What’s New in Lightroom (Cloud Service) March 2021 release?

The Lightroom cloud ecosystem has been updated today, with updates for Windows & Mac (4.2) and iOS & Android (6.2). (Lightroom Classic has also been updated.)

New features

• To temporarily hide a panel’s adjustments, hold down the eye icon.
  
• For You tab in the Learn and Discover tutorials, showing recommendations based on the tutorials you’ve viewed and liked.
• New profile support for Apple ProRaw images.
• Combined notifications when people like or comment on your photos.
• Android now has a dot icon below a panel’s name if edits have been made, just like the dots already found on desktop and iOS.
• Edited Yes/No added to the filters.

New Camera Support

When a new camera is released, standardized formats such as JPEG, TIFF and DNG are supported immediately. Proprietary raw file formats are not standardized, so they must be individually added in a Lightroom release. Most cameras are supported within 2-3 months of their release. Raw file format support has been added in this release for:

• Hasselblad DJI Mavic 2 Pro (Hasselblad L1D-20c)
• Fuji
  • Fujifilm GFX 100 1R
  • Fujifilm GFX 100S
  • Fujifilm X-E4
• Phase One IQ4 150MP Achromatic (S14 and S14+ raw compression modes unsupported)
• Samsung
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Rear Main Camera
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Rear Wide Camera
  • Samsung Galaxy S21+ Rear Main Camera
  • Samsung Galaxy S21+ Rear Wide Camera
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Rear Main Camera
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Rear Wide Camera
• Sony Alpha 1 (ILCE-1)
• Click to view the full list of supported cameras

New Lens Profiles

Many compact and mirrorless cameras have built-in lens profiles, but other cameras use lens profiles to correct for lens defects such as barrel/pincushion distortion and vignetting. New profiles are added with each Lightroom release. Click here for the full list of available Adobe Lens Profiles.

Bug Fixes

As always, the engineers have been working hard to fix bugs. Adobe only publishes the ones that were reported by users:

• Desktop – Recently edited photos reset randomly and also this thread
• Desktop – Paste settings on multiple photos freezes before completing
• Desktop – Map doesn’t accept some Danish characters
• Desktop – Layered TIFFs are flattened when opened via Edit in Photoshop
• Desktop – Restore 16×10 Crop ratio
• Desktop – Hang when trying to apply specific preset
• Desktop – 100% zoom isn’t scaled correctly on 4k Mac
• Desktop – HDR Merge Switches to Recently Added Section of Library
• Desktop – Error message “needs to restart to clean”
• iOS – Error T20200121
• iOS – Can’t share pics to instagram anymore, the only solution is export it
• iOS – local storage issue

If you find a bug, click here to learn how to report it to Adobe.

How do I update?

To update, go to Help menu > Updates or click the Update button in the CC app. The update servers take a while to push the updates around the world, to avoid overloading the servers. You can also open the Creative Cloud app, click Update on the left, then click the … icon (top right) and Check for Updates to give it a nudge. To update on mobile, visit the App Store (iOS) / Play Store (Android).

Is the book updated?

The eBooks for Adobe Lightroom – Edit Like a Pro are already updated for these changes, and can be downloaded immediately after purchasing. If you already have a current Lightroom Cloud Premium Membership, the updated eBooks are available for download in your Members Area.