Open the Lightroom app and navigate to Settings > Account.
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- Technical requirements
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- Download and install Lightroom
- Workspace overview
- Manage cloud storage and sync
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Gesture controls in Lightroom on mobile
- Access contextual help
- App preferences and settings
- Enable Early access features
- Export photos with Content Credentials
- Connect social accounts to Content Credentials
- Save Community edits as presets
- Remix photos in Community
- Manage your Community profile
- Follow and manage Community photographers
- Supported file formats
- Generate and share diagnostic logs
- Adobe Lightroom on mobile FAQ
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Add and capture photos
- Add and import photos
- Capture photos
- Organize with albums and folders
- Search and filter photos
- Review, rate, and manage versions
- Masks and selective adjustments
- Heal, clone, and remove
- Manage AI edits
- Edit videos
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Share, save, and export
- Add watermarks to photos
- Create shared albums for others to contribute
- View and contribute to shared albums as an invitee
- Share albums using free cloud storage
- Share photo edits with the community
- Send photos to Photoshop on iPad
- Export HDR photos
- Export videos
- Share photos via different apps
- Copy and paste edits to photos
- Create edit replay videos
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Troubleshoot
- Known and fixed issues in Adobe Lightroom on mobile
- App launch and update issues
- Editing and preset issues
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Settings and access issues
- Premium features unavailable after purchase
- Trackpad scroll gestures not working on iPad
- Waiting for Settings dialog when creating versions
- Settings could not be loaded error on iOS
- iOS photo prompt missing on first launch
- Batch export hangs with Content Credentials on iOS
- Lightroom database corruption error on iOS
- Work with presets
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Premium features unavailable after purchase
Restore access using account verification and purchase restoration.
When you purchase an Adobe Lightroom on mobile premium subscription via in-app purchase but cannot access premium features, the issue is usually due to account authentication, subscription restoration, or a temporary system sync delay.
After completing the purchase, you may still view Subscription Expired, or premium features such as Masking, Lens Blur, and Generative Remove may remain locked. In these cases, the app may continue to behave as if you are using the free version, even though the payment was completed successfully.
One of the most common causes is being signed in with a different Adobe ID than the one used for the purchase. Since the subscription is linked to a specific Adobe ID, signing in with another account prevents access to premium features.
If you're unsure which Adobe ID is associated with your purchase, check your purchase history in the App Store to confirm the account used for the transaction.
Verify the email address displayed matches the Adobe ID you used during purchase.
To change the email ID, sign out and sign back in with the correct Adobe ID.
If you're signed in with the correct Adobe ID but still can’t access premium features, the purchase may not be properly linked to your Lightroom account:
Launch the Lightroom app on your device.
In Albums view, select the settings icon in the upper-right corner. If you're in Grid or Loupe view, select the three-dots icon in the upper-right corner and select Settings .
In the Settings menu, select the Accordion icon next to your Account name and Adobe ID.
In the Accounts screen, select Restore Purchases.
Wait for the restoration process to complete and verify that premium features are now available.
If account verification and purchase restoration don't resolve the issue, a system refresh may help:
Don’t uninstall and reinstall the Lightroom app, as this may result in data loss for photos and edits that haven't been synced to the cloud yet.
If none of these solutions restore access to your premium features, post your issue to the Adobe Support Community with details about your device platform, the Adobe ID you're using, and confirmation that you've completed the given steps. For billing questions specific to your app store purchase, contact Apple Support.
After completing the purchase, you may still view Subscription Expired, or premium features such as Masking, Lens blur, and Generative Remove may remain locked. In these cases, the app may continue to behave as if you are using the free version, even though the payment was completed successfully.
One of the most common causes is being signed in with a different Adobe ID than the one used for the purchase. Since the subscription is linked to a specific Adobe ID, signing in with another account prevents access to premium features.
If you're unsure which Adobe ID is associated with your purchase, check your purchase history in the Google Play Store to confirm the account used for the transaction.
Open the Lightroom app and navigate to Menu > Account.
Verify the email address displayed matches the Adobe ID you used during purchase.
To change the email ID, sign out and sign back in with the correct Adobe ID.
If you're signed in with the correct Adobe ID but still can’t access premium features, the purchase may not be properly linked to your Lightroom account:
Launch the Lightroom app on your device.
Select Menu > Account.
In the Account panel, select Restore Purchases.
Wait for the restoration process to complete and verify that premium features are now available.
If account verification and purchase restoration don't resolve the issue, a system refresh may help:
Don’t uninstall and reinstall the Lightroom app, as this may result in data loss for photos and edits that haven't been synced to the cloud yet.
If none of these solutions restore access to your premium features, post your issue to the Adobe Support Community with details about your device platform, the Adobe ID you’re using, and confirmation that you've completed the given steps. For billing questions specific to your app store purchase, contact Google Play Support.