Adobe brings Lightroom to Android phones

Adobe has released its photo software Lightroom for Android. Lightroom subscribers can now view and edit photos on their Android phones, and have photos automatically uploaded to Adobe’s servers.

Edits that users make to photos are automatically synchronized with Adobe’s servers, the company promises. Users can add filters, edit brightness and adjust white balance, among other things. Photos taken can also be assessed and photos deemed unworthy may be rejected. Photos taken with the user’s Android phone can be automatically synced to Adobe’s servers.

While the app is free to download, a subscription is required after a 30-day trial; the cheapest Creative Cloud subscription costs 12 euros per month. For that money, users also get access to the desktop versions of Photoshop CC and Lightroom.

It is striking that the application only works on phones, and not on Android tablets. Earlier, Adobe did come up with a Lightroom app for the iPad; a version for Android on tablets may follow later. Adobe has long offered Photoshop apps for Android, including the free Photoshop Express and the paid Photoshop Touch.