P: Enable photo merge (Pano & HDR) with imported images

I am overall very satisfied with Lightroom CC.  My main desire is a seamless syncing between desktop and mobile and Lightroom CC delivers that in spades.  In the old days with Lightroom desktop and mobile, syncing could be slow or unreliable.  Now it is perfect.  I do 95% of my editing and culling on the iPhone or iPad and it's nice to know it all syncs perfectly on the desktop.  People complain about a feature here and there, but it is hard to overestimate the value of this seamless workflow.

That being said, I do have a few wishes.  The first is the ability to print from the desktop program.  It is hard to believe that a modern photo management app does not have this capability.  The second is a minor gripe.  I would like to have the ability to perform an HDR merge on imported photos in the mobile app.  However, since the capability is there in the desktop app, this is more of an annoyance than a major problem.

I agree with some of the previous posts. I am personally a fan of Lightroom CC. I love the new UI and it’s ease of use, nor do I doubt the hard work that Adobe engineers are putting in. However, from the consumer point of view, key features that have been missing and requested... some for years... are still missing. All the while we keep seeing updates about the tutorials. On top of that, I think there was an impression that by moving to a new code base, development of new features and functionality would be both faster and more iterative. Now, I don’t want to discount any work happening under the hood, as that is important. I’m just trying to express what a consumer sees and why it is that many are frustrated.

A roadmap of some kind would definitely be a welcome addition. It doesn’t even need to have well defined dates. It would also be helpful to understand what of our requests are not being considered. As I look towards upgrading my gear and develop a workflow for my photography, it would be useful to understand the direction Lightroom CC is going. Will this just be a combination of a hobbyist tool and add-on for Lightroom CC Classic, or is the goal for it become a tool that even pros will be able to use on their iPads as their primary workflow? Is this tool just viewed as an entry point for those beginning their photography journey, or will features such as Virtual Copies, HDR/Pano Merge, offline backup for iPad, printing and others be added to make this the future of photography for everyone, beginners and pros alike? Understanding the features that are being planned and worked on can also help us to make the right decisions for ourselves and our flows, make us feel as though our voices are being heard, and keep us enthusiastically invested in the platform as a whole for years to come.

I was saying that reading the description in the AppStore. I’m pleased to see split view on iPad, though! But still: I don’t get why the learn section gets so much attention where so many bugs remain and so many interesting feature request remain unheard for years. It’s sad to see where Adobes priorities lies: catchy tutorials for « non LR users » but not much for loyal customers.

Regarding a timeline: it’s true, excepted when they’re forced to after releasing Ps mobile 😉

@4614755, It was a response to Antoine Hlmn's statement regarding a lack of information and not a response to your post at all.

Adobe does not generally share timelines for possible future features.

Understand: why focus on the "learn" section no one really asked for or cares about when there are so many bugs to fix and pertinent user's requests ?

Hi Rikk, I get this but not sure why this is relevant to my remark.
When are stacks/virtual copies coming to iOS/iPadOS? Are there any plans at all to bring panorama stitching to mobile? It would be great if anyone could share a rough roadmap of what to expect. The mobile versions are lagging behind tremendously in comparison to their Windows/macOS Lightroom CC counterparts.

@11600604 Updates are pushed on Adobe Servers prior to any announcements, acknowledgements, and other notes being made.  The reason for this is to ensure that most persons worldwide have the update available at the time off official announcements. 

Fixed bugs, released features and other notes have been added to the appropriate threads starting at 6 AM Pacific Time. Blog posts and help document updates are live across the system as of the same time.

What a lousy update ! Nothing new and reported bugs, acknowledged and announced to be fixed are not fixed at all...

Another update released (5.2).... Sadly, again without any real features added. No panorama/HDR stitching (which is perfectly possible in Affinity Photo so hardware can handle it), no stacks or virtual copies like on desktop, ...

As many who like to work on the go, I'm solely dependent on iPad for most of my workflows and would love to keep it that way without duplicating my images / works onto a desktop (with limited cloud storage for sync).

I can 100% switch to ipad if I am able to:

1. merge Pano / HDR
2. store catalog or raw onto an external storage along-with edits

with limited storage on device and cloud it has become cumbersome when using ipad on the go. The above two features are badly needed by many many lightroom users. Hope Adobe takes this ahead, since the new ipadOS provides better external storage features.