Android users can now download Photoshop for mobile. Adobe announced on Tuesday that the company has released the beta version of its Android Photoshop app four months after launching its iPhone app.
The app provides a similar set of editing tools as the desktop version, which includes layering and masking, but adapted to the mobile screen. During the initial beta period, the user will be able to access the app facilities for free.
These features include selections, combining and mixing images using devices such as layers and masks. User can also use AI features such as “generative phil” to add or change the elements. Parts of images can be removed or replaced quickly using the “tap select” tool, and users have access to the library of free adobe stock assets, as well as layers and effects with blend mode and adjustment layers.
Users can also get rid of distractions with “spot healing brush” and refine images with “extract” and “clone stamp tools”. The “object select” and “magic wand” features allow users to make more accurate selections.
Adobe said that it is planning to bring additional capabilities in the app soon.
By bringing Photoshop to mobile, Adobe is looking to attract new users, especially young people who are used to use their phones for creative purposes. Already for people using Photoshops, Adobe says that the mobile app makes service more accessible to those who prefer to work on their phone.
Photoshop on Android (Beta) is now available for Android 11 or later for devices, which has a minimum 6GB RAM. Adobe notes that 8GB or more are recommended for optimal performance.
Unlike the Android app, both the iPhone app was launched with free and paid features. Photoshop for iPhone also integrates with Photoshop on webFor a fee. This is unknown when Adobe plans to bring this capacity to the Android app.
