New Express Sucks!
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Hi Everyone,
I just came across this thread and want to thank everyone for reaching out and sharing all your valuable feedback.
I understand that many users face challenges with the new Adobe Express version, and I apologize for the frustration this has caused. Our engineering team is actively addressing the reported issues and improving the platform based on your feedback.
While waiting for these improvements, I encourage you to give the New Adobe Express a chance, continue exploring the plat
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I want the old version back. The majority of those in social media and advertising are actively seeking a new platform because of your decision to complicate and ruin, an otherwise simply streamlined platform for both beginners and experts to use. You risk losing hundreds of thousands users, and damaging your reputation of making user friendly and accessible software for all skills sets. This is a complete disaster, hold those accountable who decided this was a good idea. Create a patch, do it now. As you read this my entire team of 18 editors and engineers and lobbying to use another platform remotely.
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I agree. I've been using this product since it was Adobe Spark and loved several of the features that have been removed. Each time I come here, I am more and more tempted to switch my work flow to Canva. I miss the ability to apply my branding overall. I miss the template suggestions for layout and font types. I could add the basic elements and then explore options for how I might arrange them. It feels like Adobe had take a huge step backwards in their product. I also miss the old webpage, look and feel.
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Hello Lyn,
Thank you for your encouraging feedback. Nevertheless, I hope that at least the text animations from the previous version will be added to this new version. All my projects are affected by the removal of the old animations... This arbitrary change with no possibility of going back to the previous version is very surprising.
Best regards,
Gregory
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No kidding. I installed. Launched. Tried a very simple AI generative fill and waited ... still waiting ... just to be able to type in wjst i wanted to generate. Never let me. Tried to size the masked image took 30 seconds. I finalky jist quit the app. Glad its part of my CC subscription. Certainly wouldnt pay extra cor it. Worthless. App deleted.
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Please change this Adobe express to the old version! That new version is a nightmare! I created easily flyers, logos, etc but if this Adobe won't change it the old version k cancel my subscription and will contact a lawyer for all the files I created which won't open or being able to download. I used that app for my business, what you did to all the users is a shame. Layout suggestions isn't given anymore, resizing is a pain in the butt, I did lots of overlays with gradients. Nothing works anymore, I wonder who was responsible for such a useless upgrade?
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Please Adobe, this is affecting all of our jobs. Please allow a down-grade to the old express. The new version on my iPad won't even let me access over a year's worth of my working files.
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I absolutely hate the new version of adobe express. I used to love it and use it all the time. Now I will be deleting the app and use Canva instead
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Anyone here think that he tried to look more like CANVA?
It was soooooooooooooo good before! Now is even hard to drag any text inside the design. And of course, I lost years of work that are not in my file anymore. Dont be afraid of the conpetition Adobe, your essesnce is so much better that canva.
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Thanks for your feedback.
Could you elaborate on the difficulties dragging text to design? Are you using mobile or desktop?
Also, you shouldn't have lost files from the previous version of Express. Please check these previous posts depending on whether you are using desktop or mobile
https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-express-discussions/old-express-files-gone/m-p/14016699#M10937
Thanks,
Abhi G
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I agree with everyone. This upgrade (if you can call it that) is a total mess. So hard to use its as if they want all their subscribers to cancel. I'm so disappointed
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Hey @Cowboy_Pedro, We understand you're having difficulty with the new Adobe Express updates and that the changes can be frustrating. While there are many new features, like bulk design creation, text animation, integration with other apps, and Generative AI features like Text-to-image and text-to-template, translating text in 46 languages, shared social calendars and so on, we'd like your feedback on whether you've used the new features and how they worked for you.
You can get more info on the new version here: What's new in Adobe Express
Best!
Amitej
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I don't understand how can you force user to use an inferior new version and shot down access to the old superior one. I want to stay with old version. Photoshop wouldn't do such thing, Autodesk wouldn't, Camtasia wouldn't, no respectful software would. Someone needs to be fired. I'm really frustrated.
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Hello @Mark271.
I understand your frustration, and I appreciate you sharing your feedback. Adobe Express has undergone updates in order to improve functionality, but I know that these changes can sometimes feel like a step back, especially if the previous version better suited your needs. While Adobe regularly works on refining the app, it’s important for us to hear from users like you so we can improve. If you'd like, I can help escalate your concerns, and in the meantime, I recommend checking Adobe's official channels for feature updates or alternatives that might better align with your workflow.
Thanks,
Chaimaa
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I was worried in case it was just me so in a way I'm pleased to see so many others who feel the same way.
Adobe, what on earth were you thinking. The new Express is anything but Rxpress. I can't express myself nor can I do anything express with it. It's so hard to use, so many brilliant features that were easy to use, quick to find have been taken away or hidden, it's just unusable. I've tried 3 times now and I just can't get anything done with it.
You have made a move towards AI and it seems that you have replaced many of the functionality I use to like with the generative AI. Sure this is a nice thing to have but the old Express use to allow me to cycle through suggestions and made styling and font selection so much easier. I need a magnifying glass just to see the font list and in any case where have all my fonts gone that I spent ages selecting and was very fond of?
I liked being able to choose through the suggestions die design and text ideas, if I could think of designs in my head to type to the AI then I'd have probably done it myself. Now there's no source of inspiration.
Please please put it back to the way it was. This is a big loss to be honest. And while I'm here just as a quick aside, please please also bring back PS Camera or at least make the version of it in Photoshop Express work as fluidly as PS Camera did. This app was truly awesome with incredible lenses. Another huge loss. Not to mention the fact that I have to use an old iPhone because for whatever reason Sky cannot be detected on new iPhones. Lastly please make it work on an iPad too. iPads have cameras and a lovely large display were PS Camera and the previous Express can truly shine and I can get back to delivering exceptional work again.
Thanks for listening Adobe
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For my jopb as an early interventionist, we used the old version of Adobe for all our student reports due to encryption and HIPPA confidentiality. It was easy to navigate and share with other providers who work also work with the student to complete their updated progress domains. None of my old reports will upload to new Express versions, which is insane. Why fix something that is not broken is beyond me.