2D Gaussian blur filter Let’s start with a “Gaussian blur filter”, a widely used filter that reduces image detail and noise (for example, to simulate lens out of focus blurring).

Image Edge Detection The Canny edge detector is an edge detection operator that uses a multi-stage algorithm to detect a wide range of edges in images. It was developed by John F. Canny in 1986. Canny ...

Someone hit it with a Gaussian blur, basically. As reported by The Verge, Google is rolling out this change piecemeal—starting with updates to Google app on IOS and Pixel phones, and likely ...