Photoshop 2025 No Longer Saves Interpolation Setting for Transform

[esther_4982]

Dear Adobe Team,

I am extremely frustrated with a critical change in Photoshop 2025 that severely impacts my workflow. In previous versions, when I set the interpolation method to “Nearest Neighbor”, Photoshop would retain this setting even after restarting. However, in the 2025 update, the software no longer remembers my chosen interpolation method, forcing me to manually reset it every single time I use the Transform (Edit → Transform) function.

I am a fashion print graphic designer working for several well-known luxury fashion brands, and I rely on Photoshop for high-precision work on a daily basis. This unnecessary change is highly disruptive and drastically slows down my workflow. As a professional, I cannot afford to waste time adjusting the same setting repeatedly throughout the day. There is absolutely no reason why Photoshop should reset this option upon every restart.

I demand that Adobe restores the ability to permanently save the chosen interpolation method for transformations, just as it worked in previous versions. If this is an intentional change, I strongly urge you to reconsider, as it adds nothing of value while actively damaging the user experience.

Please escalate this issue to the development team and provide a solution as soon as possible. Professionals in industries like mine expect Adobe to prioritize usability rather than making arbitrary changes that hinder productivity.

I await your response.

Sincerely,

Esther

[Sameer K]

Hey, @esther_4982. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll make sure to clarify this for you. 

I've tried to recreate this, and I can observe that the last mode used in Free Transform is retained until Photoshop is closed. What version of Photoshop did you notice this change start to appear in? This behavior is uniform for Photoshop 2025 and Photoshop (beta) v26.5. 

I've moved your post from Ideas for now. If we can pinpoint the change, I'll move it accordingly. 

Thanks!
Sameer K

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[esther_4982]

Hi Sameer

Thank you for your response.

I used to work with Photoshop 2023 and Photoshop 2018 on my personal laptop, and in both versions, my interpolation setting for Free Transform was always retained, even after restarting Photoshop. However, after updating to Photoshop 2025, I noticed that, as you mentioned, the setting is only retained until I close Photoshop.

Every day, I shut down my laptop after work. The next day, when I start Photoshop again, I have to manually reset the interpolation setting before using Free Transform. While I can certainly remember to do this each time, I don’t understand why such a small but impactful change was introduced in the latest update. I am so used to the previous behavior that I have already encountered multiple instances where I forgot to reset the setting, which forced me to redo my designs.

Could you clarify if this change was intentional? If so, is there a way to restore the previous behavior so that Photoshop remembers my last-used interpolation setting across restarts?

Looking forward to your thoughts. Thanks again!

[Trevor.Dennis]

How do you have Interpolation set in Preferences?

I'm interested why you use Nearest Neighbor?  That total lack of anti aliasing leads to some nasty jaggies.  Especially with shallow angles.

[esther_4982]

Hi,

Thanks for your response.

I’ve already tried setting Image Interpolation to Nearest Neighbor in Preferences. After restarting Photoshop, the Preferences setting remains as Nearest Neighbor, tools like the Magic Wand and other options that allow anti-aliasing control also retain my previous settings. However, when using Free Transform, the interpolation always resets to Bicubic, which I find very confusing. I don’t understand why only this specific setting has changed in the new Photoshop version.

As for why I need to use Nearest Neighbor, I work in fashion print design, and when creating patterns for rotary printing, maintaining jagged edges is essential. This helps with color separation and recoloring during later stages of production. In my 10 years of experience, both fashion print designers in apparel companies and print designers in textile suppliers always try to preserve the anti-aliased edges in files to ensure flexibility in further processing.

I would really appreciate any insights on why this behavior has changed in Photoshop 2025 and if there’s a way to restore the previous functionality.

[Sameer K]

Thanks for sharing the update. I'll share this with the team to review & comment. 

Regards!
Sameer K