own images. [1][2]