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Should I update Photoshop?

Past release

Photoshop 27.10

Photoshop 27.10 (the 2026 release) was released on August 28, 2026 and replaced by 28.0 on November 10, 2026. 2 issues reported for it are tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed, and 6 were marked fixed in a later update. Everything on this page is what is known today, not what we said at the time.

Photoshop 28.0 is the current releaseShould you update to it? See today’s verdict and its known issues.

Windows

Don’t update

On Windows, 5 known issues reported for Photoshop 27.10 are open: 4 major and 1 minor. Adobe tracks 2 of them. The most serious is “UI and canvas flicker rapidly with GPU acceleration” (major, most users). 11 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 27.10 too. 6 issues reported for it were fixed in a later update.

macOS

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On macOS, 6 known issues reported for Photoshop 27.10 are open: 5 major and 1 minor. Adobe tracks 2 of them. The most serious is “UI and canvas flicker rapidly with GPU acceleration” (major, most users). 13 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 27.10 too. 2 issues reported for it were fixed in a later update.

Why Photoshop 27.10 got this verdict

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The issues behind the verdict, none of them marked fixed by Adobe.

MajorAffects most usersAdobe: Investigating
Workaround: Disable Use Graphics Processor under Preferences > Performance, or uncheck Foreground Composite Cache and Use GPU Compositing in Advanced settings.
Reported August 31, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowAdobe: Investigating
Reported September 13, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other known issues in Photoshop 27.10

Reported for 27.10 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. They don’t change the verdict.

MajorCommon workflowNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported August 28, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyNot tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Install Rosetta 2 so the bundled x86_64 Node runtime can run.
Reported September 15, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowReported on 27.10.0Not tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Click once inside the Generative Fill prompt field before typing.
Reported September 2, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported September 11, 2026DetailsRead the report

Fixed since Photoshop 27.10

Reported for 27.10 and fixed in a later update: marked fixed by Adobe, or named in its release notes.

MajorAffects most usersWindows onlyReported on 27.10Marked fixed October 9, 2026
Workaround: On 27.11, if colours are still off on a non-HDR display, turn off Preferences > Technology Previews > Precise Color Management for HDR Display (keep it on with an HDR display). On 27.10, turn off Use Graphics Processor under Preferences > Performance.
Reported August 28, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.10Fixed in 28.0, per Adobe’s release notes
Workaround: Turn off Denoise before Edit in Photoshop, then re-enable; or add Photoshop 2026 as a custom external editor in Lightroom preferences.
Reported August 28, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyReported on 27.10Marked fixed October 7, 2026
Workaround: Apply sky replacement without adjusting brightness, then brighten with a Curves adjustment layer.
Reported August 31, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyReported on 27.10Fixed in 28.0, per Adobe’s release notes
Workaround: Save Presets/Scripts/Stack Scripts Only/StackSupport.jsx as UTF-8 with BOM, or edit the file to remove the em-dash characters in the base64Decode comments.
Reported August 30, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorAffects most usersWindows onlyReported on 27.10Marked fixed October 9, 2026
Reported September 3, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureReported on 27.10.0Marked fixed October 6, 2026
Workaround: Open via File → Open, or click in the document or press Esc before using Command; or disable the Home screen.
Reported September 22, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:28.0 (current)27.1127.927.827.727.627.5all of 2026

Based on public bug reports on the Adobe Community board. Last changed November 11, 2026. Not affiliated with Adobe.