Instagram’s new Focus tool brings portrait mode to most iPhones and some Androids

Apr10

by Sindy Cator on April 10, 2018 at 5:15 pm

Instagram is rolling out a dedicated portrait mode within its app called Focus, allowing users to take portraits even on phones which don’t have a portrait setting of their own. To use Focus, open your Instagram Story and swipe to the option under the “Record” button — it’ll be next to “Superzoom.” After you do, focus your camera on a person, and the photo will automatically bring the person into focus while blurring the background. From there, you can take artistic selfies or videos to your heart’s content — and add filters and such after the fact too. According to…