Snapseed 4.2 started its gradual rollout today on both Android and iOS, adding preset and LUT import alongside Motion Blur, depth-based Lens Blur, Color Grading, and landscape orientation support on iPhone and iPad. The update is staged, so it may take time to reach every device.

Preset and LUT import leads the release

The changelog lists Motion Blur and Color Grading, but the feature drawing the most user interest is Preset & LUT import. Users with preset packs already in use in apps such as Lightroom can bring presets and LUTs into Snapseed in "just a few taps" through Manage Looks in the gallery menu. Supported formats are .cube, .xmp, .3dl, .png, and .snapseed.

Users can also share their own custom Looks, with the option to include the LUTs those Looks rely on. The Snapseed team describes the goal of version 4.2 as bringing "even more creative control over your workflow—making it easy to bring your favorite editing styles into Snapseed, share and learn from each other's edits."

Motion Blur and depth-based Lens Blur

Motion Blur is a new tool for conveying speed and turning static photos into dynamic stories. It can blur the whole scene, streak the background behind a sharp subject for a panning effect, or apply motion to the subject itself.

Depth-based Lens Blur adds a Depth option inside the Lens Blur tool. Snapseed uses the depth of the scene to soften the background naturally, simulating a wide-aperture lens. Bokeh Boost can be raised to make highlights bloom into creamy bokeh.

Community Looks and Color Grading

Discover Community Looks (#SnapseedLook) surfaces community-made Looks inside the app. Users can browse Looks on their original photos, tap one to try it on their own shot, and open the full edit recipe to see every adjustment and how it was built. Community Looks will be a rotating, curated set of edits; users who want their work featured can tag it with #SnapseedLook.

Full multi-wheel Color Grading is now rolling out to everyone on Android alongside LUT integration.

Landscape orientation on iPhone and iPad

iPhones and iPads now support landscape orientation, a change aimed at users who edit on larger screens.

What to watch

The rollout is gradual, so availability depends on when the update reaches a given device. Users who rely on preset packs from other editors now have a path to carry those styles into Snapseed, while the rotating Community Looks set gives the app a curated, community-driven source of edit recipes to explore.