Adobe Photoshop Touch Updated with Pressure-Sensitive Stylus Support, iPad Mini Optimization

Adobe has released a significant update to their Photoshop Touch app for the iPad, adding a number of improvements, such as a slight redesign for the iPad mini, support for pressure-sensitive styli, and some new effects.

Also worth noting is that the brushing engine has been improved to allow for smoother, more natural brush strokes.

What’s New in Version 1.4

• Optimized user interface for iPad Mini
• Smoother brush strokes
• Pressure-sensitive stylus support for Pogo Connect*, Jot Touch, and JaJa devices
• Two new Effects: Lens Flare (under “&” menu) and Stamp Pattern
• Improved grid layout for projects, tutorials, and images
• New support for sharing to Facebook, Twitter, and other registered apps
• Quick access to last 5 colors with new shortcut (drag down on Color)
• Various bug fixes

For more information on the update, check out Adobe’s official blog. Photoshop Touch for iPad is available immediately from the App Store.

  • Photoshop Touch for iPad (Direct link).
J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.