Create an album
In the Albums view, click the '+' icon displayed above the list of folders and albums.
Create albums. Organize albums into folders. Arrange photos in order using filter by options. Search photos using metadata, keywords, and facets.
Albums help you organize photographs, grouping and sorting them according to your preferences and requirements. You can create albums and import specific photos of your choice from the Camera Roll or Gallery on your device.
Create an album
In the Albums view, click the '+' icon displayed above the list of folders and albums.
From the Create New menu that appears, choose Album.
In the Create Album dialog, type a name for the new album, and tap OK.
Album options
(Optional) Tap () icon next to the album name to set up your album.
Add photos from your device or the All Photos album
Tap the album name to navigate inside the album. Then, tap the add photos icon at the lower-right corner.
A. Add photos from your device or the All Photos album B. Capture a photo and add to the album
You can also tap to the camera icon to capture a photo using the Lightroom's in-app camera and add it to your album.
From the Add Photos From menu, choose Device or All Photos.
In the next screen, you can now select the photos and add them to the album.
Did you add photos to the album? Take it out for a spin! Tap the album name to view all the photos in the album. Tap one of the thumbnails to open and edit the photo.
Introduced in Lightroom for mobile 6.0 (October 2020 release)
Once you have added photos, Lightroom can automatically pick the best photos from an album for you. Follow the steps below to use this feature:
From the Albums panel, open the album from which you want to select your best photos.
Tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner and select Choose Best Photos.
Lightroom analyzes your album and picks the best photos. The analysis is based on photo quality and faces in the photos. The top photos that are picked are displayed in the Chosen section and the rest are shown in the Others section.
Use the Quality Threshold slider to increase or decrease the number of selected images. Higher values of the Quality Threshold will select fewer photos and vice versa.
You can choose to lock a photo in the Chosen or Other section. To do so, long-press a photo to select it, tap the three-dot icon from the upper-right corner and select the first option from the pop-up menu. You can move the selected photo to the other section using this menu as well. Once a photo is locked, it is not impacted by the movement of the Quality Threshold slider. You can also unlock a locked photo.
Once you're happy with the photos Lightroom has chosen for you, tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner to share and export the Chosen photos, add them to an album, or flag them as picked. You can also remove the Other photos from the current album or flag them as rejected.
You can copy or move photos between albums. Do one of the following, depending on which screen you are on:
Multiple photos
Single photo
You can remove photos from an album when they are no longer required. Note that any photo removed from an album will continue to be available in the Lightroom app.
Multiple Photos
Single Photo
Create a folder
In the Albums view, click the '+' icon displayed above the list of folders and albums.
From the Create New menu that appears, choose Folder.
In the Create Folder dialog, type a name for the new folder, and tap OK.
Folder options
(Optional) Tap () icon next to the folder name to set up your folder.
You can now create subfolders or add albums into the folder as necessary.
You can view the photographs in your album as a slideshow. To start a slideshow, do one of the following:
Slideshow options
During a slideshow, tap anywhere on the screen to bring up the controls to pause/play and access slideshow options. Then, do any of the following:
You can apply segmentation and sorting options to the photos from your search result. Tap () icon located at the upper-right corner in the Grid view. From the context menu that appears, you can apply the following options:
Relevancy: Sorts the photos based on how closely related a photo is to the search tokens used.
Capture Date: Sorts the photos on the basis of the date of photo capture. Tap the option again to toggle between ascending and descending orders.
Find photos within an album or All Photos view using the Search bar at the top. Aside from searching photos by metadata and keywords, Lightroom for mobile (Android) can also find and show photos based on the objects in them, or facets associated with the photo.
You can type an object name in the search bar to search all photos and show relevant results. For example, you can type mountains in the Search bar to quickly search for all photos that have mountains in them. To search your photos using facets, type a facet name followed by a colon ':'. For example, you can type camera: to display a list of camera models used. See the list of supported facets below:
You can explore your photo gallery further with auto-complete that displays intuitive suggestions as soon as you type something in the search bar. The terms used in search bar are not case-sensitive.
You can add multiple tokens for search in the Search bar based on objects, facets, or auto-complete suggestions to narrow down your result.
In the Google Assistant search bar, type or tap the mic and say:
Search <your search keyword> in Lightroom
For example, you can quickly search for all photos within Lightroom for mobile (Android) that have mountains in them by typing or speaking - Search mountains in Lightroom.
Searching photos within Lightroom for mobile (Android) using Google Assistant requires an active Internet connection. This capability is currently supported in English language only.
The Rate & Review panel in the Loupe view allows you to quickly flag and rate your photos on your Android mobile devices using the swipe gesture. The Filmstrip at the bottom allows you to cycle through the album photos.
Rate a photo
To quickly rate a photo in the Rate & Review panel, flick upward or downward in left-half of the screen. A rating overlay appears showing you the current rating as you flick.
Alternatively, tap the Star rating graphic (just above the Filmstrip) to bring up the rating overlay and then choose a rating.
Flag a photo
To quickly flag a photo as pick, rejected, or unflagged in the Rate & Review panel, flick upward or downward in right-half of the screen. A flag overlay appears showing you the current selection as you flick.
Alternatively, tap the Flag graphic (just above the Filmstrip) to bring up the flag overlay and then flag the photo as pick, rejected, or unflagged.
The Info panel in the Loupe view allows you to easily add a Title, Caption, and Copyright to your photo. You can also provide a star rating, flag photos, and assign keywords to your photos in this panel. Additionally, the Info panel displays the metadata associated with your photo and a list of all people clusters your photo is a part of, under the People section.
Assign keywords to photos
Use the Keywords section at the bottom of the Info panel to assign keywords to your photos.
Click the icon at the top (next to the Search icon) to bring up the Filter By panel and quickly filter photos.
Star Ratings: Tap the star icon to filter your photos based on their star ratings. Tap the comparator icon to toggle between photos rated higher, lower, or equal to a certain star rating. For example, you can view photos rated three stars or higher.
Flags: Tap any of the flag icons: Picked, Unflagged, or Rejected, to filter photos on the basis of their flag status.
You can also filter photos on the basis of certain facets defined under the Filter By panel:
Camera: Camera make and model options.
People: People clusters that are detected in the People View
Location: Locations picked from the metadata of all photos.
Keyword: Keywords picked from the metadata of all photos.
Edited: Edited or not edited.
To learn how to search and organize photos in Lightroom on your iPad, iPhone, or desktop, see Search and Organize photos in Lightroom for mobile (iOS) and Organize photos in Lightroom (desktop).