P: Ability to change the interface background color

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

I would love to be able to change the background color of the Lightroom Mobile interface while I'm editing an image. Working freelance and traveling a lot and commuting, I use my iPad a lot to make adjustments so I can save time. Several of my jobs have required me to have backgrounds close to white but without being white (specifically e-commerce photos). Even though I'm using the clipping mask to see my white and black points, it would still be nice to have a white background during those projects to make sure I don't make my models look like they're floating in the middle of nowhere. It would be one more step I could get done before even getting to the studio! Thanks!

[pierrickp75914569]

I was looking for how to change the background on the lightroom app on iOS. I would like to change it like I do on photoshop. I am amazed the first time it was asked was almost 9 years ago, and it's still not available. 😳 

[bdawwgpt]

Same, I went to change the setting and was amazed its not there. LR is missing some things and they aren't changing. We can agree that the argument that products improve with ongoing revenue so we should accept subscription for service is debunked here, right?

[luxBorealis]

Editing photos against a black background, as the app is currently set up with, produces files slightly darker than is normally appropriate when viewed against white backgrounds, such as web pages and matted prints. This has long been known by those of us who worked in a wet darkroom!

Being able to accurately adjust exposure for both he histogram and the end use (e.g. white backgrounds) should be an essential feature--therefore allowing the user to choose the canvas background colour (as can be done in the desktop/laptop version) should be easy to implement (e.g. View Options > Choose Canvas, and have a selection of black, neutral grey, white, etc.)

[Ardit267118095x8x]

Hey Adobe development team,

Can you please add a feature to LR Mobile to make the background of the working area from black to white. I keep editing photos in Black working space, just to find the other day that my photos are too dark!

[Austen5FE5]

I too would love this feature. As a workaround I use the 'Add border and share' feature where you can add a white/grey border which helps me to perceive tones and colour saturation - I just toggle into that and out again to keep an eye on things. Not ideal, but it helps.

[Chaseica]

Some of us don't have desktop. It's embarrassing that such a big company can’t get a silly little feature that would improve user experience ten fold. 

[Chaseica]

This is a basic feature any other software worth its subscription has. It's embarrassing that the company has been sitting on this for years (6+ at least) of people begging for it. Every year or so someone replies "you can do it on a desktop" but that is not a solution especially for those of us who don't have a desk top computer and rely solely on the app version to edit. This is a huge gap in the basic usability of the app and it needs to be taken seriously. If you work for adobe do not reply to this saying that it's not possible on the app yet but it can be done on desk top. This is not about the desktop version it is about the app. Please listen to your users. 

[Joshua24887842n5t7]

You still can't really do this on desktop!  Even though you can set the background around the image in detail/compare view, you can't effect the rest of the UI, which remains extremely dark.  Zooming in to an image or working with an image who'se aspect ratio fills that area meens that you don't benefit from that lighter area in your editing and color decisions.  Additionally, the grid view is always extremely dark.  A lighter gray in the ui would go a long way to making accurate color decisions in full screen

[Kiwimac99]

I just came across this. 

I'm trying to edit an image that has almost black (there is detail in the shadows but for creative reasons I don't want to pull the shadows up) and I'm having serious trouble trying to crop the image. I simply cannot see the bottom edge against the black UI. 

Please Adobe, at least offer black or grey. 

[girafou_3923]

Come on Adobe !! This is a simple yet very important feature. Add the possibility to change the background to White, grey or black...

[NielsGramsen]

It's late July 2025, time to work on this small upgrade Adobe, we're all paying you monthly to work for us, please allow us to change the interface from dark to light modes on any Adobe mobile app, specifically Lightroom

[Vipingoopal]

I’ve been using Lightroom premium on my Galaxy Tab S10+ for a while now, and I absolutely love how powerful it is on mobile. However, I wanted to share a few feature suggestions that could make the editing experience even better:

1. Customizable App Background – Currently, the editing workspace background is fixed to black. It would be really helpful to have an option to change the background color (e.g., white, grey, or custom) so we can better judge exposure and white balance, especially for images that will be displayed on different backgrounds.

2. Select Object in Masks – The AI masking tools are great, but having a “Select Object” feature—like on the desktop version—would make detailed subject isolation much faster on mobile/tablet.

3. Color Calibration Tool – Adding the same “Calibration” panel from Lightroom Classic (for adjusting RGB primary hues, saturation, and luminance) would give more control over color grading directly on Android devices.

These small additions could make a big difference for professional users who rely on Lightroom across devices.

[Matthias Bober]

Nine years later and still no sign. As much as I love LR mobile this is really frustrating. Would love if Adobe finally adds this. Should be a piece of cake, no? Cheers