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P: Subject detection not working on Android LrM v11.4.4

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June 20, 2026
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My mobile LR's subject detection fails to work since few days ago, probably starting from last update. It does not even work on simple portraits (see attached, emoji and rectangle drawn on screenshot only).

Pinned Reply By Claire H.

Hi everyone, thank you for reporting this issue and for your patience while we investigated. We've identified the root cause of the subject detection problem, and our team is actively working on a fix. We'll update this thread once the release is available. Thanks again for helping us figure out this bug! ^CH

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JohanElzenga

Community Expert

You need to give more information about your system. Go to Help - System Info in Lightroom and post that here. The most common cause of problems like this are (on Windows computers) outdated GPU drivers.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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Jysn_Tndn

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Hi, thanks for the reply. Im using lightroom mobile. Samsung A55. Didnt have the problem until recently. I already cleared the Cached. The app is updated too.

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Jysn_Tndn

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I put a picture with an obvious subject, a person. And light doesnt detect it.

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Vero

Participant

Desde que lo he actualizado la IA no encuentra SUJETO cuando es fácilmente identificable e interpreta que el fondo es TODA LA IMAGEN (SUJETO Y FONDO)

Claire H.

Community Manager

HI @Vero, thanks for reaching out! Could you share a screenshot or a short screen recording demonstrating the issue? Along with example pictures? Also, can you send your system info? You can find your system info by going to Help > System Info, copying and pasting it into a text file, and attaching it here. Thanks! ^CH

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Jysn_Tndn

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I have attached three photos here: my Lightroom version, my phone's OS details, and a sample of the subject detection error. As you can see, it completely missed the subject (the cat) and instead randomly selected something in the upper left-hand corner of the photo.

Regarding my phone's OS: I actually started experiencing this subject detection issue about two weeks before I even updated the operating system. I have also tried running the subject detection in Airplane Mode as well as over Cellular Data, but it still fails to detect the subject..

Screen recording

Srishti Bali

Community Manager

Hi @leo31882846ifrr

Thanks for reaching out. Could you please share a few more details so we can better understand the issue?

Which version of Lightroom are you using?
Could you share a screenshot or a short screen recording demonstrating the issue?
Does this happen with all images, or is it specific to certain photos?

Looking forward to your response.

Thanks, Srishti Bali | Community & Engagement Strategist, Digital Imaging | Adobe

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leo31882846ifrr

Participant

I've attached examples. It happens to all the photos of late.

Screen_Recording_20260703_221939_Lightroom.mp4

Screen_Recording_20260703_222259_Lightroom.mp4

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leo31882846ifrr

Participant

I'm still awaiting feedback

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leo31882846ifrr

Participant

I'm using the mobile version and not getting subject or background detection

Sameer K

Community Manager

Hey, @aaron.hkg. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. I'll help you figure this out.

Please share more details, such as the exact Lightroom version, mobile OS details, and video recordings of what you see.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sameer K

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aaron.hkgAuthor

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@Sameer K Attached a recording. The subject detection is ... not working at all. I've tried both raw (CR3) photos and JPEG photos, and the results are the same (i.e. not working).

Lightroom mobile version: 11.4.3

Android 16, One UI 8.0

Screen_Recording_20260703_170821_Lightroom.mp4

Sameer K

Community Manager

Thanks for adding the video. Is Lightroom installed from the PlayStore, or tha Galaxy App Store?

Please follow the steps here to generate and share the diagnostic logs: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/mobile/get-started/generate-and-share-diagnostic-logs.html

Thanks!
Sameer K

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WildlifeTracker1994

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Subject detection hasn’t worked well with me lately either. At one point is says no subject detected, even though its obvious there is a subject. The photo was clean. Fucken annoying ass shit. COME ON ADOBE

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