Vertical and horizontal perspective crop tools missimg

It’s definitely a bug.

Here’s what I discovered:

1. The tools are still there, it’s just the UI messing up. If you swipe the Straighten icon left, the Vertical/Horizontal perspective tools can be selected. (In other words, they’re showing up in a left-right slider group rather than a vertical one like they’re supposed to on iPad.)
2. From the crop screen, if you switch to another app, and then switch back to Photos, the perspective tools show up as they’re supposed to.

Hi Antonio Tejada,

What I was able to figure out (through trial and error) was, when the single lone perspective icon that was showing was swiped to the left or right, the other tools appeared. They scroll in from invisibility. Here is where it gets odd. Other times, if I go to another app that is open in the background, like Safari or even the home screen and return to the photos app, the three perspective tools appeared like they used to, arranged in a vertical line. It really confused me and I’m not sure why the change was made. Anyhow, I hope this helps!

The iPad User Guide describes how to access and use the Perspective adjustment tools within the Photos App:

Crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos and videos on iPad - Apple Support

Information presented here is for benefit of not only the OP, but also others that are seeking solutions to this or similar problems. While your own contribution is welcome here, to declare another reply as unhelpful when it directly relates to functionality with which a difficulty is encountered, is misplaced.

If you encounter a consistent and repeatable bug, you (and others that encounter the issue) should submit a Bug Report to Apple via its Product Feedback portal. For iPad and iPadOS:

Feedback - iPad - Apple

Every report counts - as until Apple receive a sufficient number or reports, it is perhaps unlikely that resources will be assigned to investigate and resolve the issue.

When submitting a report, ensure that you include as much detail as possible within the body of the report - including your iPad model and installed version of iPadOS; don’t rely upon the pick-list, as this rarely includes the full range of device models or most recent versions of iOS/iPadOS.

The perspective tools are also missing or hidden after updating to 26.2. IPad A17 (Mini). The perspective tools reappeared then disappeared again, so I am not sure if a gesture or something was introduced, but I much prefer the old method of a visible on-screen selection.

P.S. On a side note, we Apple users can do without the “safety filter” pixilation. Should have to option to turn it on and off.

I, for one, do not understand what you’re missing. In your screenshot, you circled the icons used to flip the image vertically or horizontally. The ruler-like icon on the bottom rotates the image. You can crop horizontally, vertically or diagonally using the border. What is missing?

LotusPilot wrote:

The iPad User Guide describes how to access and use the Perspective adjustment tools within the Photos App:

Crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos and videos on iPad - Apple Support

That reply is not at all helpful for someone who’s already been using the tools and suddenly finds they’re just not there after an update. They clearly already knew where the tools are supposed to be.