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AAphotography17
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October 3, 2025
Question

Lightroom Mobile Premium Missing features

  • October 3, 2025
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Hi👋

I am using Lightroom Mobile with a paid Premium subscription. I seem to be missing tools for exemple; In the masking tools I only see the following options: Select Subject, Select Sky, and Select Background.

However, I do not see the “Select People” option, even though according to Adobe’s documentation it should be included with Premium.

I would like to know:

  1. Does my Premium plan include the AI “Select People” masking feature?
  2. If yes, why is this option not showing up in my app?
  3. Could this be related to the app version (do I need to update) or to my device (iPhone)?

 

 

Thank you very much for your help 🙏

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    Charlie.D
    Inspiring
    October 29, 2025

    Hi @AAphotography17 

    The other user here kindly pointed out that I misunderstood your question, because People isn't an option in Masking on LR iOS like it is on LR Desktop.  

     

    For LR iPhone If you start in Quick Actions > Retouch, you can modify specific attributes for specific people in a photo, and those modifications become masks you can refine further in Masking.  Quick Actions isn't currently available on iPad, but that could change in the future.

     

    For more info about what's possible in LR iOS, please see: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/using/work-with-lightroom-mobile-ios.html 

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    Charlie.D
    Inspiring
    October 4, 2025

    Hi @AAphotography17 

     

    Out of regard for your privacy, you have to opt into this experience because ultimately it relies on face detection.  Rest assured that even after enabling this feature for your account, your data remains private.  And you can always disable the feature again.

     

    To enable People View, open LR app Settings to People View, and switch ON the toggle.

     

    People view is an organizational tool, and not a masking tool as your question suggestions.  For more info about specific features, please start with this help page: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/using/work-with-lightroom-mobile-ios.html 

     

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    Ordyin
    Participant
    October 29, 2025

    @Charlie.D Have you even used Lightroom..?

    @AAphotography17  is describing a feature called 'Select people' in the masking tab, which is used to mask specific regions of a person..

    Meanwhile @Charlie.D , you are pointing out towards a completely different feature that's used to organize the images in catalog as a solution...

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