★ ★ ★ Leica FOTOS Overview
What is Leica FOTOS? Leica FOTOS is an app that connects your Leica camera to your iPhone or iPad via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The app allows you to control many functions of your camera directly from your mobile device, and you can transfer, view, edit, and share your photos in various formats.
Software Features and Description
1. The app lets you control many functions of your Leica camera directly via your mobile device, and you can transfer, view edit and share your photos in many formats.
2. Leica FOTOS connects your camera to your iPhone or iPad via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth®.
3. Connecting to your camera is now easier than ever before.
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Download and install Leica FOTOS for iPad on your computer
GET Compatible PC App
| App |
Download |
Rating |
Maker |
 Leica FOTOS |
Get App ↲ |
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4.37 |
Leica Camera AG |
Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
Install Leica FOTOS for iPad app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
- Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .
- Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.
- Using Leica FOTOS on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:
- Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Leica FOTOS"
- The search will reveal the Leica FOTOS for iPad app icon. Open, then click "Install".
- Once Leica FOTOS is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Leica FOTOS.
- Now enjoy Leica FOTOS on PC.
Download a Compatible APK for PC
| Download |
Developer |
Rating |
Current version |
| Get APK for PC → |
Leica Camera AG |
4.37 |
2.4.1 |
Download on Windows 11
For Windows 11, check if there's a native Leica FOTOS Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
- To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.
- To use Leica FOTOS,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Leica FOTOS" » then Click "Install".
- Leica FOTOS for iPad will now be available on your Windows start-menu.
| Minimum requirements |
Recommended |
- 8GB RAM
- SSD Storage
- Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000
- Architecture: x64 or ARM64
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Get Leica FOTOS on Apple macOS
Download on Android: Download Android
Leica FOTOS for iPad functions
- One app for all your Leica cameras
- Easy data transfer in JPG, DNG, and Preview formats
- Lightroom integration with a direct editing button for Adobe Lightroom app
- Remote control with better overview and direct access to various camera settings
- Start and stop video recordings remotely
- Supported by various Leica camera models, including Leica S, SL, M, Q, CL/TL, and compact cameras
- Privacy Policy and Terms of Use available for review.
✔ Pros:
- Reliable connection to cameras
- Polished and easy-to-use interface
- Quick photo transfer
- Basic remote control functions
☹ Cons:
- No persistent Bluetooth connection for GPS tagging outside of the app
- No internet connectivity while using the app
- $50 subscription fee for full access to features
- Remote control functions are limited
- App does not work for some users
- Poor resolution on iPad preview with remote feature
- Issues with pairing the SL2 camera
Top Pcmac Reviews
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Pointless and tedious
By WalrusTexas (Pcmac user)
I already had the excellent C-Lux App, which supports photo transfer and fully-functional remote control. Really useful. Got this app because it claims to access RAW photos in the idiosyncratic C-Lux format that is not supported by Apple or Adobe. “In-App Purchases” is a joke, because you can’t get to any features until you have an account and a $50/yr subscription. When I finally set up the 7-day trial and filled in the hard-to-find info to register my camera, it failed to connect twice before I finally went to iPad settings and did it the old way I’d been using before. Remote control in this app is pathetic—change ISO, press the shutter, a couple of other minor things. I suspect that RAW (=DNG) access is also a joke, because it seems only to provide a temporary subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud, not to provide any native image processing in the app itself. I already have Lightroom, and know that it works with the JPG part of RAW+JPG, but fails to recognize RAW only. Really disappointing.
By the way, this means that the RAW Format option on this camera is false advertising, because no image processing software available to me can read or edit it.
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Leica’s $50 ransomware
By photoreviews (Pcmac user)
Mobile device connectivity is a basic feature for any workflow. It’s also a feature that was included on the specs when I purchased my 2 the app cameras. Now the app has released this “update” that expects us to pay $50 a year to enable basic functionality -that’s called ransomware and it seems pretty pathetic the app would erode customer trust this way. I hope they make this right by removing the paywall on this app, otherwise I hope people thinking of switching to the app read this before buying new gear. You don’t want to buy a camera that can lose features overnight because the manufacturer decided to hijack basic features and hide them behind an arbitrary paywall. No other camera manufacturer charges to download raw files from your camera!
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Terrible
By neiljpgandhi (Pcmac user)
First off, no camera maker should be charging $50 a year. Second, this app just does NOT work. Not showing any photos on the app that were taken from the camera. The resolution of the preview on the iPad is terrible with the Remote feature. Has issues pairing the the SL2, have had to delete the camera and re-pair it every time. the app needs to do better, its simple quality assurance and testing the features before releasing them. Very disappointed with this type of an app coming out from the app.
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Works great!
By hotshew (Pcmac user)
I’m going to buck the trend of bashing this app because of the $50 subscription fee and actually rate the app.
I’ve paired app to two different cameras and it works reliably while in the app, and when re-establishing a connection to the camera, The app is very polished and easy to use. The photos appear quickly after being captured, and the app provides control over the basic functions for remote control shooting.
What’s needed is a persistent Bluetooth connection to the camera such that GPS tagging can occur while not using the app. Also, since the app utilizes WiFi for communicating with the camera (which is good for speed), there is no Internet connectivity while using the app.
Overall, this is the most reliable and polished app of its kind that I’ve used (for Sony, Nikon, Fuji, and Hasselblad). Yes, nobody likes subscription fees, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch and I’m happy to finally have a decent mobile app for my camera.
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