[Feature Request] Fresco for Android

[Karl5C91]

Come on Adobe. It's 2023, how do you not have android compatibility yet?

[richardcphotography]

I agree, and it doesn't make sense given Android has a far larger market share of mobile devices. 

I did get told once it is because Android is too easy to 'steal' apps or reverse engineer the code or something. 

[ericc19576445]

I've been saying for a while now that Adobe should charge Windows and Android users less because we clearly get less. Adobe clearly has all their focus on Apple and it shows. Now they are removing Sketch and Draw from Android and still no Fresco.  

I'd sooner find alternative software, than switch to Apple. Keep pushing Adobe, I'm almost out the door.

[Terrance15A7]

It really would be nice if I could get my money's worth from Adobe and they put their pro apps on Android like they do for iPad users. It would nice if they at least confirm if it going to happen or not. 

[goyotek]

I'm getting really frustrated with Adobe now. They announce the end of Adobe Draw and Adobe Sketch, two of my favorite mobile apps for creative work. And in the same pop-up text they recommend to switch to Fresco, WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE ON ANDROID! 

That's bonkers. Really makes me doubt if I should keep investing in the Adobe CC. 

It's just not fair business practice to charge the same price, then cut the offering and limit the recommended alternative offer to only a certain group of users.

At least they could have been so honest as to alter the text for Android users and tell them to f off right away. 

[s4sahel]

I was using Adobe draw app for a long time... I made somany sketches and drawings in Adobe draw app... By withdrawing this app adobe showed very Unprofessional way towards the users... By doing withdrawal you guys are disappointing loyal users... Because you guys released fresco only for apple devices.. What about Android users? You guys are only focusing on ios users only... Why you guys are rationalizing in this matters... If we could afford Apple product why should we go for fresco instead a far more better app is there  pro create... In Android there are so many apps but we trust Adobe for the better quality... In returns you guyz did this to us... Really disappointed... 

[Chidera vap5DE5]

Man.. I'm disappointed 😞 too.. what then would happen to android users when illustrator comes to an end?

[cesarcam]

I can't believe Adobe would phase out Draw and Sketch without even launching Fresco on Android. I literally just bought the Samsung Galxy Z Fold 3 with the pen so I could draw on my phone more often. What a bummer.

[Mariano5CED]

I've switched to infinite Painter. It's the best app on play store actually. The 7th version will be just 😍. Consider that the team of dev is formed of 3 persons! It's available on Android, iOS, iPadOS , Chromebooks, Macbooks, Window 10 and 11. 

https://www.infinitestudio.art/discover.php

[Aegon253409233y01]

Same to me , am why would they phase out adobe draw and live a app that's only available on iPad some of us can't afford to buy those, but we still want to draw 

[Shadow22189753iqql]

I contacted Adobe about this and the chat conversation was painful, to put it nicely:

Today  9:25 AM

Adobe Customer Care Virtual Assistant

Hi. I am the Adobe Customer Care Virtual Assistant. Tell me what you need help with. I'll do my best to understand and find the right person to assist you.

Adobe Fresco for Android

Adobe Customer Care Virtual Assistant

You need help using Fresco or troubleshooting an issue. Is that right?

Yes

No

Me: No

Adobe Customer Care Virtual Assistant

I'm still learning. Could you describe the issue differently or tell me your goal?

Me: How do I get Adobe Fresco on Android?

Adobe Customer Care Virtual Assistant

To confirm, you need help using Fresco or troubleshooting an issue. Is that right?

Yes

No

9:26 AM

Me: No

Adobe Customer Care Virtual Assistant

Would you like to chat with an agent?

Yes, chat with an agent

No

Me: Yes, chat with an agent

Adobe Customer Care Virtual Assistant

Ok. Connecting you to an agent who can help.

Connecting you with a specialist as soon as possible.

Your estimated wait time is currently less than one minute

You are now connected to our photo products specialist, WILMA to help you further. Please give them a moment to review the chat conversation so far.

WILMA

Hello, I'll be happy to assist you. Could you please verify your Adobe email address along with your first and last name?

Me: I use Adobe Sketch and Draw using my Google account at shdwlynx@gmail.com.

My name is John Tolle.

I received an email from Adobe stating that the two above apps will soon be decommissioned and that I should switch to Fesco.

But I cannot seem to find it on the Play store.

9:29 AM

WILMA

Thank you for your patience. Upon checking your account, I ma not able to find any active plans. Is this your registered Adobe ID?

Me: I don't have any active plans. Sketch and Draw are freemium apps and I never signed up for a plan. I simply want to know where I can get Fesco for Android when it's not on the Play store yet Adobe's email clearly states that it's the replacement for Sketch and Draw.

WILMA

Let me connect you to the dedicated team who could help you with this concern.

Connecting you with a specialist as soon as possible.

You are now connected to Puja in Adobe Sales. If you need to share sensitive information, such as credit card number, please wait for your agent to give you steps to share it securely.

Puja

Welcome to Adobe Sales. My name is Puja how can I help you with the purchase today?

Hello

Not to rush you, are we still connected?

Me: Still here.

Puja

yes

Me: I'm waiting for you to read my conversation with the other agent so I do not have to restate everything all over again.

Puja

yes you want subscription with adobe Fresco , correct?

it will be for individual license or team /

9:40 AM

Me: No. I do not want a subscription. I just want to be able to download the app on my Android phone.

Puja

its a subscription based plan

you need to subscribe to this , to use it

Me: Why would I subscribe to a plan when I cannot even find the app on the Play store?

Puja

its a cloud based program

its not a one time purchase app

Me: Is it contained within another app, like Creative Cloud or something?

Puja

adobe have all subscription based plan

yes

its included in creative cloud all apps

Me: I understand that Adobe has subscriptions but, at least for Adobe Android apps, you can download the app for free and then pay for a subscription to get premium features unlocked. Please explain where exactly I can find Adobe Fresco for Android.

The following page does not mention an Android version of Fresco for Android: https://helpx.adobe.com/support/adobe-fresco.html

Puja

its a desktop application

https://helpx.adobe.com/fresco/using/what-is-adobe-fresco.html

please refer this

Adobe Fresco is also available on iPad and Windows.

Me: I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear. I have been using Adobe Sketch and Draw ON MY ANDROID PHONE and received an email from Adobe that Sketch and Draw are being decommissioned and that Fresco is the replacement. So can I replace the apps I'm using ON ANDROID with an app that does not exist ON ANDROID?

Puja

ye but its not available on android phone

its only for windows desktop & ios mobile/ipads

Me: Is there a beta version for Android being worked on?

Puja

Let me connect you with the dedicated team to help you better.

Me: OK thank you.

Connecting you with a specialist as soon as possible.

Hello. SHAIKH TAUSIF is your support representative today, and is reviewing the chat conversation so far. If you need to share sensitive information, such as credit card number, please wait for them to give you steps to share it securely.

SHAIKH TAUSIF

Hello, I'll be happy to help you today, let me first pull up your account information and access your detail.

Here is everything you need to know about End of Life (EOL) of Adobe Photoshop Sketch and Illustrator Draw, kindly go through this link to know more

https://helpx.adobe.com/in/mobile-apps/help/sketch-draw-end-of-support.html

Me: I'm not looking for end of life information for the apps I already have on my Android phone. I'm looking for how to access the app that replaces them... on my Android phone. The previous agent confirmed that there is no such app available on Android (after I provided a link to your own page that says so) and then asked if there is a Beta of Fresco for Android, and now here we are.

Read 9:53 AM

SHAIKH TAUSIF

Could you please help me with the page link, so that I can check and share the correct information ?

Me: You don't have access to my entire conversation with the two other agents so far?

SHAIKH TAUSIF

Okay kindly allow me sometime to check the details carefully

(20 minutes later...)

Conversation ended

[Mikhail33993129798x]

is adobe fresco will be available for androind in 2024 ?

[Anubhav M]

Hello @Mikhail33993129798x,

Thanks for reaching out. I understand that having Fresco on Android is important to you, and I apologize for its unavailability at this time. Would you mind upvoting this UserVoice (https://adobefresco.uservoice.com/forums/919786-adobe-fresco/suggestions/43818732-fresco-on-android) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this feature request, and you will keep getting all the related updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks, 
Anubhav

[Kit2024]

It's been 5 years. How come it's not on android yet? Is it ever coming to Android or are apple paying adobe to not release it on android.

[Anubhav M]

Hello @Kit2024,

Thanks for reaching out. I understand that having Fresco on Android is important to you, and I apologize for its unavailability. Would you mind upvoting the UserVoice for this request (https://adobe.ly/3xUeVps) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks,

Anubhav

[Мария32641975o0wp]

Очень бы хотелось, чтоб приложение Adobe Fresco тю было на Android. Это не справедливо, потому что на ipad есть два приложения 

[helen carolin22811847hn96]

Quando vais ter esse aplicativo para Android? Nós gostaríamos de conseguir ter ele para nossa ferramenta de trabalho! Tenho certeza que seria sucesso de vendas ! 

[Sjaani]

I think that it was going to be very difficult to get the app onto all different Android platforms so Adobe opted for Windows and Mac devices. Not sure if there are plans to get it to Android as well still.

[Jacob Hubertus]

Hello,

I've used Adobe and been a subscriber to the cloud for as long as I can remember, and therefore have paid a ton of money for these apps, and it's really damn sad to be able to not have support for Android for at least ONE app??????????????? Really??

I bought a Samsung ultra tab android because I prefer it for MANY reasons over iPad (had an iPad before and really don't want to go back to it). I seriously did NOT think that Adobe wouldn't have these apps available for Android, I really thought more of Adobe. Really. I've tried using the other creative apps that are available for Android and they cannot compare to the Adobe apps for creating digital art. PLEASE I BEG YOU TO AT LEAST MAKE FRESCO SUPPORT ANDROID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sjaani]

Many other threads asking for the same thing, response from Adobe is that it is being worked on but there are no dates set. 

[Jacob Hubertus]

I am WELL AWARE of this, it's the same empty promise YEAR AFTER YEAR actually. It starts to smell like bull**** to me. Which is sad and why I wrote this post.

[DaveJCummings]

It's easier said than done.  As I said in other threads regarding this, the reason why it went to iPadOS/iOS first is because for the most part all iOS/iPadOS devices have the same functionality, they have the same OS, usually on the same version.  Aside from RAM and screen size the experience on a base model iPad is going to be the same as a top of the line iPad Pro.  Windows followed shortly afterwards because there is a lot more variety when it comes to Windows devices. Because of which, it took longer in order to create a version for it that was devoid of major bugs.  Android on the other hand is all over the place. Depending on who the manufacturer is, your Android experience is all over the place, a good portion of which aren't even running the same interation of Android.  Because of that, it makes it even more difficult to create a version of Fresco for Android.  The best shot I would see Fresco showing up may be the new Galaxy tablets that just showed up.

No slight to Windows or Android, but the more variation of the versions of a device OS you get, the more difficult it is to create a verdion for that. Its taking longer, because they want to make sure its usable.  They could very easily throw a version on Android,  but there's a good chnce it could be so buggy that its unusable for most users, giving the app a bad rep.

[Guest]

It's funny you make this excuse for the short sightedness of Adobe. There are a ton of apps similar to fresco from small independent companies with FAR less money to put into development on both platforms. I'm so sick of Adobe dragging it's feet to provide for Android.

All this being said I would like to say I'm a LONG time Adobe Photoshop user but this truly is the straw that breaks the camel's back I'm done with supporting a company so miopic it refuses to pick up its own slack. So Adobe can kiss my money good-bye as well as the other artists in my company (small though we are.) 

[cloudygiraffe]

It's coming up on 2 years since Fresco was released and we have all been promised that the developers have heard that we want an Android app from answers given by your PR teams. So where is it? There is a large amount of people that dont own Apple products and would like to use their Android tablets to draw with Adobe software that they presumably pay for already. Saying that it is available on Windows or Mac is not the answer at this point.

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[Sjaani]

Unfortunately the majority of people on the forum are users and we have no idea of Adobe's release dates. They tend not to give a specific timeframe that way they are not bound by a date.

Other responses to this question have suggested that it is taking longer for an Android version because there are so many variations of the Android OS. You could of course add your request onto the many threads already existing within the Fresco UserVoice pages, but as previously noted Adobe are well aware of the request and have indicated they are working on it.

[A3user]

Sadly Adobe treats us Android users very differently than iOS users even when everyone pays the same.