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May 23, 2016
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P: Ability to change the interface background color

  • May 23, 2016
  • 78 replies
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I would love to be able to change the background color of the Lightroom Mobile interface while I'm editing an image. Working freelance and traveling a lot and commuting, I use my iPad a lot to make adjustments so I can save time. Several of my jobs have required me to have backgrounds close to white but without being white (specifically e-commerce photos). Even though I'm using the clipping mask to see my white and black points, it would still be nice to have a white background during those projects to make sure I don't make my models look like they're floating in the middle of nowhere. It would be one more step I could get done before even getting to the studio! Thanks!

78 replies

Participant
January 19, 2023

What is the status on this request? This is a crucial feature for me to be able to edit accurately and seems it is important to many other people as well. Could we please have the ability to change the background to white while editing a photo? This feature exists in the desktop version, it can't be difficult to add to the mobile. 

Ian Lyons
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 13, 2022

Please concidere this request and stop ignoring us.

 

Nobody or their 'Ideas' are being ignored. The vote system at top right corner of the thread provides Adobe with an indication as to how popular and 'Idea' is. Popular 'Ideas' also help Adobe priortise 'Ideas'.

 

Have, you voted yet?

 

Participant
December 12, 2022

Hello!

 

This thread as been opened since 6 years now and still no changes... is the adobe team doesn't care about what we are asking for or is it technically way complexed to do?

I still don't understand why this feature isn't available. Adobe really need people to upvote this thread to do it? Are they not able to think by themself and logically that a white theme is just something classic that a lot of apps are already doing (with probably less ressources).

 

Please concidere this request and stop ignoring us.

 

Thanks,

Adrien

Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 28, 2022

@Gavin26692888nnvh great news for you... the request is still open as it's not possible to change it on mobile yet, but you can already change the area surrounding the photo on the desktop, and it follows through to full screen mode too. Just right click in the space around the photo to change it.

Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
Participant
November 27, 2022

Hello, I think it would be a great improvement and very easy to add an option to change the background color in Lightroom. Especially when I click F to take me to fullscreen mode, a black or white background would help me focus on the image more. Right now, it is the dark grey and it would be helpful for me to see what a black or a white background would look like. Thank you!

Participating Frequently
July 22, 2022

I'd also really like this feature, especially on mobile.

thubakabra
Participating Frequently
March 19, 2022

We need the option to change the background on iPad lightroom. For a photo editor app this should be a basic feature. When I check my photos on PC, I see that all my photos are dark because of the dark background. I hope that some day this very basic feature will be added.

Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 13, 2022

@alyssagilphotography Yes this is a feature request. If you haven't already done so, click the Upvote button top right.

Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
LucasBenz726
Participant
March 8, 2022

it would be great if Lightroom had an option for light or dark appearance like photoshop. This would be a very helpful tool 

Participant
March 6, 2022

Having a white background is such an important feature for my editing workflow. IMO it's not possible to judge the brightness of an image correctly and edit it for printing without having a true-white reference in the frame.

I'm rather shocked that this is not available in Lightroom Mobile, especially since it's such a low-hanging fruit to implement.
I considered subscribing to lightroom premium but having realised that this feature is missing I'll hold off for now.
Please add this feature adobe.