Selecting the layer will automatically select the mask? BUG?

[emjaycalago]

After the update, the selected layer with a layer mask will automatically select the layer mask not the layer, even if I CMD+T the layer.

Is there any way to fix this issue? Thanks

 

[emjaycalago]

If I have adjustments to the image I have to drag and hold the edges of the mask not the whole edges of the layer.

[Bojan Živković]

Can you provide more details about the types of layers and how you are selecting them? Version of Photoshop is 26.7.0?

[emjaycalago]

it is just a image with removed background and convert into smart object. and 1 outer glow.

[Bojan Živković]

I cannot reproduce the issue on my end with Photoshop 26.7.0 on Windows. Everything functions as expected with the Move tool active and Auto-Select > Layer checked. I tested with pixel-based, vector-based, and Smart Object layers with the layer mask. The only instance where the mask was selected upon clicking on content was when the mask was applied to a Type layer. The Outer Glow effect does not alter anything.

[emjaycalago · Accepted solution]

Uninstalling PS and installing it again fixed it. Thank you for noticing and replying.