The new Adobe Project Indigo app provides DSLR-like controls for the iPhone user right from their phone: coarse focus or shutter speed or white balance for that “natural” high-quality image experience through computational photography and a nifty burst of advanced processing power.

iPhone 17 Rear-Camera Compatibility Finally Unlocked

With support for the iPhone 17 series finally being prepared, Adobe offers the activation of Project Indigo, allowing the operating rear cameras to be used without the initial compatibility issues. This comes as a great boon to pro-mobile photographers who were waiting for it before taking a full plunge.

Still Currently Disabling Front-Camera Functions For iPhone 17

The disappointment is that, even though back-facing camera support is there, Project Indigo does not have front camera support for the iPhone 17 series. Citing incompatibility issues with the new square architecture of the front sensor of the iPhone, Adobe disabled this functionality.

Hardware Sensor Changes Delayed App Support on Front Camera

The delay has resulted because of hardware design modifications to the new front camera for the iPhone 17: the design contains an 18-megapixel square sensor capable of capturing portraits and landscapes without forcing a change of phone orientation. These changes caused some newly unforeseen incompatibilities for the app’s image-processing pipeline.

The users must check availability before committing to any ends

If you own an iPhone 17 and are finally waiting for Project Indigo, now is a good time to give it a run, but keep in mind its limitations. Attempt full workflow for both back and front cameras and see if they meet your photography demands. Until Adobe addresses the situation (with an update expected along with iOS 26.1), selfies using the front camera are a no-go.
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Strategic Implications for Mobile Photography and Portfolio Positioning

The partial rollout reveals how even giant apps face friction while adapting to new designs in hardware. For Adobe, Project Indigo’s coming to the iPhone 17 is a landmark event, but the lack of front-camera support characterizes the difficulty that surrounds smartphone camera ecosystems. For users, it emphasizes the importance to ascertain real-world compatibility and not simply a matrix of specification.

In short: Adobe’s SLR camera app is now usable on iPhone 17-for rear-camera functionality only for the moment. Worth a little longer wait, indeed, for those craving total freedom to mobile-photograph both front and back.

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