P: Support for editing Smart Objects on iPad

[mikebrodt]

I use Smart Objects extensively as I edit photos, since it gives an incredible degree of flexibility. Smart filters mean that I can always go back and don’t damage the pixels in my images.

[Sheila Puig]

Hola, tengo Photoshop para iPad Air.

He abierto un documento que tiene objetos inteligentes para poder sustituir la imagen pero desde iPad no consigo abrir ese objeto inteligente.

Me gustaría saber como se hace.

Comparto screenshot del objeto inteligente.Muchas gracias.

Sheila.

[jane-e]

Hi @Sheila Puig 

Smart objects are placed as unlinked raster layers (currently) in Photoshop for iPad. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/in/photoshop/using/place-photos-ipad.html

Since your question is about Photoshop for iPad, I have moved this from the Photoshop forum where you posted to PS for Mobile.

~ Jane

[Michael J. Hoffman]

There is hope for the future! PS for iPad shows this in the "What's New" screen:

[Ken5EA8]

I am unable to find how to change layer to smart object in iPad Pro photoshop.

'please help.

[the House]

Hello ! A short message to ask if the "Smart Object" function is available on Photoshop iPad, to be able to manage mockups. If so, how do you use it?

[Conrad C]

Smart Objects is one of the many Photoshop desktop features that is not yet in the iPad version. But if you tap New and Upcoming Features on the Photoshop home screen, in the What’s Coming section it tells you that Smart Objects is one of the features they are working on. We do not know when that will be released, but at least we know it’s on their list.

[jane-e]

Hi @the House 

No, not yet, but the alert on my iPad says it's being worked on by Adobe.

EDIT: Conrad beat me by 46 seconds 😊

~ Jane

[Jeffrey Tranberry]

The ability to create smart objects was added to the 3.0 release at MAX. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/smart-objects-ipad.html 

[mikebrodt]

It is great that Smart Objects are now available in Photoshop for iPad! There is one catch though... In Photoshop on the desktop, you can combine multiple layers into a new Smart Object. Essentially you have nested Smart Objects. Currently there is no way to open and edit these Smart Objects. Moreover, if I try to open one, it says that it will convert it to a layer and I'll lose everything in the Smart Object. You made great strides in supporting Smart Objects, so I hope and believe you can complete full support!

[SM-Andy]

We are already close to 2023 and still no usable smart objects function for iPad. Will this ever work? For me Photoshop for iPad is useless until this works... 

[jane-e]

@SM-Andy wrote:

We are already close to 2023 and still no usable smart objects function for iPad. Will this ever work? 

Smart Objects are here and Smart Filters are in the "What's Coming" list. 

Jane

[SM-Andy]

Its not working with my PSDs. I have simple smart objects with 1-2 layers and PS ond iPad says it cant open/edit it, I need to use desktop version. I have the newest verion installed...