Disable auto-disable Snap when using Eyedropper

[Drinks99]

Hi there,

Everything worked fine until the recent update to the Eyedropper tool's sampling ring. After this update, each time I use the Eyedropper, snapping is automatically disabled, even if it was enabled beforehand. I now have to manually press Cmd+U (or Ctrl+U) to turn snapping back on, which is very inconvenient when working with paths and type.

Even worse, after enabling snapping with Cmd+U (or Ctrl+U) and then quitting the Eyedropper tool, snapping gets disabled again because I pressed Cmd+U while using Eyedropper. This forces me to press Cmd+U once more to re-enable snapping.

This is extremely inconvenient! Previously, I just had to press 'i' and I was done. Now, the process is: 'i', Cmd+U, pick the color, Cmd+U.

I checked Illustrator's preferences but couldn't find an option to change this behavior. If this is a bug, please resolve it!

[Anubhav M]

Hello @Drinks9935539307hyot,

Thanks for reaching out. Could you share more details, like the version of the OS/Illustrator installed and a small screen recording of your exact workflow, so we can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

[Drinks99]

Hi Anubhav, Thank you for your reply. Here is more info:
macOS : 26.1 (25B78)
Illustrator : 30.0

I hope the attached video below shows the issue I have.

[Kurt Gold]

I can reproduce the issue in Illustrator 30.0. Activating the Eyedropper tool (temporarily) disables Smart Guides.

I would say it's a bug.

[Robert322144425dyd]

Hey there,

I'm experiencing the same issue, another detail is that after you CMD+U to turn on snaps for the eyedropper, it turns snaps off outside of the eyedropper tool.

Windows 11 64-bit (10.0, Build 26100)

Illustrator v 30.0

[Kurt Gold]

You're right, Robert. Drinks mentioned that as well.

It's indeed a tedious bug.

[Drinks99]

Is there any update about this bug? Any hope on fixing this?