Looks like the last of Adobe's original mobile apps have been bumped off the as the Photoshop Touch app will be discontinued next week.
Just a few years ago, Adobe launched Photoshop Touch in the Google Play Store and it was supposed to be an all-in-one editing tool that worked just like Photoshop on the desktop.
Despite the fact that it was a difficult sell at $9.99 for most users, Photoshop Touch did quite a good job at mimicking the experience users would find on the desktop.
That being said, the company today has been focusing on new applications and editing tools for mobile and on the desktop. Citing that these tools have turned out to be worthy replacements over the past months, Adobe announced that its taking out Photoshop Touch from the Google Play Store on Thursday, May 28.
Adobe explained, "The Company won't be shipping out anymore updates to the app, but Photoshop Touch users who don't want to jump ship will still be able to use the application in its entirety. All hope isn't lost for Android users, though."
Photoshop Touch will no longer be available in iTunes, Google app and other app libraries. Moreover, Adobe will not push new updates. Though Adobe originally debuted its apps on Android tablets, it has let that category weaken; only a few apps, specifically the last release of Lightroom, support it, according to reports on CNet.
The last major update to Photoshop Touch came in late 2012, and since then, the creative software company announced Photoshop Mix along with its Ink and Slide drawing accessories. Plus, there's a mobile version of Lightroom now too.
In the wake of the company's big mobile push, focus on a stable of apps dedicated to specific tasks in place of an all-in-one solution like Photoshop Touch.
The Adobe team also intends to bring a serious retouching solution codenamed "Project Rigel" to mobile. Slated to be officially released in late 2015, the video below gives a sneak peek of Adobe's forthcoming mobile retouching solution. The video shows Project Rigel editing a massive 50MP image without any problem, Engadget noted.
