There is a good change that if you are active on social media, on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, you will find photos of your friends who look much older.
This depends on the application with an impressive AI face recognition tool that processes facial images, and then produces a more realistic and longer face version, often including gray hair with impressive details.
What is FaceApp?
FaceApp is a free application available on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. That means, if you have an Android phone or iPhone, you can use it.
This isn't a new application, it's been around for a while now, but it's mainly billed as an application to make your selfie better. It has a number of features designed to add a touch of design to your photos.
You can use it to add glasses, change hair color, style, makeup or smile, among many other features. Some of them are limited to purchasing a subscription in a premium application. You can even swap gender if you want, similar to the features included in the latest Snapchat filters.
You can use it to add glasses, change hair color, style, makeup or smile, among many other features. Some of them are limited to purchasing a subscription in a premium application. You can even swap gender if you want, similar to the features included in the latest Snapchat filters.
What makes this application so unique is that it is supported by what developers call "advanced nerve portrait editing technology". This AI / Machine Learning is specially trained to recognize facial features, and the process changes, while maintaining a realistic and impressive appearance.
With regard to aging filters, in particular, people have fun sharing these scary results on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
With regard to aging filters, in particular, people have fun sharing these scary results on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
How do I make myself look old?
Because of the advanced neural processing engine, your part in using this app is very simple. First up: download the app on your phone.
When you first launch it, both on Android and iPhone, it will require permission to access your camera and image gallery, so you must approve the permission.
When done, you will see it automatically through the camera roll to see the face, and load everything into the grid. This can take 30 seconds or more. As soon as it's finished, the first box in this box has a camera icon on it, tap this to take a new selfie, or select an existing one.
When you have taken a photo, or selected one from the gallery, it takes a few seconds to process the data and then takes you to the editing view where all the miracles occur.
Along the bottom of the screen, you will see a different row of filter options. Select "age", then "old" and wait a few seconds to process the image, and then turn you into an old woman, or old man.
To save it, press "Apply" and then press the small download arrow in the top corner to save it on your cellphone and share it on social media.
Here is a selection of our best Pocket-lint staff, made to look far, far older.
When done, you will see it automatically through the camera roll to see the face, and load everything into the grid. This can take 30 seconds or more. As soon as it's finished, the first box in this box has a camera icon on it, tap this to take a new selfie, or select an existing one.
When you have taken a photo, or selected one from the gallery, it takes a few seconds to process the data and then takes you to the editing view where all the miracles occur.
Along the bottom of the screen, you will see a different row of filter options. Select "age", then "old" and wait a few seconds to process the image, and then turn you into an old woman, or old man.
To save it, press "Apply" and then press the small download arrow in the top corner to save it on your cellphone and share it on social media.
Here is a selection of our best Pocket-lint staff, made to look far, far older.
Tips for quick fun: For a much older look, try reruning your older self through the process. See what happened.
Of course, if you want, you can choose to make yourself look younger. But in our experience, this only seems strange.
So that's how it is. This is nothing new, but for whatever reason, it has recently become something popular.
Of course, if you want, you can choose to make yourself look younger. But in our experience, this only seems strange.
So that's how it is. This is nothing new, but for whatever reason, it has recently become something popular.
How to Use FaceApp for the FaceApp Challenge
1. Download FaceApp from the iOS App Store or Google Play. Fire it up and decline the subscription offer to use the free trial.
2. Tap the camera button the middle of the screen, then tap "Enable" to enable camera access. Don't give FaceApp access to your photos.
Take a selfie, tap use, and navigate the filter menu. Select "Age," then select "Old."
Save and share to social media with #FaceAppChallenge to see what your friends think!
