P: Sync star ratings and flags from JPEGs to matching RAW files on later import
The problem: When traveling light, I import only the JPEGs from my SD card into Lightroom mobile (leaving the RAWs on the card) and cull/star-rate on the go — on trains, planes, and in the car. Later, when I import the corresponding RAW files on desktop, none of that rating work carries over. The ratings live on the JPEGs, but the RAWs come in unrated, so I effectively have to cull the same take twice.
The request: When RAWs are imported that correspond to already-rated JPEGs (matched by capture time / base filename), give the option to propagate star ratings, pick/reject flags, and color labels from the JPEG to its matching RAW.
Why it matters: Field culling on mobile is one of Lightroom's best advantages, but the ratings currently dead-end at the JPEG. My workaround is to export folders by star rating, then generate a comma-separated list of filenames to batch-search and re-apply ratings in Lightroom Classic — it works, but it's a lot of manual steps for something that feels like it should be native. This would make the shoot-JPEG-now, import-RAW-later workflow genuinely seamless for anyone culling on the go.
