iPhone 17’s selfie camera is to blame for Project Indigo delay

The iPhone 17 series was launched just over a month ago, however Camera app from Adobe Project Indigo It still doesn’t support the latest iPhones — you can get it to work on an iPhone 12 Pro if you have one handy, but I can’t use it on an iPhone 17 Pro on my desk. This disruption appears to be partly due to a problem with the phone’s new selfie camera, according to what was reported by “The Verge.” Post in the Adobe forum (Spotted by an eager-eyed redditor). Although the wait may be over soon, selfie camera support may not be available right away.

Product manager Boris Agdin has been relaying information about Project Indigo updates to eager fans in Adobe’s community forums, and he posted an update on October 16 with more information about the iPhone 17 support delay. “We’re working hard on it, and we’ve had some issues, especially with the front camera. We’ve reported some to Apple, which has fixed them and will ship with iOS 26.1. Unfortunately, this means we need to consider disabling the front camera in Indigo until this version of iOS ships,” his post reads.

The team had hoped to release this update “within a couple of days”, although it is now clear that more time is needed. Reply to Another comment In today’s post, Ajdin says he’s “hopeful we can release an update this week.” I reached out to Adobe to ask for more details about the challenges the selfie camera presents; Adobe spokesperson Erin Di Leva referred me to the forum posts mentioned above.

Project Indigo gained a loyal following when it debuted this summer, offering a more natural handling compared to the typical smartphone camera look produced by most native camera apps. It’s the product of a team led by Marc Levoy, known for his work on the Google Pixel camera and his pioneering use of computational photography. Indigo is a “beta” app and so far only available on iOS; Android owners are still waiting for support Levoy told me earlier this year It’s definitely on the ‘want’ list, though it’s also quite a challenge. I have a feeling iPhone 17 owners will get Indigo support before Android does.