Get answers to frequently asked questions about features, syncing, and subscriptions for Lightroom on mobile.
These questions typically arise when exploring Lightroom on mobile for the first time, evaluating subscription options, or setting up sync across devices.
You can use all capture, organization, and sharing features for free, plus most editing tools. Premium features require a paid subscription and include cloud storage, sync across devices, healing brush, masking, geometry tools, batch editing, raw editing, and Sensei-powered search.
Yes, you can sync photos and edits between Lightroom for mobile and Lightroom or Lightroom Classic on desktop if you have an active Creative Cloud membership. If you have a perpetual license for Lightroom, syncing isn't available. Explore Creative Cloud Photography plans for sync capabilities.
Yes, Lightroom automatically backs up all your photos to the cloud and stores your original images in Creative Cloud. You can access and work with them from any desktop or mobile device with an active subscription.
When you sync raw files from Lightroom Classic, it automatically renders a smart preview—a smaller version that retains all editing flexibility at a fraction of the size. When you upload raw files from Lightroom desktop, it backs up your original file to the cloud and lets you access it from any device.
With a Creative Cloud membership, your photos, edits, metadata, and organization settings can be kept up to date across Lightroom on mobile, desktop, and web. This lets you start editing on one device and continue seamlessly on another, with your latest changes available wherever you work.
Yes, if you're a Creative Cloud member, you can import and edit raw files from your camera using Lightroom for mobile on your iPad, iPhone, Android device, or Chromebook. On iOS devices, you can import raw files using the Camera Connection Kit.
You can sync only one catalog between Lightroom Classic on desktop and Lightroom for mobile. Before switching your synced catalog, make sure all items have fully synced with your desktop catalog to avoid losing work.
You retain ownership of your photos and videos at all times. If you cancel your subscription, you can download your content from Adobe and review Adobe’s current data retention policies for details about how long cloud-stored content may remain available before removal.
On mobile, you can continue to view and edit photos using Lightroom’s free features, but premium features and device syncing will no longer be available.
For the most up-to-date information about content retention and account changes after cancellation, view Adobe’s official subscription terms and data retention documentation.
If you run out of storage, new photos will save only on the device they were captured on and won't back up to the cloud or sync across devices. Photos already backed up remain accessible on all your devices. You can upgrade your plan to add more storage—call 800-585-0774 or manage your plan online.
