Should I update?

Should I update Photoshop?

Past release

Photoshop 27.11

Photoshop 27.11 (the 2026 release) was released on October 5, 2026 and replaced by 28.0 on November 10, 2026. 1 issue reported for it is tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed, and 1 was marked fixed in a later update. The last build was 27.11.1. 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

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On Windows, 4 known issues reported for Photoshop 27.11 are open: 2 major and 2 minor. Adobe tracks 1 of them. The most serious is “Photoshop crashes when saving” (major, common workflow). 13 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 27.11 too. 1 issue reported for it was fixed in a later update.

macOS

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On macOS, 2 known issues reported for Photoshop 27.11 are open: 1 major and 1 minor. Adobe tracks none of them yet. The most serious is “Photoshop crashes when saving” (major, common workflow). 15 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 27.11 too. 1 issue reported for it was fixed in a later update.

Why Photoshop 27.11 got this verdict

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

MajorCommon workflowWindows onlyAdobe: Investigating
Workaround: Turn off Enable Modern User Interface under Edit > Technology Previews and restart Photoshop.
Reported October 11, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other known issues in Photoshop 27.11

Reported for 27.11 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. They don’t change the verdict.

MinorCommon workflowWindows onlyNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported October 9, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureNot tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Change Auto-Select between Layer and Group from the Move tool options bar dropdown.
Reported October 15, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowNot tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Reset preferences by renaming the Adobe Photoshop 2026 Settings folder under AppData, or replace Prefs.psp with a newly generated copy.
Reported October 8, 2026DetailsRead the report

Fixed since Photoshop 27.11

Reported for 27.11 and fixed in a later update: marked fixed by Adobe, or named in its release notes.

MajorSpecific featureReported on 27.11Fixed in 28.0, per Adobe’s release notes
Reported October 14, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:28.0 (current)27.1027.927.827.727.627.5all of 2026

Based on public bug reports on the Adobe Community board. Last changed November 10, 2026. Not affiliated with Adobe.