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Krish P
Participating Frequently
August 26, 2024
Question

Lightroom Mobile doesn't render HDR photos properly on my Google Pixel 9 Pro.

  • August 26, 2024
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When I turn on HDR while editing on my Pixel 9 Pro, its just a white bright overexposed mess.

If I try to edit the same photo on my MacBook, it looks as expected. Am I doing something wrong? Or is this a known bug?

3 replies

Participant
April 27, 2026

HDR editing not available on my Pixel 9 Pro XL with LR Version 11.3.1.

It did work previously, then my phone got replaced through warranty and now it does not work anymore. Taking HDR photos and editing them in other apps does work perfectly fine.

Really annoying and absolutely ridiculous that Adobe is asking this much money for software you cannot depend on. They really want you to switch to a competitor at this point.

Participant
September 2, 2025

I was excited to start learning more about HDR editing after buying the Pixel 10 but it doesn't seem like this will be fixed anytime soon. The support page still only lists the Pixel 7 range as supported lol. I'll go look for alternative editors.

Sameer K
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 26, 2024

Hey, @Krish P! Welcome to the Lightroom Community. I'll clarify this for you.

 

HDR editing in Lightroom Android is currently supported with these devices:

  • Google Pixel 7, Google Pixel 7a, and Google Pixel 7 Pro
  • Google Pixel Fold

Also listed here: https://adobe.ly/3X0Gs11

 

Does this happen with JPEG or RAW images? Lightroom does support DNG output shots from Pixel 9 series devices: https://adobe.ly/3yX9k29

 

If it happens only with RAW images, please attach them here or send me a few sample images via direct message.

Thanks!
Sameer K

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Known Participant
September 19, 2024

It seems like a strange limitation, given that Google Photos and Chrome support HDR on pixel 9. It looks like hdr support was turned off in pixel 8 some time ago.  Is there an official word when this will be fixed and hdr re-enabled?

Participant
October 6, 2024

They say nothing about it. Just a ridicolous Company. Seriously thinking of just buying something else.