Apply presets to photos using Quick actions

Last updated on Jun 5, 2026

Learn how to use AI-powered suggestions to instantly enhance specific parts of your photo.

Quick actions in Adobe Lightroom on mobile use AI to analyze your photos and suggest targeted enhancements. These quick edits let you apply presets and more on the go.

Open a photo in Detail view and select Actions .

In the Actions panel, select one of the following AI-powered features:

Subject: Apply presets to the main subject in the photo.
Background: Apply Blur presets to the background.
Sky: Apply presets to enhance the sky area in the image.

Select a preset from the available variations.

Drag the Amount slider to fine-tune the adjustments.

Select Done icon to save your edits.

Tip

You can use Actions and Auto together to edit a photo. Select Auto to automatically apply automatic edit suggestions, and then refine specific elements in the Actions panel.

After applying presets in the Actions panel, you can further refine your photo using the Edit or Masking panels. All the adjustments create masks that remain editable in the Masking panel.

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