P: Bring Quick Share back to Photoshop (removed from 23.3)

[Peaceful_experts5FA9]

Adobe, bring back the Quick Share button that was at the top right of Photoshop (it was just removed with the April release of Photoshop 23.3)

The reasoning for removing it is stated as "due to low usage, desire to simplify the options bar UI, and redundant functionality to other export functions."

But there is no other export function (that I am aware of) that allows you to send an image directly to another device via AirDrop -- This was extremely convenient as I didnt have to save/export a file onto my HDD everytime I wanted to send something to my phone or tablet.
Please bring it back and tuck it away somwhere if you have to.

[JHillPhD]

Dear Adobe please add these features back that were removed not too long ago as it made collaborating with clients who don't have access to Adobe to comment and make changes a dream. Not to mention it resulted from having to save JPG after JPG before sharing via txt message or email. It also made sharing a WIP or final image to social media like Instagram and Behance very easy as well. The Big Blue share button is useless and guaranteed NO USER will use it which you claimed for the removal of the last set of features. ALL USERS WHO AGREE PLEASE UPVOTE AND COMMENT

[JHillPhD]

Dear Adobe please add these features back that were removed not too long ago as it made collaborating with clients who don't have access to Adobe to comment and make changes a dream. Not to mention it resulted from having to save JPG after JPG before sharing via txt message or email. It also made sharing a WIP or final image to social media like Instagram and Behance very easy as well. The Big Blue share button is useless and guaranteed NO USER will use it which you claimed for the removal of the last set of features. ALL USERS WHO AGREE PLEASE UPVOTE AND COMMENT

[actionjx]

For the sake of all sanity please put the share function back! 

[immeschuetz]

Dear Adobe team, please bring back "share with airdrop"

[kevinc13086010]

Thats amazing ....   I used this all the time to send to my iphone... admitedly it had a lot of bugs and regularly failed but to withdraw it all together with no option to send a jpg to phone is crazy.   Does Adobe actually ask anyone before removing such functionality, and if its to clean up the UI as stated apparently then why not still have it somewhere as an advanced menu option 

[jackt98824064]

Can adobe not make a plug-in for the share function so that the people that want it can use it?  I used it all the time.  Please bring back share for my Windows version of Photoshop or make a share for Lightroom please.

[GE.MONTANA]

Is part of my production process, going to altermatives will cost me money and time. Please bring back. You are making On1 a much more attractive option, and I have been usng photoshop for more than a dozen years

[justnickrich]

After 8 Pages of comments from users around the world you'd think maybe a solid rep from Adobe would respond with "Hey all, we're going to review this and get back to you"or something!   It's sa dbe cause I don't want to ever use another platform but this was literally essential in my daily workflow.  

[TheDigitalDog]

After 8 Pages of comments from users around the world you'd think maybe a solid rep from Adobe would respond with "Hey all, we're going to review this and get back to you"or something!

After 8 pages and 4.3K of views and only 77 votes, you'd think maybe some would see this request isn't getting traction.

[justnickrich]

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[therebelkoda]

I'm writing this as an avid photo editor. I recently took some time away from editing for personal reasons and returned to update my newest version of PS. I loaded up, edited a picture, and realized there is no longer the function to airdrop your photo to another device. This is frustrating, as now it prompts you to save the photo before exporting. I don't know about many others but as a photographer, I'm constantly making adjustments to photos. This Quick Share feature was a huge time saver and made it easier to get those adjustments just right. 

Maybe I'm mistaken and they hid the function elsewhere, but I don't see it anywhere in the toolbar or the "Help" function. Would love any feedback or other tips to navigate around this. In the meantime, I hope Adobe fixes this!

[therebelkoda]

So this feature was intentionally taken out? What a horrible idea. This was one of my most used functions. PLEASE bring this back!

[Zesty_wanderlust15A7]

I don't even need this, but it's a shame to throw away good code. Tons of tools don't get much use, but are available to show on a toolbar or not, and that's how it should be.

77 votes (and counting) *is* a ton, as things (IMO) much more important only get like 4 votes often... How many threads have had more? People know by now that votes don't make a difference here...

As an alternative, I suspect there exists helper software where you can assign a watch folder to save in, after which it will do the drop.  ShareX is such great utility for image uploads. Who knows it can do this too by now, or you could make a feature request for it (at ShareX).

[marke70077461]

It appears that eliminating the share options is a way to help jump-start the Adobe cloud-based sharing system. I imagine there will be a $ub$cription fee involved at some point. That’s why I will continue to look for alternate (spelled: free) means of file sharing.

Mark Elias

[alexanderl16240166]

I've been on windows for the last year or two, where admitedly the share button was kind of useless as the windows share menu is useless. Having just switched back to mac I was looking forward to having the airdrop and imessage integrations. Very useful for when you don't feel like saving out a proper file, finding it, and sharing from finder. Also, the giant blue cloud share button that has replaced it is extremely annoying. It keeps catching my eye, and I think there's a notification or something, also distracting compared to the grey for color correcting. Please make both of those buttons optional. I don't use cloud docs and putting a big blue button there isn't going to make me start. 

[Lumigraphics]

There is a thread about the blue button, and a workaround to change it to grey.

[Paul Karns]

But that isn't really the point here, @Lumigraphics. This is the company's effort to lock users into its ecosystem, plain and simple.

[TFoor]

Please bring back Quick Share I use it constantly and I'm obviously not alone!!

[James25587970e8dl]

I decided to try Photoshop 22 and found that the Quick SHare button had been removed.  "Due to low usage"?  Sorry it doesn't wash.  An excuse like that was thought of by a bored executive.  Not only has the option been removed...apparently it has been totally taken off of Photoshop.  I have read through Adobe on-line for several hours and have found that it is virtually wiped out...there is no way I can find to transfer my documents to Photos and all I can ask is that I be allowed to continue using Photoshop 21 for as long as possible, unless you plan on making things simpler again.

It has taken me a long time to be able to comfortably use Photoshop.  Adding a snag like this under the pretext of "Due to low usage" (please don't insult my intelligence),  tells me that a time is coming when I simply will not have the time, energy or patience to continue my subscription.  I hope that you will have the time to think this over again for the sake of the customers who have valued Photoshop as much as I do.

[justnickrich]

Couldn't agree with you more, that "due to low usage" can't be the case with all of this.   Most people just shrug and move on but I'm still checking for an update when it will return.  It's completely taken time off oy my workflow when covering LIVE conference events when I need to turn around assets fairly quickly to be used for social media.   It didn't "simplify the options bar UI" either, it's causing more headache.   Please bring it back good grief.   

[astraloby]

This is really frustrating!!! Please bring back the quick share feature!! Airdrop sharing was the best thing

[Christopher Grande]

Was one the best things added in awhile, that I used almost daily — so of course you removed it.

Can't wait to hear about some useless AI feature that lets me paint realistic fruit trees in a bathroom or some other hogwash. 

[milliep48700865]

Can someone at adobe please reassure us that you are going to put the 'share' feature back on  photoshop PLEASE . We want it. We need it.  Please respond!

[milliep48700865]

Please bring the share feature back to photoshop.

[Chuck in AZ]

I no longer have just share, I now have "share for review" and then it wants me to make a completely redundent, unnecessary, space and time wasting psd copy only to have to reduce it back to what I already had. Is there any logic in this world any more?