# Ability to increase/decrease blur background effect intensity

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/ability-to-increase-decrease-blur-background-effect-intensity/98496>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 16, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/ability-to-increase-decrease-blur-background-effect-intensity/98496 "2023-11-16T16:58:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![elleanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f6c823/32.png) [@elleanna](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elleanna)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/ability-to-increase-decrease-blur-background-effect-intensity/98496/1 "2023-11-16T16:58:46Z")

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Google teams has this feature available - would be great to have because the Zoom blur feature is often too harsh

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**Author:** ![Isaac1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/isaac1/32/70477_2.png) [@Isaac1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Isaac1)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/ability-to-increase-decrease-blur-background-effect-intensity/98496/2 "2025-07-30T14:33:37Z")

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Zoom, this feature is desperately needed! Google Meet feature is really nice to be able to adjust the blur of the background.