Dragging image from web browser into Photoshop not opening

Before, whilst in Google Inspect on any webpage I could drag an image onto the Photoshop application icon on the dock = opens up in Photoshop + with PNG transparency.
Now this has stopped working for an unknown reason about 2-3 months ago after updating. I'll drag the image over the application icon on the dock as before, but then nothing opens.
As a result, my workflow is now more inefficient and incovienient.
Please can you explain what has happened and when this is being fixed.
Thank you,
Steve

You wouldn't happen to be using the Chrome browser, would you?
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