Samsung brings Image Clipper to its Galaxy A series devices

Samsung‘s newly-introduced Gallery feature Image Clipper is now rolling out to its mid-range smartphones. The April security update for the Galaxy A53 5G brings the feature. The company has already pushed it to several flagship models, including the Galaxy S22 series and the latest foldables.

For the uninitiated, Image Clipper is a new tool in Samsung’s Gallery app for its Galaxy smartphones. Debuting with the Galaxy S23 series earlier this year, it lets you quickly crop out subjects from images.

When viewing photos in Gallery, you can press and hold on a subject to instantly crop it out. The cropped image can be saved as a separate file or copied to paste into other apps. You can also instantly share it on social media.

Shortly after the Galaxy S23 release, Samsung started pushing Image Clipper to its older devices. Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy S22 series received it first. The likes of the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and other flagship models followed soon.

The company also seeded the new feature to low-cost flagships such as the Galaxy S20 FE. It has now shifted focus to mid-range models, with the Galaxy A53 5G being the first in the segment to pick up Image Clipper.

The April update for the Galaxy A53 5G brings Samsung’s Image Clipper feature

As said earlier, the new feature arrives with the April security update for the 2022 premium mid-range smartphone. The update is rolling out with the firmware build number A536BXXU5CWD1 in Europe. Samsung should soon expand the release to other markets.

It’s worth noting that the April SMR (Security Maintenance Release) has already reached some Galaxy A53 5G users in the US. But it didn’t bring Image Clipper. Those users may get this new feature with the May update. Or maybe Samsung will push a second April update in the region.

Either way, if you’re using a Galaxy A53 5G, Image Clipper is headed your way. All eligible units around the world will receive this feature over the next few weeks. Of course, this update isn’t just about the new feature. The April SMR also contains dozens of vulnerability fixes.

We are talking about more than 70 security patches here, at least five of which were identified as critical issues by Samsung and Google. The remaining flaws were also mostly of high severity. You can check for updates by navigating to Settings > Software update and tapping on Download and install.