Microsoft is joining the ranks of Facefeed and Selfie 365 by releasing its own iOS selfie app. This is the alternative of the Lumia selfie for users with iOS 8.0 or later. Microsoft Selfie, aptly named, is the work of Microsoft’s smart computer on display.
Microsoft Selfie Makes the Ideal Selfie
According to Microsoft, the app has all the editing tools that users could need to make themselves picture perfect. The app is officially live on the App Store.
The tool takes into consideration age, gender, skin tone, lighting and other factors into the equation to make the perfect selfie. It can enhance pictures in the matter of a few taps with pre-determined photo models. Microsoft Selfie can adjust color theme, exposure and can perform intelligent enhancements and reduce noise.
Microsoft Selfie vs Lumia Selfie
According to current users, the Microsoft Selfie app is a softcore version of the Lumia Selfie. Lumia Selfie was the very first selfie app introduced by Microsoft for Windows phones. It features 13 filters with names that even Instagram would approve of, like ‘1965’ and ‘BlueDawn’
The most unique feature in this app is that it has a ‘compare’ button. It displays the original, unedited version of your selfies to show the difference. This may help to be able to find the line of subtlety while editing their pictures.
Are Selfie Editing Apps Popular?
The rate at which the app is downloaded will tell if selfie enhancements are really as popular as thought. The app will even automatically optimize your pictures for editing. It is thought to be using the same or a similar technology to the company’s Project Oxford. This was the technology used in a platform that identified people’s ages through images in popular websites. The widget got quite a bit of recognition, giving people a few surprised gasps and some laughs.
Microsoft in 2016
The company has been tackling many different markets in 2015. It had great momentum in the video game industry, had a few breakthrough in artificial intelligence. It recently started to support India in their startup ecosystem. It’s fair to say that Microsoft will have a great next few years, though it could still lag behind Sony in terms of Xbox sales.
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