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Last updated on
9 Oct 2024
Installation Instructions
As part of the Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements release, we’re offering a mobile companion app that makes it easy to upload photos and videos to the cloud and then do more sophisticated editing in the Elements desktop apps.
The app is available as a public beta to the licensed users of :
- Photoshop Elements 2025 and Premiere Elements 2025 desktop applications
- Photoshop Elements 2024 and Premiere Elements 2024 desktop applications
- Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023 desktop applications
We are also offering a free 7-day trial of the mobile apps. The app supports Android v9 or higher and iOS 14.5 or higher.
Here’s what you can do with the Adobe Elements mobile app (Beta):
- Upload photos and videos to the cloud for access in the Elements desktop and web apps.
- Access, view, and share photos and videos.
- One-click Quick Actions for photos - Auto Crop, Auto Straighten, Auto Tone, Auto White Balance, Remove Background.
- Basic editing for photos: crop, rotate, transform, change aspect ratio.
- Adjustments for photos - Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Temperature, Tint, Vibrance, Saturation etc.
- Create Auto Background, Pattern Overlay, and Moving Overlay creations with your photos.
- Import media from phone gallery to Photoshop Elements 2025 using QR code.
- Store up to 2GB of photos and videos with free cloud storage.
Updates as of October 1, 2024
- QR code-based import of media from phone gallery to Photoshop Elements 2025 desktop app - Android, iOS.
- QR code-based sharing of media from Elements Organizer 2025 to social networks and messaging apps - Android, iOS.
Updates as of August 13, 2024
- Create Auto Background, Moving Overlay, and Pattern Overlay creations with your photos - Android, iOS.
- Usability and User Experience improvements - Android, iOS.
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS.
Updates as of May 29, 2024
- Create Moving Overlay creations with your photos - Android, iOS.
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS.
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS.
Updates as of April 25, 2024
- Adjustments for photos: Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Temperature, Tint, Vibrance, Saturation, Texture, Clarity, Dehaze, Fade, Grain, Sharpen, Reduce Lumina, Reduce Color Noise - Android, iOS.
- QR code-based sharing to scan Elements web app media and view or share via the Elements mobile app - Android, iOS.
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS.
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS.
Updates as of February 29, 2024
- App will now support French, German, and Japanese languages - Android, iOS
- Cascade multiple Quick Actions using "Apply another Quick Action" to edit your photos - iOS
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS
Updates as of January 10, 2024
- New! Create Pattern Overlay creations with your photos - Android, iOS
- New! Cascade multiple Quick Actions using "Apply another quick action" to edit your photos - Android
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS
Updates as of October 16, 2023
- Basic editing for photos: crop, rotate, transform, change aspect ratio. Multiple options across auto and presets to customize your image layout.
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS
Updates as of August 8, 2023
- View web app creations such as slideshows and photo collages via the Elements mobile app - Android, iOS
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS
Updates as of June 8, 2023
- One-click Quick Actions - Android, iOS
- Auto Crop: Automatically crops the photo to create focus and strengthen the composition
- Auto Straighten: Automatically straightens crooked photos
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS
Updates as of May 10, 2023
- One-click Quick Actions - Android, iOS
- Auto White Balance: Automatically adjusts the color to remove color casts
- Remove Background: Automatically selects and removes the photo background keeping the subject intact
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS
Updates as of April 5, 2023
- One-click quick action - Auto Tone - Android, iOS
- Automatically adjusts the exposure, contrast, sharpness, and saturation of your photo
- Import media from Files, One Drive, and other locations on phone - Android, iOS
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes - Android, iOS
Updates as of February 14, 2023
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes and improvements - Android, iOS
Updates as of December 14, 2022
- Imported media to be shown by capture date in the Elements App - Android, iOS
- Google ID based sign in - Android
- Usability and UX improvements - Android, iOS
- Multiple bug fixes and improvements - Android, iOS
Updates as of November 4, 2022
- Try Elements mobile app with a 7-day free trial - Android, iOS
- Make media available for offline view - Android, iOS
- Retry upload for failed media uploads from status screen - Android
- App performance optimizations for launch - Android
- Apple ID based sign in - iOS
- Multiple bug fixes and improvements - Android, iOS
How to install the Android beta app
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Use your Adobe ID to log in to the app. You don’t need a serial number or redemption code.
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Once you’ve had a chance to try the app, we’d love to hear what you think. Use any of the following methods to provide feedback:
- Adobe forums
- The feedback area within the app.
- Private ratings and feedback via Google Play.
How to install the iOS beta app
To install the iOS companion app, you’ll need Apple TestFlight. The Adobe Elements mobile companion is a beta app, and Apple limits the number of users to 10,000. If downloads have reached the limit, you’ll be notified that the app isn’t accessible.
Here’s how to get started:
TestFlight will notify you each time a new app build is available, and it will let you know what’s new in the latest build. If you have TestFlight 3 or later, you can turn on automatic updates to have the latest builds install automatically.
Once you’ve had a chance to try the app, we’d love to hear what you think. Use any of the following methods to provide feedback:
- Adobe forums
- The feedback area within the app
The Android and iOS mobile apps support the following formats:
- Photos: GIF, HEIC, JPEG, JPG, and PNG
- Videos: 3gp, 3gpp, avi, HEVC, m2v, m4v, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpg, and WMV
Tap the blue media icon in the lower right corner. You'll be taken to your phone library where you can choose the media to upload. Once your media is uploaded to the cloud, you’ll see a thumbnail on the Home screen, the media will appear automatically in the Adobe Elements web app and be accessible to download and use in the desktop apps.
Any media you upload to the cloud from the mobile app or web app will be viewable in the mobile app on the Home screen.
No. At the moment, the mobile apps are only available for use on phones.
Deleted media can be accessed in the Deleted Media tab of the Library screen. You've 30 days from the date of deletion to restore it.
Yes.
No, the web and mobile companion apps are available to licensed users of Photoshop Elements 2023 or Premiere Elements 2023.
Yes, we offer a 7-day free trial of the mobile app. Follow the installation instructions above to download and install the Android or iOS app. Sign in with your Adobe ID. Click on "Start Trial" when prompted. To continue to use the mobile app after the trial expires, you will need to purchase, install, and activate the Photoshop Elements 2023 or Premiere Elements 2023 desktop application.
Your media will appear in the Home screen based on the date the media was captured.
Your photos and videos are uploaded to Creative Cloud storage, where you can access them via the Adobe Elements web and mobile beta companion apps on your phone, your web browser, and the Elements desktop apps.
Yes, your media is stored in the Creative Cloud so will use existing storage.
- iOS app - click on your profile image in the top bar, click on your name/Adobe ID in the menu that opens, and you can see the amount of cloud storage used and available.
- Android app - click on Elements logo in the left of top bar, from the opened menu select “My Account” option, and you can see the amount of cloud storage used and available.
You can buy more storage here. Alternatively, you can permanently delete some media to free up storage.
Please connect with our support team via chat for help with any issues.
Click here for more information about the web beta companion app.