The Iphone 17’s Selfie Camera Is To Blame For Delayed Project Indigo Support

iPhone 17 Pro owners are still waiting for Project Indigo support. | Photo: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

The iPhone 17 bid launched conscionable complete a period ago, but Adobe’s camera app Project Indigo still doesn’t support nan latest iPhones — you tin tally it connected an iPhone 12 Pro if you person 1 handy, but I can’t usage it connected nan iPhone 17 Pro connected my desk. The holdup seems to beryllium owed successful portion to problem pinch nan phone’s caller selfie camera, according to a station connected Adobe’s forum (spotted by a keen-eyed redditor). And though it seems nan hold mightiness beryllium complete soon, support for nan selfie camera mightiness not beryllium disposable correct away.

Product head Boris Ajdin has been relaying accusation astir Project Indigo’s updates to eager fans connected Adobe’s organization forums, and he posted an update connected October 16th pinch much accusation astir nan delayed iPhone 17 support. “We are moving difficult connected it, and we person tally into immoderate issues, particularly pinch nan beforehand camera. Some of them we flagged to Apple, who person made a hole and will vessel it pinch iOS 26.1. Sadly, that intends we request to see disabling nan beforehand camera successful Indigo until that type of iOS is shipped,” his station reads.

The squad hoped to merchandise that update “in a mates of days,” though it’s clear now that much clip was needed. Responding to another comment successful nan thread today, Ajdin says he is “hoping that we tin merchandise an update this week.” I reached retired to Adobe to inquire for much specifications astir nan challenges nan selfie camera has posed; Adobe spokesperson Erin Di Leva referred maine to nan aforementioned forum posts.

The iPhone 17 bid included the first awesome update to nan selfie camera since switching to a 12-megapixel sensor successful nan iPhone 11. The 17’s 18-megapixel beforehand camera sensor is square, allowing it to seizure some image and scenery predisposition images without rotating nan full telephone (or losing a batch of solution to cropping). It besides uses Center Stage controls to automatically travel subjects astir nan framework and alteration predisposition erstwhile much group subordinate nan photo. It’s a useful update to a well-used camera, though not everyone is simply a instrumentality of nan image quality.

Project Indigo gained a religious pursuing erstwhile it debuted this summer, offering much earthy processing compared to nan emblematic smartphone camera “look” astir autochthonal camera apps produce. It’s nan merchandise of a squad led by Marc Levoy, who’s known for his activity connected nan Google Pixel camera and its pioneering usage of computational photography. Indigo is an “experimental” app and is truthful acold only disposable connected iOS; Android owners are still waiting for support, which Levoy told maine earlier this year is “definitely connected nan ‘want’ list,” though is likewise rather challenging. I person a emotion iPhone 17 owners are going to get their Indigo support earlier Android does.