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Past release

Photoshop 27.6

Photoshop 27.6 (the 2026 release) was released on April 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 3 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 and macOS

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3 known issues reported for Photoshop 27.6 are open: 3 major. Adobe tracks 2 of them, and 2 happen on one system only. The most serious is “Direction brush angle wrong at start of stroke” (major, common workflow). 5 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 27.6 too. Adobe’s release notes for 27.6 list 42 fixes; 3 issues reported for it were fixed in a later update.

Known issues in Photoshop 27.6

Reported for 27.6 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. Most likely still in the current release.

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyAdobe: Investigating
Workaround: Use the Remove Tool with the mouse, disable Windows Ink, or adjust Wacom tablet properties.
Reported May 3, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.6.0Not tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Begin the stroke with the stylus slightly above the tablet so the first sample is not a touchdown glitch.
Reported May 5, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyAdobe: Investigating
Workaround: Disable WinTab and use Windows Ink instead of Wacom WinTab mode.
Reported April 28, 2026DetailsRead the report

Fixed since Photoshop 27.6

Reported for 27.6 and fixed in a later update: marked fixed by Adobe, or named in its release notes.

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.6Marked fixed by Adobe
Workaround: Toggle the Relative checkbox off and on, or update to Photoshop 27.8 where Adobe fixed it.
Reported April 29, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowReported on 27.6Marked fixed by Adobe
Reported May 5, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.6Fixed in 27.8, per Adobe’s release notes
Workaround: Switch units to inches and back to pixels before entering negative relative values.
Reported May 13, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:28.0 (current)27.1127.1027.927.827.727.5all of 2026

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