So 2025 version of Photoshop is still not respecting the full specification of PNG with 8-bit tranparency.  WORSE...2025 under Rosetta (on a Mac) doesn't support ANY "Export As.." options.  The feature is broken.  A very unsettling session with customer support that wanted to share computer access lead to a stream of "sudo" permission requests.  DON'T upgrade to 2025 if you need the legacy export options.  Export works in native mode on Macs...but the PNG issue remains. ... View more

Landy2005, I wholeheartedly agree they need to get this "Legacy" option working in the M1-native version.  I only use a fraction of Photoshop's capabilities, but I'm sure there's probably a host of other areas the M1-native version needs updating. ... View more

Landy20005, take a moment to read through thethread of this conversation.  An easy work-around is here, and hopefully Adobe will make things right. ... View more

chrisn50837302, if you read through this thread, you'll find the solution.  Essentially you need to change your preferences to legacy settings for now.  But it's more complicated if you're using an M1 Mac.  The answers are all here in the thread. ... View more

I have confirmed that the MacOS 23.3 update does not address this issue.  And the M1 native mode still needs to be dumbed down to using Rosetta emulation to gain access to the Legacy Export mode. ... View more

@defaultkac7l92ac9ov This issue has essentially been solved for the moment, but is not entirely case closed.  In order to get the old behaviour back on the Windows machine go to Preferences > Export and check the checkbox "Use Legacy Export As".  Everything returns to normal.   On your M1 Mac, you need to make sure Photoshop is running in emulated mode before you can see the "Use Legacy Export As" option in preferences.  To do so, locate the Photoshop Application in your application folder, select it, and go to File > Get Info.  In the Get Info window, mark the checkbox "Open Using Rosetta" and close the Get Info window.  You may need to restart Photoshop if its already running.  Then you should see the option in Preferences > Export  to use the legacy save as option.   FWIW, Adobe switched the default Save As option at some point too and  I was frustrated at having to always flatten my photoshop files before saving a JPEG.  Alas, Preferences > File Handling > Enable Legacy Save As came to the rescue and now everything is back to normal.   Now we just have to hope Adobe adds the Legacy Export As function to the M1 native version so we don't have to run in emulated mode. ... View more

Alas, @ethan.starkweather , if I'm spending the money on an Adobe subscription and then Adobe forces me out for a critical step to some outside process that I COULD do with Adobe in the past...I start to question if Adobe really has their users' needs at heart. ... View more

@ethan.starkweather I apologize...a little quick sleuthing and I discovered that the legacy Export As... option is NOT available to Photoshop running in native M1 mode on the latest Macs.  Once I dumb it down to run in the emulated Rosetta mode, that option appears.  So it's a kinda double-whammy for us M1'ers if we need to get that fuctionality back.  But at least there's a way. I also have to say I completely agree with your comment about removing something useful.  This is clearly useful to a number of people.  Even if Adobe feels this was a bug they needed to fix, please, please, please formalize the old functionality in a way that preserves it for those "in the know" that have been relying on this "bug" for all these years.  Gimme the Legacy option natively on an M1 Mac! ... View more

@ethan.starkweather if you can find the "Use legacy Export As.." option in MY Preferences > Export dialog box in Photoshop 23.2.2, you get a gold star! ... View more

I've read the entire discussion and I'm in the same boat...much prefer the previous "unsupported" way it was working giving me the transparancy with the smaller file size.  I'm corssing my fingers your research leads to a restoration of the old behaviour...especially since in 23.2.2 there is no "Use Legacy Export As..." checkbox.  😞 ... View more