A few days ago, Adobe explained the delay in bringing iPhone 17 compatibility to its Indigo camera app. The app has now been updated to run on the latest phones, although a few limitations remain. Here are the details.
Full support is almost here
With the iPhone 17 lineup, Apple introduced the new Center Stage front camera, a feature that (among other things) automatically switches between portrait and landscape depending on what’s in frame.
The back cameras also got software and hardware upgrades, some of which expand support for professional gear and workflows.
Adobe, in turn, debuted Project Indigo a few months ago, an app that brings full manual control over focus, ISO, shutter speed, white balance (with temperature and tint), and exposure compensation.
The problem is that Adobe ran into a few hurdles while updating Project Indigo to support the new devices, some of which are tied to iOS bugs that Apple is expected to fix with the release of iOS 26.1 in the coming days.
Here’s Adobe a few days ago:
Hello everyone – thank you for your patience while you wait for the iPhone 17 support. We are working hard on it, and we have run into some issues, especially with the front camera. Some of them we flagged to Apple, who have made a fix and will ship it with iOS 26.1. Sadly, that means we need to consider disabling the front camera in Indigo until that version of iOS is shipped. In the meantime, we have made some improvements with iOS 26 compatibility on all devices. We hope to release an updated version which runs on rear iPhone 17-series cameras in a few days.
Now, Adobe has rolled out an update bringing initial compatibility with the iPhone 17 lineup. However, as the release notes point out, some functions are still pending the release of iOS 26.1, and should be released …and will once that update becomes available:
MAJOR UPDATE: iPhone 17-series support is finally here! After some time in the workshop and a lot of grinding, sanding, welding and polishing, Indigo team is happy to announce that your brand new iPhone 17-series device can now run Indigo. • Front camera support for 17-series devices will be added in the next app version, following iOS 26.1 public release which includes a bug fix needed for front camera operation.
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