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Jeremy Emch
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October 18, 2017
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Is there a solution for Device Preview in Photoshop CC 2018?

  • October 18, 2017
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tabrms
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October 20, 2017

Same problem here and I don't really understand that you've removed such required feature without any proper alternative - I would fully understand it would not be a part of the default installation, but I would expect that I would be able to add this feature back via an extension, switch or something.

I guess there is something bigger behind this decision, but if so I would expect Adobe properly explains what led to such a decision without providing an alternative so we all can understand that you've not threw us without the reason.

Since I'm the UI designer I rely on this feature pretty heavily. Thanks to this my workflow will be way much slower now. Hope you guys are happy - you saved your time at the expense of ours!

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    October 20, 2017

    Is there some reason you have to not run the old version when you need this feature?

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    Jeremy EmchAuthor
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    October 20, 2017

    When I updated via Creative Cloud, it removed CC 2017. With that said, I see why Adobe removed this feature. Photoshop was always, by default, a photo editing application. It was never intended to be a web/mobile app design tool. Sure, you could make elements for use on web and mobile, but it's not good at streamlining the UI/UX process for web and mobile development. There are better alternatives, such as Sketch, Figma, and Adobe's own Experience Design. Experience Design allows live preview while designing mobile apps, which is really nice. There are a lot of glaring features that it still lacks compared to other UI design tools, but it is getting there, and hopefully it will add many of the features that make working between Adobe products simple. Right now, it's a but of a challenge... can't import a layered PSD, no smart objects, etc.

    If you're doing web and mobile app design and prototyping, I would seriously give Experience Design a try.

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