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September 24, 2019
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[Feature Request] Fresco for Android

Come on Adobe. It's 2023, how do you not have android compatibility yet?

Anubhav M
Anubhav MCorrect answer
Community Manager
March 17, 2023

Hello @Karl5C91,

 

We understand having Fresco for Android is important to you, and apologize for its unavailability at this time. Would you mind upvoting this UserVoice (https://adobefresco.uservoice.com/forums/919786-adobe-fresco/suggestions/43818732-fresco-on-android) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this feature request, and you will keep getting all the related updates.

 

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

 

Thanks,

Anubhav

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Sjaani
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 13, 2023

Come on Karl, there's heaps of responses to this question.
Our answers won't change no matter how many times different people ask!

Majority of people who respond on the forums are not associated with Adobe so we can't answer that question.

Adobe doesn't announce release dates, so they can't be held accountable for not releasing an app or update on a specific date.

There are many, many different versions of Android app so it's a lot more difficult to create an app for that platform.

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Participant
February 9, 2023

I just wanted to create this post to the community to understand or gather insights from the broader community their interests or support for the Fresco application being supported on other platforms, namely Android. 

 

I had been a regular user of the Adobe Sketch and Adobe Draw applications in the past until they were phased out. And the alternative option I'd looked into was the Adobe Fresco app. However, time after time eagerly waiting for it's realease onto the Android platform I just feel like it's a lost cause checking. However - I don't stray, so I aint ever going to IOS. I'll use MS Paint if I have to. I just wanted to post this to show that there is a market for the application to be released onto the Android OS. I also never post on online forums, so this is that one comment that you could call a unicorn. 

 

I guess it would be useful to understand from Adobe if there is a project currently underway on the Fresco platform to support functionality on Android operating systems, and what stage it's currently at, or if there is any development at all towards it's impelmenation. Other responses from Adobe on other community posts indicated that there was something in progress, but the lapse of time between previous comments on forums would indicate that nothing is currently in train.

 

If there are contractual obligations you have that limit the ability to release onto Android that's completely fine, at least it would be good for the community to be aware...  Or if you just need a Project Manager or someone to assist with getting it implemented onto Android, I'd be happy to assist.

 

 

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Imaginerie
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 9, 2023

Hi there!
I understand where you're coming from. I am a commited Windows user, and an avid Fresco enthusiast, so I feel like I'm in the same boat. I bought an Ipad so I could use Fresco on the go, I currently use Fresco on the desktop too (something that Mac users cannot enjoy as of now, you can't have everything!). I also use software from other companies (on mobile), that I won't name here.
None of them have solid, stable, professional applications currently running on an Android tablet. I am not saying they are right, I'm just saying there might be a reason. (And yes I know that there are some decent drawing apps on Android as well)
In a way, fresco users who don't want to buy an Ipad can still work on a mobile PC (HP, windows surface etc), and yes they are awfully expensive (In fact I bought an Ipad because it was the cheaper option, one has to cry out loud!).

From what I am gathering - and I don't claim to know the thruth - is that the Android system is comprised on an incredibly heterogen array of devices, with layers of OS/user interface on top of the original android OS, which apparently makes difficult to implement. I assume that it would still be possible if restricted to say Samsung Galaxy Tabs (again expensive) where the interface is relatively stable and known. Actually the biggest Galaxy tab on the market is a Windows run one, so can be used with Fresco. I saw demos online and wow!

Now the real answer will only come from the Adobe devs, and they repeatedly said there was no plan for Android compatibility as of now. Maybe that will change!

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Participant
November 30, 2022

It's coming up on 2 years since Fresco was released and we have all been promised that the developers have heard that we want an Android app from answers given by your PR teams. So where is it? There is a large amount of people that dont own Apple products and would like to use their Android tablets to draw with Adobe software that they presumably pay for already. Saying that it is available on Windows or Mac is not the answer at this point.


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Sjaani
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 1, 2022

Unfortunately the majority of people on the forum are users and we have no idea of Adobe's release dates. They tend not to give a specific timeframe that way they are not bound by a date.

Other responses to this question have suggested that it is taking longer for an Android version because there are so many variations of the Android OS. You could of course add your request onto the many threads already existing within the Fresco UserVoice pages, but as previously noted Adobe are well aware of the request and have indicated they are working on it.

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LynSwinger
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October 26, 2022

My byline use to be "life without Adobe is not worth living".

I am just glad I didn't get the tatoo.

 

I have had photoshop and most of the Creative Suite since each was invented.

Open to all across platforms it has been the basis of my Graphic design working life.

 

BUT REALLY...Apple only for Fresco?

It is a bad look for a company who is the go to for a large section of creatives.

 

Years, no decades of singing your praises and the reward is to be left out of this exceptionally important tool.

I have waited paitently for when you are going back to your Creative Suite for everyone philosophy but going through chats like this it is never going to happen.

 

Very dissapointing and makes me and many many others who don not drink the cool aid crap that Apple is the only choice for creatives starting to look around.

I notice no one replies to any of these criticism around Fresco's availability so won't hold my breath.

Cheers,

Lyn

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Community Expert
October 26, 2022

Fresco isn't ONLY for Apple and it's not even on all Apple devices,  it's not on Macs as much as I'd love to see it on Macs. It's also available on Windows devices.  It came out first for Apple devices because iPadOS and iOS devices have very similar specifications and 95%+ use the most recent version of the OS. It came out slightly later for Windows devices, because there's more variation in terms of processors,  graphic cards, and capability, so much that there's a list of Window devices that can use it. Android is like the Wild west, there's devices all over the place with wildly different capabilities and using multiple versions of the OS, which even that gets even more skewed because of the versions of the OS that are altered for certain manufacturer's devices.  It's not that they don't want it on Android, they want Fresco in as many hands as possible.  But the more variations make it increasingly more difficult to develop, because as much as they want Fresco in as many hands as possible, they also want to make sure that it works.  If anything, I can see it coming to the Galaxy Tab devices,  but if it ever comes to Android, it's going to be very limited to where it is.  As I told others in the past, if you want it on Android, go to the suggest features thing Adobe has (don't know the link off the top of my head) and suggest it. 

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Participating Frequently
July 15, 2025

They took away the two apps we could use just fine five years ago and still haven't replaced it? This situation is stupid and was avoidable.

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Participant
August 30, 2022

Is there any chance Fresco coming to android?

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Community Expert
August 31, 2022

There's always a chance,  but it's going to be awhile. It came out for iPadOS first, because most machines are on the current version, and its the same across all devices and they have very similar specs.  Windows came later, because specs of devices vary more and not all machines are currently running the current OS and things are more customizable.  Android is like the wild west. Depending on who is making the device, makers have their own versions of Android and what version is all over the place. I could see a version coming for the Galaxy Tab devices,  but I have no idea.

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Participant
June 9, 2022

i've seen people discuss this before, but on the website it says it's available for both ios and android devices, yet in the list of compatible devices there is no android, which leaves me confused...

 

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Sjaani
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Community Expert
June 9, 2022

No dates are offered by Adobe so no-one can really answer this question.

Agreed, it shouldn't currently say it's available for Android as well.

 

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Participant
April 22, 2022

there will be someday adobe fresco on android ???

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Sjaani
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 25, 2022

I've seen suggestions that it is being worked on but there's generally no announcement of when something might be released.

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Community Expert
April 26, 2022

I hope so too for those on Android.   The problem is how fragmented the OS is.  iPadOS and iOS came first because its pretty consistent with the OS, most are on the most current ones and there's no variation.  Windows came next, because there's fragmentation, because there's a lot of machines running older OS and they're all over the place when it comes to processors and RAM.  But, it came to specifiic machines with specific components.  Android is like the wild west,  they're all over the place and depending on who is using the OS for their device, the UI is all over the place too.  Its hard to get consistency.  It makes it hard to develop for.  They want to make sure the app, when it comes out, actually works.  I can imagine though, the first Android machines that would probably see it, whenever it does come out is the Galaxy Tab 8. 

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sajive19234262
Participant
April 2, 2022
Yes !!!!!! We need Fresco for Android
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Sjaani
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 4, 2022

According to other threads the development team are working on making the app available on other devices.

No known or expected release dates. Possibly your best option as also mentioned in other threads is to add your vote on the Fresco UserVoice page, this is where the developers see requests.

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sajive19234262
Participant
April 2, 2022
The fact that Adobe Draw does not exist is worrying . Now we want Fresco for Android Plz make it soon the software available in Playstore .. We want Fresco !!! We want Fresco !!!
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Ged_Traynor
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April 2, 2022

Moving thread to the Fresco forum from Using the Community

 

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Participant
March 16, 2022

Hello,

I've used Adobe and been a subscriber to the cloud for as long as I can remember, and therefore have paid a ton of money for these apps, and it's really damn sad to be able to not have support for Android for at least ONE app??????????????? Really??

I bought a Samsung ultra tab android because I prefer it for MANY reasons over iPad (had an iPad before and really don't want to go back to it). I seriously did NOT think that Adobe wouldn't have these apps available for Android, I really thought more of Adobe. Really. I've tried using the other creative apps that are available for Android and they cannot compare to the Adobe apps for creating digital art. PLEASE I BEG YOU TO AT LEAST MAKE FRESCO SUPPORT ANDROID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sjaani
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 17, 2022

Many other threads asking for the same thing, response from Adobe is that it is being worked on but there are no dates set. 

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Participant
March 21, 2022

I am WELL AWARE of this, it's the same empty promise YEAR AFTER YEAR actually. It starts to smell like bull**** to me. Which is sad and why I wrote this post.

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