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Past release

Photoshop 27.9

Photoshop 27.9 (the 2026 release) was released on July 30, 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. The last build was 27.9.1. 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 and macOS

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4 known issues reported for Photoshop 27.9 are open: 3 major and 1 minor. Adobe tracks 2 of them, and 3 happen on one system only. The most serious is “Content-Aware Fill crop expand fills wrong colors” (major, common workflow, macOS only). 13 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 27.9 too. 6 issues reported for it were fixed in a later update.

Known issues in Photoshop 27.9

Reported for 27.9 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. Most likely still in the current release.

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyReported on 27.9.1Adobe: Investigating
Reported August 12, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowmacOS onlyReported on 27.9.1Not tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Expand the canvas first, then run Content-Aware Fill manually instead of using crop expand.
Reported August 24, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowWindows onlyNot tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: When using Firefly 1, enter an explicit prompt such as "remove" instead of leaving the prompt empty.
Reported September 4, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureReported on 27.9.1Adobe: Investigating
Workaround: Disable Enable Modern User Interface under Technology Previews.
Reported August 5, 2026DetailsRead the report

Fixed since Photoshop 27.9

Reported for 27.9 and fixed in a later update: marked fixed by Adobe, or named in its release notes.

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyReported on 27.9.1Marked fixed October 15, 2026
Workaround: Turn off generative mode and use classic Remove, or set generative Remove processing to Cloud instead of Device.
Reported August 6, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.9.0Marked fixed by Adobe
Workaround: Disable Use Graphics Processor, or convert to sRGB before exporting.
Reported July 30, 2026DetailsRead the report

CriticalCommon workflowWindows onlyReported on 27.9.1Marked fixed October 15, 2026
Workaround: Uninstall the Windows OpenCL/OpenGL compatibility pack, or update the GPU driver.
Reported August 18, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.9.1Marked fixed by Adobe
Workaround: Change gradient settings from the Properties panel instead of the Options bar.
Reported August 20, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureReported on 27.9.1Marked fixed by Adobe
Reported August 5, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowReported on 27.9.1Fixed in 27.11, per Adobe’s release notes
Workaround: Add stroke via layer Blending Options (right-click the layer) instead of Edit > Stroke.
Reported August 7, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:28.0 (current)27.1127.1027.827.727.627.5all of 2026

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