I updated my OS on 10/31/24 to the lates update (Sequoia 15.1) and now the photos app on my Mac no longer contains the retouch tool. WTH!! Does anyone else have this issue? Apple, what gives??
iMac 24″, macOS 15.1
This is an absolutely crazy move by Apple. That brush is one of the most useful and important tools in Photos. If anything, it needed enhancing with clone options, not removing entirely. The Clean Up tab is cumbersome and not the same tool. If I need to remove a spec, I can't do that with Clean Up.
Apple, please bring back the brush!!!!
I do not agree. With Clean'up you will get rid of part of the picture, but its really difficult, impossible to blur a face.
kbastian wrote:
I wish they had left both, the new tool only works if you have Internet, the old tool worked any time. And in some uses worked better. Why can't they add the new tool, but leave the ReTouch which worked fantastic? No need to remove it. Both have their uses.
Apple is trying to unify the code between the devices, so iPad apps can now run on the Mac.
So far, we have had no Retouche Tool in Photos on the iPhone or iPad - the new "Clean up" is the first tool for retouching in Photos iOS/iPadOS. Perhaps Apple removed the older Retouch tool from Photos for Mac as a further milestone when trying to make Photos iOS and Photos for Mac more similar. I would have preferred, if Apple had brought smart albums and keywords to Photos on the iPad and iPhone instead.
You don't need to retrocede so much, otherwise you'll face performance and compatibility issues soon. Just stick with Sonoma and you should be fine. I don't buy the BS that once you upgrade to Sequoia 15.1 you cannot downgrade. It's a lot of work do so, but it's possible.
ROAlmeida, in response to your question regarding why Retouch wasn't removed from Photos on Intel Macs, I'm thinking it was overlooked or in the works. Intel Macs and Silicon Macs have different features, instruction sets, and architectures, leading to differences in performance and compatibility. I'm sure now that you've raised the question, future updates will be changing on Intel Macs too.
Is the Luminar Neo plug-in still working in Photos 15.1 (or 15.2)?
I was also under the same impression and annoyed. In fact, Apple did a much better job now.. its on the top-bar next to 'Crop' called 'Clean Up'.. I am loving the new AI powered feature
Thanks, ludette48, for the advice. However, I'm unable to find the 'sort by' or 'newest' options anywhere.
This feed continues to be frustrating for its lack of continuity.
PS Does anyone know of an app that has a retouch tool like the one that was eliminated in Iphoto? Please advise.
You have to be online to use the Clean up tool? I turned my router off and it worked for me.
I turned my router off and tried and the Clean Up tool still worked. I’m on a desktop machine.
So true!!!
You had to have Internet for it to be INTALLED, after it is installed, it will work offline.
Apple retouch tool gone after update to Sequioa 15.1
