While Adobe marketed 2021 as the "Year of AI," version 22.2 was the first time those promises felt genuinely tangible. Here is what landed on your desktop in February 2021.
No review of this era is complete without mentioning the friction points: Adobe Photoshop 2021 -Version 22.2-
Version 22.2 landed right as Apple transitioned from Intel to the M1 chip. This update was the first to natively support Apple Silicon via Rosetta 2, but more importantly, it vastly improved the Select and Mask workspace and Liquify tool responsiveness on Intel machines. Users reported a 20-30% speed increase in panning and zooming compared to Version 22.1. While Adobe marketed 2021 as the "Year of AI," version 22
Reviewing specifically version 22.2, it is important to note that this was a stability patch. but more importantly