# Sony \| Imaging Edge Mobile — user reviews > 749 indexed App Store user reviews of Sony | Imaging Edge Mobile by Sony Corporation, rated 1.70/5 from 6,658 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sony-imaging-edge-mobile/id489191124/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sony-imaging-edge-mobile/id489191124.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 603 · 4★ 294 · 3★ 278 · 2★ 519 · 1★ 4,964 ## What do users think of Sony | Imaging Edge Mobile? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Quick photo transfer - 💡 Useful remote control features **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent connection issues - 🐛 Unreliable performance - 🐛 Buggy app updates - 👎 Limited camera controls - 👎 Slow image transfer - 👎 Requires full photo access **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Fails to connect to camera - Incompatible with latest iOS versions - Creates unnecessary photo albums **Most requested features** - Add support for RAW file transfer - Improve camera control functionality - Provide better user guidance and instructions - Enhance stability and reliability ## Newest reviews (18 of 749) ### 4/5 — Works great for me *2026-08-02, version 7.8.3* Never write reviews, but the app worked perfectly fine for me. I have the Sony Alpha 6000 and I was able to connect it and upload my photos relatively quick. While it was a bit confusing at first I just looked through the instructions on the app and the photos got sent to my phone within a minute. ### 4/5 — Poor *2026-07-31, version 7.8.3* Surprisingly clunky. Such a contrast to the £3.5K Sony camera which I use this app with. I don’t understand how Sony could’ve produced such a poor application. They dropped the ball on this one. Please develop and release a better version of this. It’s not really gonna cost so much is it, to produce something good that doesn’t drop connection if it’s having a bad day. ### 1/5 — If you thought Fujifilm's app was bad... *2026-07-28, version 7.8.3* You ain't seen nothing until you try this steaming pile of garbage ### 1/5 — Terribly useless app *2026-07-24, version 7.8.3* The app makes it impossible to sign in from the same device: the sign in page disappears when you switch apps to check your email for the verification code. Which necessitates attempting to sign in again. Which will require a new code. Wash, rinse, repeat. I guess I’ll try it later when I have access to a second device. Once signed it, it demands full access to your photos library. Can’t connect via Bluetooth and the WiFi connection seems useless outside of something doing with my photos library. ### 1/5 — Not a very helpful app *2026-07-24, version 7.8.3* Terrible user interface and the instructions are not helpful for connecting to phone. ### 1/5 — You neeeddddddd several updates *2026-07-23, version 7.8.3* 😡 ### 1/5 — I wish it worked better *2026-07-22, version 7.8.3* It is so unreliable as to be tedious ### 1/5 — App errors *2026-07-20, version 7.8.3* The app now gives errors whenever trying to export pictures. Not with the frustration and better off just plugging the as card into your computer or phone. ### 1/5 — What an Embarrassment to Sony *2026-07-18, version 7.8.3* This is probably the worse app I have ever attempted to use. I can believe that Sony would even make it available. It needs a major overhaul, or just blow it up! Seriously Sony, what the …? ### 1/5 — invasive permissions! Buggy anyway! *2026-07-18, version 7.8.3* Why does this app require complete access to the entire 7,341 photos and 359 videos saved to my iPhone to even be able to transfer a single photo from the camera into iPhone's album?? No other app has this much difficulty navigating the privacy-preserving photo album sandboxing implemented on iPhone, one would expect a camera manufacturer to be able to get this right, but the app won't function at all without that blanket permission. This app is really buggy and doesn't work reliably anyway, even if you do blindly hand over the keys to your personal device to Sony. boo bad app that has never been fixed or improved since at least 2018 ### 1/5 — NEVER CONNECTS *2026-07-09, version 7.8.3* Useless app!! It never connects, like ever! ### 1/5 — You can vibe code this better *2026-07-03, version 7.8.3* This app useless. I see people online vibe coded better photo transfer / tether app than Sony with loads of cash. This is mind boggling how bad this app is. ### 1/5 — Support *2026-07-01, version 7.8.3* The app needs to be over hauled . It’s been the same since 2018 and it works some of the time ### 2/5 — Connect is awful *2026-06-25, version 7.8.3* It’s such an unreliable connection. Often it takes 10 tries just to connect and then you’ll be lucky if it stays connected for more than 5 minutes. ### 1/5 — Pathetic! *2026-06-24, version 7.8.3* This app is a terrible way to maintain a customer base. Trying to connect my iPhone and my Sony camera gets more frustrating almost every time I try. To make matters worse, the connection often drops during the transfer process and I find that I have to start over. Perhaps I just need to shoot exclusively with my iPhone. ### 1/5 — Downloading photo issues *2026-06-24, version 7.8.3* App will not allow me to download images from my camera unless I give it full access to my camera. Had no issue in the past limiting access ### 1/5 — Buggy and faulty app *2026-06-12, version 7.8.3* After being in an infinite loop with the login which was only resolved by using a separate device (laptop) to view my emails to input a code, I found that this app doesn’t even let me connect reliably to the FDR X3000. Furthermore, the UI is so unintuitive that it makes the camera HARDER to use and more of a hassle. Not worth the remote view of extremely laggy footage. I would rather just download from the SD card the “normal” way and hope for the best with my footage. ### 1/5 — Worst App for Cameras *2026-06-05, version 7.8.3* Won’t connect and Sony won’t update the app. Use a card reader instead. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Never connects *2026-08-18, version 7.8.3* I don’t need the remote functions, but I need to use it as a monitor. At Work work on an android but for my Apple it never connects. It’s all set to connect and start and just never does. This app is useless. And the fact that they leave it here without any viable updates to fix the issues is irritating. ### 1/5 — Hassle *2026-08-16, version 7.8.3* Unbelievably unreliable ### 1/5 — Never works *2026-08-14, version 7.8.3* Never connects to camera. Update this app. ### 1/5 — Connecting is clumsy and unreliable. *2026-08-13, version 7.8.3* Once set up, this application should connect instantly (less than 0.5 seconds) to Sony camera. Whenever I attempt to connect, I have to try IEM and a third party application alternately for 2-10 minutes to get one of them to connect. Generally, unless there is a serious need for remote control, I just don’t bother after a couple of iterations. For Sony to pander such garbage is inexcusable. Consider for wildlife photography? Forget it! ### 1/5 — This app is literally terrible *2026-08-12, version 7.8.3* Connect to the camera; it fails. Connect again, it fails again. Try logging in, you need a code via email, open email application and the imaging app goes back to the Home Screen so you can’t even enter a code, you need to start over. Start over, send a code, open browser to find code, imaging app goes back to home screen. It’s 2026, there’s no reason why a company as big as SONY, charging hundreds to thousands of dollars, for their app to be so underdeveloped. Returning my camera, I don’t like greedy corporations with mediocre services and expensive products! Oh and try to use an Apple laptop… doesn’t even work. Hellooooo, most people have Apple products!! I see why this app has low reviews. Goes to show how cheap these companies are, while making their products seem worth the price. DO NOT BUY A SONY CAMERA! ### 1/5 — Outdated App Won’t Ever Connect *2026-08-11, version 7.8.3* I have the Sony ZV-E10 and it never connects. I’ve even reset everything to start over again. Shame I can’t use the remote functions. Do better, Sony! ### 1/5 — This is not the app you’re looking for 👎 *2026-08-08, version 7.8.3* Bad, felt like a scam? ### 1/5 — Hi *2026-08-07, version 7.8.3* Esto es lo pero nunca se quiere conectar a mi teléfono ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-08-01, version 7.8.3* I have a Sony EV Z10 and the app never connects. I always have to use a computer. I’ve tried connecting multiple times and I always receive the same message, “Connection failed.” ### 1/5 — Poor image transfer quality *2026-07-29, version 7.8.3* Downloaded to transfer photos to another device since I couldn’t find my SD card reader. Unfortunately, even after selecting original file size, the transferred files were JPEGs (not RAWs, as I shoot) with file sizes under 1mb each - completely useless for importing into an editing programme. Disappointing that this is an advertised feature that does not at all work well. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This app is pretty good! *2026-08-03, version 7.8.3* It could connect to my Sony handycam easily but I don’t know how to transfer videos of photos yet ### 5/5 — Bad Reviews? *2026-07-02, version 7.8.3* Not sure what the bad reviews are for but it works just as intended. Maybe I haven’t used it enough but it works great!! ### 5/5 — Sony A6000 *2026-05-30, version 7.8.3* Have had this for a while now, and the software from when it first started has def increased since then. ### 5/5 — MUUUITO BOM *2026-05-04* Muuuuito bom, consigo passar minhas fotos para o meu iPhone 16 pro max de forma super fácil!!! ### 5/5 — Funcionando!!!! *2026-03-21* Funcionando normalmente na zve10 e iPhone 14 ### 5/5 — Read This *2026-02-14, version 7.8.2* You people that gave one star are all wrong. You are using the wrong app. This app is for older Sony cameras, and it works fine (yes, the password is complicated, but you put it only once). If you have a newer camera use Sony Creator’s App ### 5/5 — Works perfectly *2025-10-26, version 7.8.2* I don't understand why some people struggle to get this to work. Worked for me flawlessly ### 5/5 — Super easy to use *2025-09-30, version 7.8.1* Im surprised this got so many bad reviews when this actuslly works really well from my camera to my Iphone. It uploaded into my phone very fast and very helpful because I couldn’t find a usb cable ### 5/5 — This app works as intended *2025-08-23, version 7.8.1* Everyone giving 1 star is tripping it took me 2 mins to figure it out and it worked no problem. ### 5/5 — Sehr nützlich auf Wandertouren, wenn man keinen SD Karten Adapter mitschleppen möchte! *2025-08-08* Die App funktioniert sehr gut, die Bedienung ist leider etwas kompliziert, aber grundsätzlich selbserklärend. Bei längeren Videos bricht manchmal die Übertragung ab, aber wenn man es dann noch einmal versucht geht es eigentlich immer. Ich bin echt zufrieden! Allerdings würde es mich freuen, wenn das Overlay so ähnlich wie bei der GoPro Quick App gestaltet werden würde, da ist vieles einfacher und verständlicher, aber die Funktionsweise grundsätzlich die gleiche. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*