Lightroom on Android 2.0 is the World's First End-to-End Mobile RAW Photo App
Google allowed Android devices to shoot images in RAW format with Lollipop whereas iOS doesn't allow third-party camera apps to shoot in this format, meaning that even if Adobe wanted to it can't add this feature to iOS just yet.
The advantage Lightroom on Android has over the iOS version is its ability to shoot (using compatible devices) and edit RAW files (in Adobe's DNG format).
Today, Adobe updated its Lightroom for Android application to version 2.0, and it now includes full support for Raw images through its in-app Camera - assuming your phone can shoot Raw to begin with.
While the mobile photo world has always been focused on firing off quick shots and slapping a filter on them, largely to help to mask the questionable image quality often associated with smartphones, the reality is that in the last couple years, smartphone camera quality has improved exponentially.
You can see how much difference Raw post-processing can make in the featured split image for this article (above). Otherwise, Lightroom is open to anyone to use. These special presets are non-destructive, in keeping with Lightroom's editing mantra, so you can change or remove there effects later. Lightroom for Android will work flawlessly with most recent Android devices.
Additionally, new tools have been added, such as a Dehaze tool that adjusts the level of haze and fog in images, plus an enhancement to Split Toning. You can use the split toning tool to add a color cast to highlights and shadows of an image. A new feature is the creation of photo-based video clips, synced to music, by sending them to the Adobe Premiere Clip app. In his early preview of Lightroom for Android 2.0, photographer Colby Brown says, "I feel it is only a matter of time before the mobile version of LR is close to as powerful as its desktop counterpart".
Source: Adobe Lightroom mobile brings more desktop tools to Android
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