"Focal Point" feature for heading images does not work

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The "focal point" feature for the header images is not processing properly. Student users try to select a focal point in their photo, but the default orientation returns upon saving.

This issue effects (at least) Safari on macOS Tahoe 26.6.2

Issue: “Focal point” feature will not keep the focus on the desired area of the header photo
Product: Adobe Express (Web)
Platform: Safari on macOS Tahoe 26.6.2

Steps:

Open a design
Select the header image
Click “focal point”
Hold and drag cursor to adjust image orientation
Press “Save”

Expected: Image orientation will change depending on the user’s chosen focal point

Actual: Image orientation does not change

N8.

Hey @Selah25973979zyjq
Sorry that this is occurring for both you and your students. Thank you for providing the detailed info. Could you also provide a short video recording? this would help considerably.
Make sure to hide your personal info before uploading.

Cheers

Nate

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Selah25973979zyjqAuthor

Participant

Thanks for your reply! Here’s a video of the issue in action.

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Adobe Express - Screen Recording 2026-10-20 at 12.40.19 PM.mp4

Rose DV

Community Manager

Hi Selah,

Thanks for reporting this and for the detailed reproduction steps. I was able to confirm the behavior shown in your screen recording: after adjusting the header image with Focal Point and saving, the selected position isn’t retained and the image returns to its previous/default orientation.

I’m going to flag this for further investigation. I don’t have a workaround or fix timeline to share at this point, but we’ll update the thread when we have more information or if we need further follow-up info from you!

Thanks again for documenting this so clearly.

Rose

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