Enhanced tools for defining planes to edit different perspectives within the same image, crucial for environmental design and compositing.

Perhaps the most strategically significant change is Adobe's move to offer a choice of AI models for Generative Fill. Users can now select from:

Users can choose between Adobe's default models and partner options like Google Gemini Nano and Banana 2 in the Generative Fill dropdown.

Adobe continues to integrate traditional "fixed" edits into flexible, maskable layers.

With depth maps natively integrated, the new filter allows artists to introduce atmospheric fog, mist, and realistic light rays (god rays) that wrap accurately around physical subjects. The light depth can be adjusted via a simple slider, determining exactly where the fog begins and ends in 3D space. 3. Intelligent Selection and Object Isolation

Also integrated into the standard adjustment layer dropdown, these sliders enhance mid-tone contrast and cut through environmental atmospheric fog locally on specific layers. Dynamic Text Engine

Users report the workflow for inpainting and outpainting is significantly faster, though many active generative layers can lead to software stuttering. Photoshop Beta 27 - Generative Fill Issue - Adobe Community

Several features have already moved from beta to the stable release of Photoshop 27:

Uses AI to increase image resolution up to 4x, specifically targeting old, low-res photos for printing.

Perhaps the most jaw-dropping feature in the version 27.6 beta cycle is the tool. Traditional Photoshop layers are strictly two-dimensional; if you want to change the angle of a car or a chair, you have to find a new stock image.

Version 27 introduces several features to target manual tasks.

Based on the latest developments in early 2026, the beta versions (v27.x) are testing several advanced capabilities that are likely to become standard in the coming months. 1. Advanced Generative AI & Generative Upscale

Flux acts as the primary tool for mathematically complex imagery. It handles complex lighting, harsh environment glares, and lens reflections inside glasses with unprecedented accuracy.

Users can now select an object within a flat photograph and literally rotate or "tumble" it in 3D space.