Lightroom for mobile on iOS 14

Last updated on May 24, 2023

On September 16 2020, Apple released the new version of iOS operating system - iOS 14. The latest version of Lightroom for mobile (iOS) is compatible with iOS 14. However, you will have the following experience when you launch Lightroom on iOS 14.

First launch on iOS 14

Upon first launch on iOS 14, you will be prompted to select the level of photo access to allow for Lightroom. This dialog will appear even if you have already provided access to Lightroom in the past.

New dialog to allow access

There is a new option in the Allow Access dialog box - Select Photos. If you select this option, every time you launch Lightroom, you will get a dialog box that allows you to choose a set of photos that will be available in Lightroom. The Auto Import of new photos will also not work if you choose the Select Photo option.

Change access setting for Lightroom

If you do not want the Select Photos dialog box to appear every time you launch Lightroom or if you want to use the Auto Import feature, you can change the settings for Lightroom and allow access to all photos. To change the settings, do the following:

Tap Settings on the Home screen and search for Lightroom.
In Lightroom settings, tap Photos.
In the Allow Photo Access setting, select All Photos.

Unable to use Direct Import

When you connect your mobile device to an external source, you are unable to directly impoty photos from the connected device. Follow the steps below to resolve this issue:

Tap Settings on the Home screen and navigate to Privacy > Files & Folders.
If there are two entries for Lightroom, toggle both the entries to ON.

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