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How to Fix Generative Fill Not Showing in Adobe Photoshop

Generative Fill, powered by Adobe Firefly generative AI, is a new AI feature in Adobe Photoshop.

It enhances images with shadows, reflections, lighting, and perspective, reducing the need for extensive editing.

By utilizing simple text prompts, users can quickly create, add, remove, or replace images, achieving stunning results in seconds.

It enables users to conceptualize ideas, perform complex edits, and refine their creations with complete control.

Generative Fill allows for the addition, extension, or removal of content from images, as well as the creation of new images from scratch.

Integrated into Photoshop (Beta), it works seamlessly with other editing tools, enabling adjustments to AI-generated content on nondestructive layers.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix the Generative Fill AI feature not showing or missing in Adobe Photoshop Beta.

Why is Generative Fill not showing in Adobe Photoshop

Generative Fill is not showing in Adobe Photoshop because you don’t have the latest version of the software.

To use the new AI feature, you need to have the latest beta version, m.2181.

You may also need to add your date of birth on Behance to have access to the feature.

You can check if you have the latest version by navigating to Help > System Info and verifying that on the first line, you see: 24.6.0 20230520.m.2181.

How to fix Generative Fill not showing in Adobe Photoshop

To fix Generative Fill not showing in Adobe Photoshop, you need to update Adobe Photoshop (Beta) to the latest version.

You can also try reinstalling Adobe Photoshop (Beta) and adding your date of birth on Behance.

Fix 1: Update Adobe Photoshop (Beta)

  1. Open the CreativeCloud Desktop app.
  2. Select “Updates” followed by “Check for updates”.
  3. Update to Photoshop Beta 24.6.
  4. Launch the software and check if you have access to Generative Fill.

Fix 2: Reinstall Adobe Photoshop (Beta)

  1. Open the CreativeCloud Desktop app.
  2. Select “All apps” and select the three dots next to “Photoshop (Beta)”.
  3. Select “Uninstall” to uninstall Photoshop (Beta).
  4. Reinstall Photoshop (Beta), launch the software, and check if you have access to Generative Fill.

Fix 3: Add your age on Behance

  1. Open the CreativeCloud Desktop app.
  2. Scroll down to the bottom of the left sidebar and select “Behance”.
  3. Log in to your Behance account.
  4. Add your date of birth (try to set your age to 18 and above).
  5. Open Photoshop (Beta) and check if you have access to Generative Fill.

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