It also lets photographers continue working when they are traveling while Lightroom Mobile is limited, all the edits and metadata made with the desktop version can be viewed on the mobile device. Lightroom Mobile lets them work and share immediately (privately or publicly via social networking), or start a project and finish it later on the desktop, where they have more tools and presets. More and more of them are editing with mobile devices while working in the field, or are incorporating smartphone cameras as part of their work.

The app demonstrates the change in photographers’ workflows. The app is also designed strictly for phones an Android tablet version is in the works, but Adobe has no timetable for its release. While the app itself is free, it requires a subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud service and Lightroom 5.4 or later for Mac or PC (plans start at $10 a month) new users can try out the app with Creative Cloud free for 30 days. It requires a 1.7GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of native storage (it does not support removable flash memory), and either Jellybean, KitKat, or Lollipop versions of Android. Lightroom Mobile for Android is a fairly demanding app. The Android version of Lightroom Mobile is nearly identical to its iOS counterpart, so if you’ve been using it on an iPhone or iPad, it’s the same experience (the big difference is that the Android app currently doesn’t support the commenting function). For those already familiar with Lightroom on the desktop, the app contains the tools in the Basic Panel, native presents, and the ability to view and edit RAW (DNG) files. The mobile version is a stripped down, easy-to-use version of the desktop software, but Adobe says the experience is similar and just as powerful. Lightroom is Adobe’s photo editing and management software (part of the Creative Cloud suite), and it’s popular with pro-level and enthusiast photographers. Adobe told us that more Android version of pro apps are in the works, and today the company launches its first major app, Lightroom Mobile for Android phones. Adobe has been making a big push in the mobile space, but its imaging apps have mainly been confined to iOS.

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