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February 22, 2023
Question

Stylus snaps back when doing small movements with Move Tool

  • February 22, 2023
  • 4 replies
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Hello all.
After one of the recent PS updates I noticed an annoying glitch in Photoshop with my Wacom stylus.

If I have part of the image selected (with Lasso/Marquee tools) and then try to move the said selected part (with Move Tool) a small distance, it snaps back to original location when I complete the action (rise the stylus from the surface).
Sometimes it works as intended and doesn't snap back, but most of the time it snaps back. This is wrong and unusable.
Please fix this!
Or, if this is a "feature", how do I turn this nonsense off?

More info:

  • View > Snap and View > Snap To are both off.
  • This only affects operations with stylus. Doing the same with mouse is fine.
  • Photoshop is updated to the latest version (24.1.1).
  • Windows and drivers are updated to the latest versions.
  • I'm using Wacom Cintiq 27 QHD.
  • This started happening after one of the last PS updates, so something was changed/broken in one of those updates.


Here is a video demonstration:

https://youtu.be/J2yaG5CycwI

4 replies

Participant
July 8, 2025

2025 and this is happening again

MassC
Legend
July 8, 2025

Hey! @Shattered-Earth,

Having an old issue resurface can definitely be frustrating. Since this is an older post, you may not hear back from the original poster and any solution may no longer relevant.


Could you please create a new post in the community detailing your specific issue and any relevant information? That way, we can better assist you, and others can more easily find and respond to your question. Thanks so much!


^CM

Participant
March 21, 2025

The same happens on huion tablet. I'm using photoshop 26.3.0

October 27, 2024

Years later, Photoshop version 26.0 and this bug is still not fixed (or has been reintroduced again)...

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 22, 2023

Hi @15922955 there have been numerous reports of this with Wacom drivers. The noted solution was to revert back to a previous install of the Wacom drivers from Nov 2022. Try that and let us know if it helps.

The other comments I have seen that improve is to go into the Wacom settings and adjust the pen sensitivity.