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ryanh81837746
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March 1, 2026
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Exported imagine doesn't match. What's in lightroom mobile

  • March 1, 2026
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Noticed that recently that raw images I export to JPEG after editing appear to come out flat lacking the detail and under saturated after they were boosted in lightroom mobile. The image looks fine when I open it back up in lightroom but in other apps the pop is gone

 

I am exiting in 100% jpeg sRGB. But using lightroom on Android 

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    ryanh81837746Author
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    March 7, 2026

    Try to get an example of what I mean and I think this shows it. I export a edited photo then opened it my phone's gallery and then using multi tasks tried to get them side by side. 

    The left is my exported phot and right what's in lightroom. Nothing changed before or after exporting but as you can see the colour are muted. The sand looks less red and whole image is less vibrant.  I can't be the only one to be having this issue

     

    Sameer K
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    Sameer KCommunity Manager
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    March 2, 2026

    Hey, ​@ryanh81837746. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. Thanks for adding the details.

     

    I see that you’re working on an Android device. Which specific device and Android version are you working on? What is the source of your JPEG images, were these shot on a seperate camera? 

    Here is a recent conversation about color shift that might help:

     

    Let me know how it goes. Thanks!
    Sameer K

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    ryanh81837746Author
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    March 3, 2026

    Hi,

    So I’m using a Google Pixel 9 with Lightroom Android V11.2.2. The images are RAW ARW files taken on my Sony A7III and Sony A7V (I know there are currently some issues with A7V RAW files at the moment so not fussed about that).

    My workflow is:

    I import the RAW files into Lightroom on my iPad and do the bulk of the editing there. Once I’m happy, I then use my Google Pixel 9 to export the file and upload it where I need it saved  usually as JPEGs, as the RAW files are stored elsewhere.

    When I compare the image inside Lightroom on the iPad and on Android, they look identical. The problem only happens after exporting on Android the JPEG loses colour and fine detail. It looks flatter and less punchy than what I see before export.

    I’ve tried changing colour space (sRGB, P3 etc.) and different quality settings but nothing fixes it.

    Hope that helps.

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