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April 29, 2025

P: Adjusting layer properties doesn't work for Hue/Saturation/lum. HSL layers

  • April 29, 2025
  • 71 replies
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The tab to click on and change the properties for an adjustment layer randomly disappears. Quitting and re-opening the app solves the issue, but it will happen again within minutes, usually when switching between different projects or different app on the computer. 

On Photoshop v26.6 - Mac Mini M4 pro, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd.

 

Any help would be appreciated!

ss

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Participant
April 29, 2025

I have been a loyal Photoshop user for over 6 years, but I must express my extreme disappointment with the latest updates.

Once again, the UI has been completely restructured, making it extremely difficult to access and use essential functions, especially within Adjustment Layers like Hue/Saturation. Instead of focusing on stability and performance, it seems the team is constantly rearranging UI elements without real user benefit.

As a professional and an Art Lead managing a studio team, this update has caused a full day's loss of productivity. Important features became inaccessible or confusing, and numerous bugs appeared. For the first time, basic functionality such as using the keyboard with non-English layouts is broken. I cannot even add a Hue/Saturation layer easily anymore — and I can't tell if it's a bug or simply an unintuitive new workflow.

Small but critical issues are piling up with each update, undermining trust in Photoshop as a stable tool for professional work. This situation is forcing me — for the first time — to seriously consider switching to alternative software for my studio.

I urge Adobe's management to reconsider the current approach: stop unnecessary UI changes and prioritize stability, reliability, and user workflows.

Deeply disappointed,
A long-time user seeking ways to roll back to an older version immediately.

kglad
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Community Expert
April 29, 2025

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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