Quick Eyedropper alt toggle in photoshop on the ipad missing

[clairepaints]

Anybody have any work around for why i cannot use the typical keyboard shortcut in photoshop on my ipad to pick a color with my alt key while in brush mode? Is this a glitch I'm experiencing or did adobe not include this in their ipad version of the software? Tapping i then back to b to color pick while painting is cumbersome. The screen Touch controls are also cumbersome. Even procreate has adopted this simple toggle shortcut - im confused why its now missing from the ipad version of photoshop. Thanks for any help!

[Sameer K]

Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll help you figure this out.

The Touch shortcut in Photoshop iPad unlocks quick access to the eyedropper tool. You can tap & move to the outer ring of the touch shortcut to access the eyedropper tool.

Check this quick video for help: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/touch-shortcut-ipad.html

Thanks!

Sameer K

[clairepaints]

Thanks for the response. I understand that photoshop has introduced touchkeys for the eyedropper but it is hugely cumbersome while painting in photoshop. The lack of a practical hotkey solution like the one on the desktop version (the option key) is what is keeping photoshop on the ipad from being a viable tool for painting. Even Procreate has adopted this most basic Adobe hotkey and will continue to be my go to for digital painting on until photoshop iOS catches up.

I have submitted this as a request. If any digital painters out there see this, please like it so it makes into the next round of updates as soon as possible! https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/quick-color-picker-option-hot-key-in-ios/id...