P: PS 27.3.0 Using the Gradient Tool on a Layer Mask doesn't work properly now.

And still there in 27.3.1 !

Should ​@Semaphoric ’s post not have resolved the issue already please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Properties, Options Bar, …) visible. 

Look in the Option bar for the Gradient tool, and on the far left, make sure you have  “Gradient” selected, not “Classic Gradient”.

I'm having trouble editing the gradient directly from the masks; it doesn't seem editable. To be more specific, I create a mask on a layer and apply the gradient to erase smoothly, but it doesn't become smooth, and it's not possible to move the gradient. Whenever I move it, it remains static. If I move it from bottom to top and try to adjust it, it doesn't adjust.

Just a general observation - several people here say they're using a transparent gradient stop, but transparency doesn't apply to masks. They're strictly black to white. So maybe that's what trips it up?

(disclosure: I've never used blend modes on masks; I use grouped layers or smart objects for the same effect. So I have limited experience with this).

yeah same here.  changing it to classic seems to help but then it just happens all time now

Hi, 
 

Just to point out that this doesn't fix a very annoying bug with the gradient tool in PSD files on a MacBook Pro M2. When you create a gradient in a layer mask, it gets stuck and doesn't work. Could you please fix this as a priority? ThankssBest regards

Anytime I use a gradient (black to transparent in this case) on a layer mask, I can no longer move the gradient around to adjust the emplacement of the transparency. It either stays the same, or worse, it only removes more and more of the image.

In other Photoshop versions, you could simply move the gradient inside the layer mask and use that to adjust the transparency effect.

Photoshop version is 27.3.1

I have attached a video file to show the issue.

In PS 2026 version 27.3 I can not use a gradient mask as before; if I create a gradient mask and want to adjust this mask by dragging the gradient handles, it does not change the original gradient, but adds a new gradient! In this way I can not make fine adjustments to a gradient mask. Is it a matter of a changed setting, or has the working principal of the feature changed?

​@PauloJC  I see the same on my machine. All types of transparent gradient mask, without the radial mask where affected. 

​@CShubert  Seems this is a bug in the recent version. Please check.