Today’s Question: I noticed that the Lightroom mobile app on my iPhone was storing images taken on the phone [with the built-in Camera app]. How do I turn off this syncing?
Tim’s Quick Answer: You can disable (or enable) the auto-import feature directly within the App Settings in the Lightroom mobile app.
More Detail: By default, photos you capture with a mobile device will only be added to the library in the Lightroom mobile app if you had used the Lightroom app to capture or import the photo. For example, photos you capture with the default Camera app on your device won’t be automatically added to Lightroom. Note that you can still browse photos on your device that are not in the Lightroom library by selecting the Device tab at the bottom of the app.
However, there is a setting you can use to enable automatic import, which you can obviously turn off if you later decide you don’t want that feature enabled.
To adjust the setting, first tap the “more” button, which is the three dots (ellipsis) at the top-right of the Lightroom mobile app. Choose “App settings” from the popup that appears, and then choose “Import” from the menu. In the “Auto Add from Device Photos” section at the top, you can enable the option for Photos and Videos individually. There is also a Screenshots option you can enable, which is only available once you’ve enabled Photos. You can obviously also disable any options that are enabled that you don’t want to make use of.
For example, you might want to enable synchronization for Photos and Videos, but not for Screenshots. The selected media types will then be added to the library in the Lightroom app, and therefore synchronize to the cloud, as soon as new photos and videos are captured.
