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September 21, 2026
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Fill & expand in Photoshop doesn't work.

Generative Fill / Expand does not work in Photoshop 27.10.0. Generative Fill either fails with an error or remains stuck on “Generating…” indefinitely.

The exact same computer, Adobe account, network connection and files work correctly when using the previous Photoshop version.

I tested Firefly Fill & Expand, Firefly Image 1 and Firefly Image 5. All of them fail or remain stuck in Photoshop 27.10.0.

Adobe Firefly in the browser works correctly.

After reverting to the previous Photoshop version, Generative Fill / Expand immediately works again.

This strongly suggests a regression in Photoshop 27.10.0 rather than an account, network or document issue.

28 replies

Participant
October 13, 2026

Estoy usando Photoshop 27.11, Firefly (el pro), no me funciona la ia generativa, si el Firefly web. Necesito una solución ya 

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Participant
October 13, 2026

No funciona la ia generativa en la nuevo versión de Photoshop 

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Participant
October 10, 2026

Same here, I get up this morning and Generative Expand does nothing. I got the “soemthing went wrong” error the first time, but now it just does nothing. I’ve tried very fix suggested but nothing changes. it still does nothing? Will I gat a refund for all the time this is costing me!?!!

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Anshul_Saini
Community Manager
Community Manager
October 12, 2026

Hi ​@Flawless_idea6be7,

Sorry for the trouble this is causing. I’d like to check one specific setting before asking you to do any more troubleshooting.

With the Crop Tool selected, please look at the ratio/preset dropdown in the Options bar at the top of Photoshop.

If it is currently set to W × H × Resolution, please change it temporarily to Ratio, Original Ratio, or Clear the crop settings, and then try Generative Expand again.

If that doesn’t help, please let me know:

  • Your Photoshop version from Help > System Info
  • Whether you’re on Windows or macOS
  • Whether you’re using a work/school-managed network, VPN, or proxy
  • Whether Generative Fill also fails, or only Generative Expand

If possible, please also share a short screen recording showing the Crop Tool settings and what happens when you select Generative Expand.

Best,
Anshul Saini

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Participant
September 28, 2026

I have been unable to get GenAi to work in PS for several days (timing out/failing). I finally went to Firefly on the web through CC and once I successfully expanded an image, the GenAi features in Photoshop started working again, with no delay or hangups. Not a dev guy but that definitely points to some sort of hangup that became unclogged.

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Anshul_Saini
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 29, 2026

Hi everyone,

For those still seeing Generative Fill/Expand fail, hang on “Generating,” or return an error, please share the system info: Help > System Info > Copy & paste the complete System Info here.

Also, please tell us:

  1. Which model did you select (Firefly Image 1, Image 5, third-party model, etc.)?

  2. Whether the prompt was empty or contained text. If empty, try “remove” or “fill” and tell us whether the result changes.

  3. Exact Photoshop version where it fails.

  4. As an older Photoshop version works on the same system, can you all confirm the exact version?

  5. Whether Firefly on the web works for the same operation as Photoshop Desktop. Also, check Photoshop on the web https://adobe.ly/4jsTtNB and confirm whether that works for you.

  6. Which error do you get: stuck on Generating, “Something went wrong,” or “The service is not responding,” etc.

These details will help us separate the different failure patterns we’re seeing.

Best,
Anshul Saini

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Participant
September 25, 2026

I even tested the matter in other versions and the new beta version, and still have the same problem. the problem also exists in the adobe Firefly in browser using the third parties like Nano banana 

System info 

Adobe Photoshop Version: 27.10.0 20260824.r.26 9d9635d  arm64 (final, Release) Number of Launches: 60 Operating System: Mac OS 15.7.9 System architecture: Apple M4 Max, NEON, DOTPROD, HybridCPU(10:4) Physical processor count: 14 Built-in memory: 36864 MB Free memory: 17953 MB Memory available to Photoshop: 31871 MB Memory used by Photoshop: 70 % Crash Handler: Adobe DCX Version: 9.22.0 SAM SDK Version: 15.1.5 ACPL.next Status:  - SDK Version: 5.11.6  - Sync Engine Status: Reachable and compatible  - Sync Engine Running: 4.0.0  - Min Sync Engine Required: 4.0.0 Live Edit Client SDK Version: v6.1.1 Adobe Firefly: v1.0.0 OpenColorIO version: 2.5.2 C2PA library version: Adobe CAI SDK: adobe_api/1.74.4 NGL Version: 1.42.0.5 Precise Color Management for HDR Display: Enabled. Alias Layers: Disabled. Highbeam: Enabled. Touch Bar Property Feedback: Enabled. Image tile size: 1024K Image cache levels: 4 Font Preview: Large HarfBuzz Version: 11.0.0 TextEngine: ATE 7.11.0 (8034a1e)  ======= GPU
Native API stable: True OpenCL API stable..

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Participant
September 25, 2026

The point is that it is getting worse and worse, day by day. If it was working 1/10 try one week ago, now it may works 1/50 try.
I even tried different adobe account, from different system and also from different internet and the problem still exist. so for sure its from the sources/ Adobe server or something...
This is unacceptable!

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Anshul_Saini
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 24, 2026

Hi everyone,

Thank you for the additional reports. I’m continuing to investigate this with the team.

For anyone still experiencing Generative Fill/Expand getting stuck on Generating, taking unusually long, or eventually returning an error, could you please:

  • Go to Help > System Info > Copy and paste the complete System Info into your reply.
  • If you normally use Generative Fill with the prompt left empty, please try entering a simple prompt such as “remove” or “fill” and let us know whether that changes the behavior.
  • If an older Photoshop version works correctly on the same system, please tell us the exact version that works.
  • If convenient, test the current Photoshop Beta v27.12 (there was an updated v27.12 beta build released today) as well and let us know whether the same operation succeeds, fails, or remains stuck.

If you rely on this for production work and an older version is currently working normally for you, please continue using that version for now.

There’s no need to reinstall Photoshop repeatedly or resubmit the same generation over and over while it is stuck.

Best,
Anshul Saini

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Participant
September 25, 2026

Unfortunately, Generative Fill and Generative Expand have now stopped working in the Beta version as well.

The process starts loading and then takes an extremely long time. Eventually, I get the error message: “Something went wrong. Please try again later.”

So at the moment, the features are not working in either the regular version or the Beta version of Photoshop.

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Participant
September 24, 2026

 

Essa situação está se tornando inaceitável.

O Firefly dentro do Photoshop não está funcionando corretamente, o Generative Fill está instável, e uma ferramenta que a Adobe promove ativamente como parte do futuro do Photoshop está, neste momento, prejudicando fluxos de trabalho profissionais reais.

O que torna tudo ainda mais frustrante é a qualidade do suporte da Adobe. Hoje, sistemas de suporte de inúmeras empresas menores, plataformas de software e serviços online são mais acessíveis, mais rápidos e mais eficientes do que o da Adobe. Para uma empresa desse tamanho, com esse nível de receita recorrente e presença no mercado, a experiência de suporte ao cliente é surpreendentemente ruim.

Não deveria ser tão difícil encontrar uma forma simples e eficiente de reportar um problema sério no Photoshop.

A Adobe é extremamente eficiente na hora de cobrar. A assinatura é debitada corretamente e pontualmente, todos os meses, sem desculpas, atrasos ou problemas técnicos. Infelizmente, essa mesma eficiência não aparece quando o cliente pagante precisa de suporte porque o software simplesmente não está funcionando como deveria.

Sou fotógrafo profissional e o Photoshop faz parte do meu fluxo de trabalho comercial diário. Quando o Firefly e o Generative Fill deixam de funcionar, isso não é um pequeno inconveniente. Isso afeta produtividade, prazos, entregas para clientes e, no fim, o próprio negócio.

Se a Adobe quer que profissionais dependam cada vez mais de ferramentas de inteligência artificial dentro do Photoshop, então também precisa assumir a responsabilidade de oferecer um serviço estável, uma comunicação transparente e um suporte técnico realmente competente.

Clientes não deveriam perder horas procurando respostas em fóruns, testando versões antigas, reinstalando programas, alterando configurações e tentando soluções aleatórias apenas para descobrir que muitos outros usuários estão enfrentando exatamente o mesmo problema.

A Adobe precisa se comunicar de forma clara, reconhecer o problema e apresentar uma solução real.

Pelo valor que pagamos e pela importância que o Photoshop tem nos fluxos profissionais, esse nível de suporte é simplesmente inaceitável.

Neste momento, o sistema de cobrança da Adobe parece ser muito mais confiável do que o software e o suporte pelos quais estamos pagando.

 

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Participant
September 24, 2026

 

This situation is becoming unacceptable.

Firefly inside Photoshop is not working properly, Generative Fill is unreliable, and a tool that Adobe actively promotes as part of the future of Photoshop is currently disrupting real professional workflows.

What is even more frustrating is the quality of Adobe support. Today, support systems from countless smaller companies, software platforms, and online services are more accessible, more responsive, and more efficient than Adobe’s. For a company of this size, with this level of subscription revenue and market dominance, the customer support experience is surprisingly poor.

Finding a simple and effective way to report a serious Photoshop issue should not be this difficult.

Adobe is extremely efficient when it comes to billing. The subscription is charged correctly and on time, every month, without excuses, delays, or technical problems. Unfortunately, that same efficiency is not reflected when paying customers need technical support for software that is not functioning correctly.

I am a professional photographer and Photoshop is part of my daily commercial workflow. When Firefly and Generative Fill stop working, this is not a minor inconvenience. It affects productivity, deadlines, client deliveries, and ultimately my business.

If Adobe wants professionals to increasingly depend on AI tools inside Photoshop, then Adobe also needs to take responsibility for providing a stable service, transparent communication, and competent technical support.

Customers should not have to spend hours searching forums, testing old versions, reinstalling software, changing settings, and trying random workarounds just to discover that many other users are experiencing the same problem.

Adobe needs to communicate clearly about what is happening, acknowledge the issue, and provide a real solution.

For the price we pay and for the importance Photoshop has in professional workflows, this level of support is simply not acceptable.

At the moment, Adobe’s billing system seems to be far more reliable than the software and support we are paying for.

 

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Participating Frequently
September 24, 2026

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Participating Frequently
September 23, 2026

qualquer ferramenta de edição com ia tá demorando muito e muitas vezes nem completa

 

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Participating Frequently
September 23, 2026

Same problem here...

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