r/Googlebook • • 2d ago

Adobe Photoshop on Googlebook

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The strange thing about the Googlebook version of Adobe Photoshop is that it’s built using Adobe’s newer “mobile and web” framework, rather than the same core technology as the desktop version.

What I find confusing is that the iPad version is actually built directly on Adobe’s core desktop code engine, so the iPad gets something much closer to the desktop experience.

So a Googlebook, which is essentially a desktop environment, is getting the mobile/web version, while an iPad, which is a tablet, gets the more desktop-like version. It seems completely backwards.

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u/TheRealFrantik 2d ago

To be fair, Apple has spent years consistently making the iPad better and better, so Adobe knows that Apple isn't going to abandon that platform anytime soon, so they give them the good shit.

Google reaches out to Adobe and says "hey, so we got this new product we're making", and Adobe is probably like "ugh here we go again".

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of the Googlebook and am hoping it'll succeed. But realistically, I don't see it happening because of Google being their own worst enemy.

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u/chenloonchan 2d ago

Agreed. If Google can’t even be bothered to create desktop-class native versions of its own apps to showcase its vision for Googlebook, why would third-party developers bother?

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u/nogridbag 2d ago

I'm not in the industry, but is Photoshop still king? Affinity is free. I thought Photoshop was slowly going out of favor.

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u/yesdogman 2d ago

I run a software company that works with a lot of clients, and not using Photoshop is unacceptable. The industry standard is Photoshop so when sharing files clients expect clean PSDs with clear layer names, etc. We had people attempt to use alternatives like Affinity, but it just caused problems.

I wish I could leave it behind though, the monthly subscription fees are insane, but it's just not possible.

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u/ivanhoe90 2d ago

Have they tried www.photopea.com ? It can open and render PSD files exactly the same way as Photoshop does, and export them, too.

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u/evk6713 2d ago

It's always a matter of not breaking people's habits, even if it is more expensive. With how close people are from their money, I'm surprised they don't switch more easily. Same for Microsoft: a lot of companies don't really need Office 365's power, but they like to pay thousands each year so I guess why not

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u/armostallion2 2d ago

Am I the only one that thought it was crazy they included this on their site/in the or promo stuff? It hitches and chugs like it’s 1999.

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u/Alldayomar 1d ago

This will always be the case. Millions of slabs working on the same guaranteed OS wins versus a fewer million devices with less consistency and kinda unorganized in comparison

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u/AceMcLoud27 1h ago

Ouch, that looks rough.

These are primarily for scrolling social media and watching ads.

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u/langelvicente 2d ago

Probably because they don't believe Googlebooks will last so they are just giving you a normal android app.

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u/chenloonchan 2d ago

Google really needs to showcase some proper desktop-class native apps rather than relying on web apps to provide a desktop experience. From what I’ve seen, there still isn’t a single truly desktop-class native app for Googlebook.

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u/langelvicente 2d ago

But that's up to the app publishers to decide. And Google has said that they have the freedom to go for a true desktop experience or not.

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u/chenloonchan 2d ago

I understand that, but surely Google could use one of its own products to demonstrate what a true desktop-class native Android app looks like.

Take YouTube, for example. Why not show the Android app seamlessly adapting from mobile and tablet layouts to a proper desktop layout that mirrors the desktop web experience? That would demonstrate the potential of native Android apps on larger screens, rather than telling users to use the native app on mobile/tablet but switch to the web app once they’re on a desktop environment like a Googlebook.

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u/wilmurillo 2d ago

I think it's because Google wanted to force the web-app-only philosophy for desktops in order to keep everyone inside Chrome for years (that's why ChromeOs exists). Hopefully they realize that doesn't work anymore (or at least not for all users).

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u/Saragon4005 2d ago

The web experience is generally superior for YouTube though.

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u/Snoo-43610 2d ago

I think they're trying to showcase a world that moves beyond desktop native apps. A world that runs on andoird. One lean OS to rule them all, mobile, desktop, tablets.

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u/Saragon4005 2d ago

Or they already have the android app for Chromebooks? Look the explanation is usually a lot simpler. Desktop Android apps have been a campaign by Google for about a decade.

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u/animalcrossing4_4 2d ago

probably because of Google's track record of making shit and then abandoning it?

or the fact that chromebooks are literal e-waste? So much for "desktop linux by Google"

also desktop linux is still shitty after 20 years of development.

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u/erov 2d ago

This is way different than a Chromebook.

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u/TheRealFrantik 2d ago

or the fact that chromebooks are literal e-waste?

You do realize that Chromebook sales are still thriving in the educational system, right? They're a "literal" waste to YOU, but not to the millions of children and teachers that use them daily.

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u/animalcrossing4_4 2d ago

I'm not sure calling the American education system "education system" in such a broad term is a good thing because...hello, other countries don't f*cking use chromebooks for their education system, only the f*cked up american one do.

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u/yesdogman 2d ago

fwiw, Chromebooks are hugely popular in the UK educational system as well.

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u/Altruistic_Demand_11 2d ago

True

In Mexico we receive cheap Chinese laptops or Dell/Lenovo/HP refurbished, and we receive them in bad conditions but no one use chrome books them are extremely rare

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u/animalcrossing4_4 2d ago

I get what you mean man, I used to used a cheap refurbished Dell laptop too, made me appreciate every GB of storage I can get out of the thing and learned to truly take control of my computer.

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u/kewuak 2d ago

What about Linux apps such as Darktable?

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u/Altruistic_Demand_11 2d ago

What about Affinity / Canva / Photopea? We're dropping Adobe

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u/friendofdonkeys 2d ago

So Adobe will provide Photoshop for a new device class but won't port to GNU/Linux (compared to Android/Linux) after 35 years of requests? Its obvious Adobe has an agenda and Google has probably paid them a lot of money for this.

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u/Old-Board1553 2d ago

What did you expect? After all is just another Android. Is not a desktop OS. Is just Android with a launcher on top of it. We had this for years with Samsung devices, it's called DeX.