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May 4, 2025 9:28 PM UTC
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What is this blue pulsating circle?


This is a screenshot of the circle I'm referring to. It was changing over time, sort of pulsating. The screenshot is of a portion of the screen showing my browser window. This blue circle stayed in front of any screen I switched to, until I switched to Photoshop. Then it disappears. That leads me to believe it's Adobe software doing it. I'm using a 16" M4 Macbook Pro. Searching the internet for explanations I see other Adobe products are implicated in this same issue.

What is the animated icon meant to represent? How can I prevent it in the future? I really don't know what I did to have triggered it. Hovering over it and clicking it did nothing. So it's a useless feature. Worse than that, it's an annoyance, since it encumberts other applications.

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Adobe Employee
Oct 5, 2026 8:28 PM UTC

Hey Everyone! 
updating Photoshop to the latest version(27.11) should fix the issue. 

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melissapiccone
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May 5, 2025 4:25 PM UTC

Is it tied to your cusor? I use a cursor highlighter that is similar when I teach. 

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Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist
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Jun 25, 2025 7:59 PM UTC

No. It shows in a specific spot on the screen, above any other windows.

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Bojan Živković11378569
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May 5, 2025 4:41 AM UTC

You are the first person to report this, so it's not an Adobe feature. I believe it's a coincidence that you do not see the circle while working in Photoshop.

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Jun 25, 2025 7:59 PM UTC

That does not follow. Being the first person to report it proves nothing.

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