Reference images icon not showing in generativ fill

[sthammar]

Just installed the newest Photoshop 2025 (version 26.0.0) And the icon for adding reference image to generativ fill doesnt show up in the Contextual taskbar. So how do i add a referens image to the generativ fill ?

[Ged_Traynor]

@sthammar you can access it from the toolbar

[sthammar]

aha ok thank you very much.
But thats only to generate a new image. It doesnt work on fill when i have selected a certain part of the image that i want to generate a fill in or am i doing it wrong? 

[Barracuda_ks]

I have, the same problem. I don't understand where to look for this button

[julien_michel_andré_9481]

Same here .... and still the first person  here ask help no adobe support ..... 

[sthammar]

Yea no one seems to know the answer. Gotten a few emails with the same answer as Ged told me earlier. But still no answer about the fill. And Ged:s answer doest work for fill.

[Barracuda_ks]

I have an assumption that this function only works on the beta version of Photoshop and it is not in the official 26.0

[julien_michel_andré_9481]

ive seen it in video and all XD 
even some youtube video photoshop 2025 ( not beta one ) using image reference generative fill 
i check on patchnote just in case and it is not here indeed but ... its not clear too because there is a lot of improvement with those function in patch note and with all the sound around this function we all imagine its here by default.
and if it its only in photoshop beta im ok im not so psychorigid but bruh 
since you ask the first time why its not here , since i notice it wasnt and lose litteraly one hour of my life to check why its not working while there is so many video about it 
when since litteraly 20days no just a adobe team member à 100 usd sub software just tell us simply ... and let us cook and maybe change useless some settings because of course we want use and test this incredible new function 

photoshop is used by world’s software since 20 years and cost kidney and they have no tech guy who can answer something quick .....  im in love with toshop forever but im bit dispointed anyway its working flawless on beta indeed 
good generations pals 

[The_Fake_Dave_Smith]

I'm having the same issue. The Reference image icon is not showing up in the contextual task bar when using generative fill with a selection. Tried this in Photoshop 2024 and 2025.

[Anna33802450ta5g]

I am also having this problem, I can't find it!

[adina@thevoiceoflakewood.]

It only works now when generating a full image, but if you want to use generative fill, it's not there anymore. And it looks like there is no beta for photoshop anymore. I wonder if it there's a way to get around it. It was very helpful!

Thank you Adobe for adding these features and looking forward to using it in a more efficient manner.

[Regi Lippuner]

i cant see the reference image icon either and there is no beta version available anymore
So you cant select then generate with a reference image to replace what is in the original anymore?
seems like we have gone backwards here
for context i need to update packaging in an old photo to new packaging without having to reshoot

[Trevor.Dennis · Accepted solution]

Guys, at the moment, the Reference Image option is only available in the beta version.  With a selection in place, go Edit > Generative Fill

If you are using the Contextual Task Bar, click on Generate and the Reference Image button will be there in the next panel.

I am sure the Release version will have the same options in a future release.

[Regi Lippuner]

but Beta version no longer appears in my CC apps - how do i get access to it?

[Bojan Živković]

Click on Apps > Beta, as illustrated in the screenshot below.

[Regi Lippuner]

thank you 😉

[AKS666]

So they took it away from the normal version? 

Why?

[AKS666]

Half a year later and version 26.8.1 still lacks of this button, but the Adobe Help says exactly to use the reference object button in the task bar...