P: Photoshop 27.0 Select Subject features not working through Actions

[tobylong]

I had an action that included select all people but it doesn't work in the action in version 27.0.0. Tried to re-record again to no avail.  Just spinning wheel. No problem with selecting people out of the action. Anyone else have this? Windows 11 up to date.

[Aleke]

Hi @tobylong, thanks so much for reaching out!
Could you share a few more details about what’s happening? If you’re able to include a screenshot or even a quick screen recording of the issue, that would really help us take a closer look.
Thanks a lot!
Alek

[John_Finlayson]

Playing an action that selects a person now hangs in v27.0 ,same bug as in Photoshop Beta that has been reported for some time.

[Srishti Bali]

Hi @John_Finlayson

Thanks for reaching out! I'm sorry to hear about this experience. Could you please share a few more details to help us investigate this further?

• Which operating system are you using (Windows or macOS, and version)?

• Does the issue occur with all images or only specific ones?

• Could you please share the action file with us so we can try to reproduce the issue on our end?

Once we have this information, we’ll be able to suggest the next steps.

Regards,

Srishti

[Chong350746441frs]

runing a Recorded action for select object - all people - face etc in V 27 / new beta 

to record a action for select people using ( Object selection Tools ) all people , then example choose face . 
the action halt nothing hapen for very long time and until we force close the app. 

without using recorded actions there is no problem. 
so i have to rill back to old version  26.11.1 

[Sameer K]

Hey, @Chong350746441frs. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll move your response to a previous thread. We'll need more info to help you figure this out. Please share the system info from Photoshop Help > System info > Copy and paste into a text document > upload and attach here.

Actions are a custom workflow; it'll help if you export and share the action file so we can test this. As @Aleke requested above, a video of what you see can also help. 

Also, in Photoshop's Preferences > check if Select Subject and Background Remove are set to Cloud or Local. 

Thanks!
Sameer K
(Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

[tobylong]

Thank you Alek,

Set to cloud processing for background remove..

Video shows the problem which is intermittent in some ways. At the
spinning wheel I press esc. It can be downloaded here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/153gCs2nG5wgIeKCKLFLDqDebQ_Y6pZxU/view?usp=drive_link

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[wise_haven0999]

1. Go to Preferences -> Image Processing, Select "Device" in Select Subject mode

2. Start recording actions

3. Go to Select - Select Subject

4. Play recordered action

When running the command "select a subject" on a device, the command always executes almost instantly. However, when attempting to execute the same command from a recorded action, the operation status window can hang for up to a minute (and as soon as we click on the workspace, the command executes instantly). Switching the processing mode from "faster" to "more stable" has no effect.

It appears as if the selection is occurring faster than the window opens, and the action doesn't receive a callback indicating the operation's successful completion.

i9 14900k + rtx5090 based platform

[John_Finlayson]

Windows 11, all images, atn file text below as I can't seem to attach an .atn file

Action: Select Skin

Select People

Without Select All People

People: 1

Tags: “Nose”, “Facial skin”, “Upper body skin”, “Arms”, “Hands”, “Legs”

6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16

Make

New: channel

At: mask channel

Using: reveal selection

[Srishti Bali]

Thanks for sharing the details. This issue has been reported by multiple users, and our team is aware and actively investigating it. In the meantime, we recommend reverting to version 26.11

We’re merging your query with the existing thread for better tracking. Once a fix is available, we’ll update the thread, and you’ll be notified.

[Srishti Bali]

Hi all,

Thanks for sharing the details. We’ve been able to reproduce the issue in-house. While our team investigates and works on a fix, we recommend reverting to version 26.11.1 if this issue disrupts your workflow.

We’ll update this thread as soon as a fix is available.

Regards,

Srishti

[Caroline Solf]

After doing the Beta update last month, I was unable to use my personal actions that I created; it brings up the spinning circle of "force quit".

Updating to PS 2026 it's doing the same thing. The additional problem is that I recreated the action in the new 2026 PS, but when I click on it to play it still brings up the spinning circle of "force quit."

[A Dee]

I can second this for at least 1 personal action. This one utlizes the AI "select people" feature isolating body parts created in version 2025. I could batch it on an any number of images. It's not working in latest beta or Official release 2026, it never even opens the first image before spinning wheel of death. I even re-wrote it in 2026 and it has the same problem when batching it.

My only solution at moment is to install the legacy 2025 and it's running fine on that as I type this.

[Caroline Solf]

Thank you, A Dee! The first step in my action is "select people" so that makes sense. I guess I'm not familiar with legacy 2025, what is that?