Adobe’s Project Indigo photography app finally works on iPhone 17, with one major flaw for now
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There are still some bugs to iron out – major fix coming soonMore than a month has passed since the launch of the iPhone 17 series, but there was one piece of software missing from its arsenal for smartphone photographers – Adobe’s Project Indigo. The photography app, which aims to deliver closer to SLR-level images on your iPhone, lacked support for the latest generation. Support has now arrived thanks to a new major update: version 1.0.5.
Project Indigo is available on the App Store, and it finally got iPhone 17-series support in the recent update, dated October 24. The software works its magic by taking a burst of photos with each capture, combining them to produce a higher-quality image with a higher dynamic range and less noise.
There are still some bugs to iron out – major fix coming soon
There’s a short list of iPhone 17-related bugs currently listed in the app’s patch notes, as seen below.
KNOWN ISSUES (ON IPHONE 17 DEVICES)
- Front-facing camera is currently disabled. It will be enabled in the next app release targeting iOS 26.1.
- Issues with very noisy captures in Photo mode in low light if ISO is high. We suggest using Night mode to capture such scenes, or lowering ISO to 500 or less.
- Auto Exposure may flicker in Photo mode in low-light conditions.
- 4× telephoto images on 17 Pro and Pro Max devices may exhibit a brighter band toward the bottom of the image.
The major flaw we’re referencing is the lack of support for the front-facing camera. It’s not the end of the world as far as iPhone photography goes, but this bug only applies to the iPhone 17 series – not the older models. Adobe notes that this flaw will be addressed in iOS 26.1, which, according to MacRumors, is expected to arrive in early November; the publication currently predicts the 3rd or 4th of the month.
The v1.0.5 patch notes fail to mention the iPhone Air, and there are mixed reports online as to whether it is supported. While it’s not technically part of the 17 series, the lightweight Air model did arrive at the same time as the latest series and ships with iOS 26.
Project Indigo offers a suite of features that will be familiar to professional or hobbyist photographers, giving greater control over settings such as the shutter speed and ISO. As you may expect, it’s not possible to adjust your iPhone’s aperture on a hardware level, but the software can simulate depth of field and focal range using computational photography. Thanks to AI, other tools include reflection removal and Super-Resolution (upscaling) for greater zoom without a big loss in quality.