Last fall,Adobe announcedthat “real Photoshop” would be coming to the iPad sometime this year. We’re still waiting for that to happen – theapp is in beta testing at the moment– but it seems Adobe is charging ahead with plans to bring more of its Creative Cloud software to Apple’s tablet, asBloombergnow reportsthe next Adobe CC app for the iPad will be Illustrator.
According to the report, Adobe may preview Illustrator for iPad at its Adobe Max conference in early November and plans to launch the full version some time in 2020. The app is expected to “mirror” many features from the desktop version of Illustrator,Bloombergsays, which sounds a lot like what Adobe said it would be doing with Photoshop.
However, Photoshop for iPad may not be all that was promised when it finally launches, as last week,Bloombergreportedthat betas of Photoshop for iPad are apparently missing some features and other key functions from the desktop version. Adobe’s Scott Belsky, chief product officer of the company’s Creative Cloud group, told the publication that Adobe would “expand the capabilities” of Photoshop on iPad over time.
Today,Daring Fireball’sJohn Gruber wrotethat “multiple reliable sources” say Adobe is “genuinely all-in” on Photoshop for iPad and that the team plans to “add features iteratively on an aggressive schedule. So perhaps features missing at launch will show up in the app soon after, as Belsky promised.
Bloombergreported last week that Adobe may provide an update on Photoshop for iPad at its Max conference, so we likely won’t have to wait much longer to learn more about Adobe’s plans.
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