How to use Lightroom on Android

Import photos

Open Lightroom on your Android device by tapping on the app icon. You can take photos directly from the app, or you can add existing photos. To add an existing photo, tap on the blue button at the bottom of the screen with the photo and a +.

Sort and search for photos

After you’ve added photos to the app, they’ll all be available on the main screen of the app and will be arranged according to the capture date. To change how your photos are sorted, tap on the three dots to open the option. Now tap on ‘Sort by Date’ to see the other options and choose one from the list. If you work with a lot of photos, you might want to use a way to find specific photos. Lightroom recognizes certain common objects in your photos and will assign keywords to them. You can use the search function to find photos containing these objects. For example, searching the term’ flowers’ will show all photos containing flowers.

Categorize photos into albums

The easiest way to keep your photos organized is by using albums. To create an album in Lightroom, simply tap on the + button on the main screen. Then choose ‘Album’ and create a name for your album.

Now tap on the album name and select photos to add to the album. Alternatively, you can also start taking photos directly to the album.

Edit your photos

You might want to edit your photos to improve them before sharing. Whether you just want to crop it, adjust the lighting, or use more advanced features such as reversed masking – Lightroom has the tools you need. The editing tools will all be listed at the bottom of the screen. Tapping on any of them will open up another panel with specific options. Some of the things you can do include:

• Crop – adjusting the dimensions of your photos
• Adjusting the light – brighten up photos taken in less-than-ideal lighting conditions
• Adjusting the color – choose from different color options, such as black and white, or manually change the temperature, tint or vibrance.
• Advanced editing – here you’ll find tools like masking

Save and share your photos

Once you’re happy with your edits, simply tap on the correction mark to save the changes. Next, tap on the sharing icon at the top of the screen to share your newly edited photo to social media or through messaging platforms.