Import photos and videos in Lightroom for mobile (Android)

Connect your Android mobile device with the DSLR camera using a supported USB OTG cable.

In the Notification bar of your Android device, tap the USB connection notification that appears after connecting your camera.

In the app picker on your Android device, choose the Lightroom app for the connected USB device.

The Lightroom Import screen now displays the thumbnails of all images from the plugged in camera.  

You can tap the Options icon () on the upper right corner to choose the image display and selection options:

Selects all the images displayed in the import interface. This option is enabled once all the thumbnails of the images from the plugged-in camera are loaded. 

Deselects all the selected images displayed in the import interface.

Displays JPG and PNG images only from the plugged in camera.

Displays raw images only from the plugged in camera.

Displays videos only from the plugged in camera.

Tap the photos and videos that you want to import into Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile (Android) to select them.

When you've selected all the pictures and videos you want to import, tap Add at the lower-right corner of the screen.

In the next screen that appears, choose an album from your existing Lightroom albums in which you want to import the selected photos and videos. By default, All Photos album is selected.

To import the selected photos into a new album:

1. Tap the (+) icon at the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. In the New Album dialog, type a name for the new album, and tap OK.
3. In the Lightroom Import screen, tap to select the new album that you've just created.   

Once you've chosen an album, tap Copy at the lower-right corner of the screen.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile (Android) begins copying the Originals (original image files) from the plugged in camera to your Android device.

The Copy to Lightroom dialog displays the progress and notifies you when the copying process is complete. At this point, you can unplug the connected camera.  

If you want to cancel this copying process:

1. Tap the Cancel icon in the Copy to Lightroom dialog.
2. In the Cancel Copying dialog, tap Cancel to confirm. Otherwise, tap Continue.

Once the copying process is complete, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile (Android) begins importing the copied images into the selected album.

In the Notification bar of your Android device, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile (Android) displays import notifications about the progress and completion status.

Pause or resume the import process

To pause/resume the import process:

1. Tap the three-dot icon at the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. In the context menu, tap the pause icon to pause the import. Tap the play icon to resume the import.
3. To stop the import, tap stop icon in the context menu.

While in the Albums view, tap Options () icon on the album you want to add photos to and then tap Add Photos from the context menu.

While in the Grid view, tap Add Photos at the bottom of the screen.

The import interface of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile (Android) displays the thumbnails of all the images and videos stored on your mobile device. You can choose to navigate though the thumbnails based on two views: Time view and Device Folders view. By default, the thumbnails are displayed in Time view.

Time view options

Selects all the images displayed in the import interface.

Deselects all the selected images displayed in the import interface.

Displays only JPG and PNG images saved on your mobile device.

Displays only raw images saved on your mobile device.

Displays only videos saved on your mobile device.

Group or segment image thumbnails by year, month, day or hour based on their capture time. By default, the image thumbnails are segment by month. To remove any segmentation within the Time view, you can choose the No Segmentation option.  

Sorts the time segments in descending or ascending order of their last modified date. Tapping the option again toggles between ascending and descending orders. 

Device Folders view options

Selects all the images displayed in the import interface.

Deselects all the selected images displayed in the import interface.

Displays only JPG and PNG images saved on your mobile device.

Displays only raw images saved on your mobile device.

Displays only videos saved on your mobile device.

Sorts the folder groups in descending or ascending order of the folder name. Tapping the option again toggles between ascending and descending orders. 

Do any of the following to navigate and select images to be imported:

Time view

• To select all the photos within a time segment, tap the selection circle adjacent to that time segment.
• To view all the photos within a time segment, tap the (>) icon on the right of that time segment to expand it. Tap again to collapse the time segment. You can also tap the +<No. of photos> overlay at the lower-right corner of that time segment to expand it.
  
• Tap to select the photos you want to add to the album.

Device Folders view

• To select all the photos within a folder group, tap the selection circle adjacent to that folder name.
• To view all the photos within a folder group, tap the (>) icon on the right of that folder group to navigate inside that folder. The images within this folder are displayed on a new screen. To navigate back, tap the (<) icon on the upper left corner of this screen. You can also tap the +<No. of Photos> overlay at the lower-right corner of that folder group to expand it.
  
• Tap to select the photos you want to add to the album.
  

When you've selected all the photos you want to add to the album, tap Add at the bottom of the Time view or Device Folders view.

Pause or resume the import process

To pause/resume the import process:

1. Tap the import icon on the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. In the context menu, tap the () icon to pause the import. Tap the () icon to resume the import.
3. To stop the import, tap () icon in the context menu.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile (Android) now begins importing the selected images into the target album.

In the Notification bar of your Android device, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile displays import notifications about the progress and completion status.

• While in the Albums view, tap Options () icon on the All Photos album or any other album where you want to add the photo. Then, choose Add Photos from the pop-up menu.
• While viewing photos within any album that you've created, tap the Add Photos icon at the lower-right corner of the screen.  

In the Add Photo From context-menu that appears at the bottom of the screen, choose Files.

Android's file-manager now opens on your device. In the file-manager, tap () icon at the upper-left corner choose a source from where you want to import the photos and navigate to the required folder.

Select one or more images from the selected source. Then, tap Done or Open.

Note:

Some of the photo apps may not support selecting multiple photos.    

Lightroom for mobile (Android) now begins importing the selected images.  

The import progress and completion status is displayed in the Notification bar of your Android device.

Tap  at the upper-left corner of the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile (Android) window.

Tap Preferences from the expanded Sidebar.

Tap Enable Auto Add preference option.

Turn on Auto add from device and select the formats and location options.

Select this option to import JPGs and PNGs only.

Select this option to import videos only.

Select this option to import raw images only.

Select this option to import photos and videos from all the folders on your device. Turn off this option to manually select the device folders from which Lightroom can import photos automatically.

Open any photo app on your device.  

Select one or more photos that you want to add to Lightroom for mobile (Android).  

Note:

Some of the photo apps may not display the Add To Lr option when you share multiple photos. For example, Dropbox allows you to export only one photo at a time to Lightroom for mobile (Android) in the following manner:

1. In the Dropbox app, open any photo.
2. Tap the three-dots icon (), choose Export, and then select Add To Lr.      

After selecting the photos, tap the Share icon. From the pop-up menu that appears, choose Add To Lr.

Lightroom for mobile (Android) now begins adding the selected images to the All Photos album.  

The import progress and completion status is displayed in the Notification bar of your Android device.