Patrick Connor

2.1.0 Bug Fixes
This post covers the main bug fixes that are included in 2.1.0. The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 
App occasionally hangs when zooming Boolean Operations improved resulting in many fixes AFFonts can now be streamed from Affinity Store Improved Kerning support - GPOS type 8 chaining contextual lookups now supported.  Opening some files caused the app to crash Hang can occur when deleting object styles Warp Group exported to PDF results in clipped objects Shape Builder Tool instant crash hitting return on Symbols [Designer] All keyboard input broken after altering table line/fill settings [Publisher] .GPR (GoPro RAW) files fail to open with 'File Type Not Supported' error Metadata Panel - EXIF 'Date Shot' field incorrectly re-applies the local OS time offset for images lacking timezone data [Photo] Transform Origin is moved after adjusting the height/width of an object or flipping it Canon multiple exposure RAW file loads with pink overlay when using Serif LABs Line Objects report X/Y values incorrectly in the Transform Panel Improved Linear DNG processing [Photo] Drawing a new table does not take selected font into account [Publisher] Object changes page based on centre of bounding box and not cursor position [Publisher] Stock Panel - Pixabay has lost the vector option Some specific lens profile changes [Photo] Updated Libraw to 0.21.1 release Many other fixes Translation Improvements Help file improvements (B) Bug fixes which affected Desktop (Windows and macOS)
Being prompted to save TIFF with layers or Save As even though only contains Background layer [Photo] Inconsistent behaviour when renaming and undoing renaming of swatches, warning shown in UI is not always applicable Sidenotes set 'Towards / Away from Spine' that are long enough to cover one another are hidden, or displayed on the last page incorrectly Copying non-destructive RAW layer and pasting into a separate document renders the RAW layer invisible in the original RAW file Typographic apostrophe OR certain other characters followed by an accented character pastes incorrectly into external apps Deleting a (shared) [brush/asset] category in App 1 while editing a styles name in App 2 can crash App 2 Pixel Brush Tool fails to output if using Accumulation or Flow Jitter when its not 100% File size in master doc increasing inexplicably with linked files Unable to scroll or use the arrows on the White Balance field in Develop Persona Brush accumulation fixed Opening and closing chapters in a book can leave the files locked and read only and stops book from being able to save, or close. Crash data merging if the source contains Cyrillic text Non Live Filters are prompting the app to ask if the user wants to save a TIFF with layers or flattened Fix for document specific crashes and hangs on load & print Changing the DPI of a document using any unit, other than pixels, cause the page to change size Tabbing in many dialogs/panels improved Spanish Hyphenation Dictionary updated Docx import improvements PDF Export fixes PSD Import fixes Knife tool improvements including Straight Line mode  Many other desktop fixes (C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows
Preferences, User Interface, Light UI: UI Brightness and Text Contrast sliders reset to defaults when we restart the app Cannot change document DPI  Export Preview: WebP and JPEG XL formats do not zoom with the shortcut Export Preview: Some formats do not zoom with the shortcut RAW files open underexposed / dark [Photo] Font Manager - Fonts disappear after selecting substitute V2 MSI build doesn't currently work with Roaming Profiles Crash using Shape Builder with ' Clean up unused curves ' enabled Crash when using the Shape Builder tool, crash when marquee selecting with Shape Builder, crash when selecting Shape Builder tool Develop Persona: Opening 2x raw files at once doesn't save changes/edits after developing DAUB W&W - Bristles crashes app when selected from dropdown Long delay when calling the Edit Brush dialog. Performance improvements for problems encountered when using the application for a long time. Many other Windows specific fixes (D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS
App attempts to reconnect to disconnected SMB share on launch [threads] New textured intensity brushes do not repeat with portrait images  Zooming in/out on a document (for example with Live Perspective) can intermittently cause a crash on (M1/M2) MacBooks Export Persona hang in Open and Save Panel Process when Exporting Slices Text Frame panel Unit control inches Grammarly for Desktop causes Publisher to crash when accessing the Find and Replace Panel Frequency Separation, destructive Gaussian Blur and High Pass: corruption/thin coloured lines Typing in certain fields removes the initial character Searching Stock Studio with no internet connection crashes apps, but should show a 'Connection Failed' error It was no longer possible to drag and drop layers/objects between documents. Live filters with blend mode treat 0% opacity as 100% Find and Replace fails to highlight special characters Many other macOS specific fixes (E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad
Fonts installed from creative cloud show on context toolbar with name in Chinese  Anti-aliasing is broken with iPad System Settings > Display > Display Zoom > 'More Space' enabled UI could keep reappearing even after you entered full screen mode. Searching Stock Studio with no internet connection crashes apps Rulers don't stay hidden in preview mode & Hide rulers in full screen.  Brush Panel corruption can occur with multiple brush kits installed Blur Live filters: setting Radius to negative values crashes app. No Text Capitalisations options (etc) on iPad [Publisher] Live filters with blend mode treat 0% opacity as 100% If a document is closed on the iPad whilst editing an embedded file it will cause the document to fail to open again Searching Stock Studio with no internet connection crashes apps, but should show a 'Connection Failed' error No PDF options when opening a PDF file Drop down menus with checkable options no longer auto close UI improvements to Preferences/Settings Many other iPadOS specific fixes Affinity Windows applications include the fixes in lists (A)+(B)+(C)
(A) Bugs fixes affecting All Apps
+ (B) Bug fixes affecting desktop Apps
+ (C) those fixes affecting Windows Affinity macOS applications include the fixes in lists (A)+(B)+(D)
(A) Bugs fixes affecting All Apps
+ (B) Bug fixes affecting desktop Apps
+ (D) Bug fixes affecting macOS Affinity iPad applications include the fixes in list (A)+(E)
(A) Bugs fixes affecting All Apps
+ (E) Bug fixes affecting iPads. These list are just the highlights of the many (300+) fixes made during the recent 2.1.0 beta cycle, which are listed in full in this post .
If you have reported a bug and it is not yet fixed, please do not worry or report it again. More fixes will be made in the forthcoming 2.2 beta cycle.
 

2.1.1 Bug Fixes
This post covers the bug fixes that are included in 2.1.1 The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
Bugs affecting all platforms
PDF imports with unsupported characters for the 'Subject' field, then fails to export out to PDF. Crash when enabling document Baseline Grid due to Running Headers on Master Pages. Crash applying a Paragraph Style to a Running Header within a small text frame. Non-breaking hyphens no longer draws, though does not affect ALL fonts. Crash adding pages into a facing page document with flowing text. Help updates  Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
'Title' and 'Description' fields are not read from the XMP sidecar files. Batch Processing RAW files creates incredibly dark results. Data Merge sources stored on a Cloud drive can crash the app when deleting data source. Bugs affecting Windows
Export dialog correctly handling transparency again. Cropping in the develop persona does not visually apply crop. Changing the Opacity of an object via the Colour panel dropdown fails to visually update the object on the canvas. Fields Panel- changing the contents without pressing enter causes the fields to clear when enter is next pressed in a field. Bugs affecting macOS
NIK Collection: Crash when closing app after Colour Efex. Crash after deleting a template file. Bugs affecting iPad
Version number in iPad settings is full version number not just build. Stroke width cannot exceed 100 in any unit in Stroke Panel.

2.1.1 Bug Fixes
This post covers the bug fixes that are included in 2.1.1 The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
Bugs affecting all platforms
PDF imports with unsupported characters for the 'Subject' field, then fails to export out to PDF. Crash when enabling document Baseline Grid due to Running Headers on Master Pages. Crash applying a Paragraph Style to a Running Header within a small text frame. Non-breaking hyphens no longer draws, though does not affect ALL fonts. Crash adding pages into a facing page document with flowing text. Help updates  Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
'Title' and 'Description' fields are not read from the XMP sidecar files. Batch Processing RAW files creates incredibly dark results. Data Merge sources stored on a Cloud drive can crash the app when deleting data source. Bugs affecting Windows
Export dialog correctly handling transparency again. Cropping in the develop persona does not visually apply crop. Changing the Opacity of an object via the Colour panel dropdown fails to visually update the object on the canvas. Fields Panel- changing the contents without pressing enter causes the fields to clear when enter is next pressed in a field. Bugs affecting macOS
NIK Collection: Crash when closing app after Colour Efex. Crash after deleting a template file. Bugs affecting iPad
Version number in iPad settings is full version number not just build. Stroke width cannot exceed 100 in any unit in Stroke Panel.

We are pleased to announce Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and Affinity Publisher 2 are now all updated to version 2.1.1 (for all existing customers on all platforms).
Here are links to the release notes
Affinity Designer 2.1.1 for Windows               ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store [as sandboxed MSIX and unsandboxed MSI/EXE] ) Affinity Designer 2.1.1 for macOS                  ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Designer 2.1.1 for iOS                        ( Apple iPad Store )
  Affinity Photo 2.1.1 for Windows                    ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store [as sandboxed MSIX and unsandboxed MSI/EXE] ) Affinity Photo 2.1.1 for macOS                       ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store )  Affinity Photo 2.1.1 for iOS                             ( Apple iPad Store ) 
  Affinity Publisher 2.1.1 for Windows              ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store [as sandboxed MSIX and unsandboxed MSI/EXE] ) Affinity Publisher 2.1.1 for macOS                 ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Publisher 2.1.1 for iOS                       ( Apple iPad Store )  Please follow this thread here to get notified when any new releases are made.

2.1.1 Bug Fixes
This post covers the bug fixes that are included in 2.1.1 The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
Bugs affecting all platforms
PDF imports with unsupported characters for the 'Subject' field, then fails to export out to PDF. Crash when enabling document Baseline Grid due to Running Headers on Master Pages. Crash applying a Paragraph Style to a Running Header within a small text frame. Non-breaking hyphens no longer draws, though does not affect ALL fonts. Crash adding pages into a facing page document with flowing text. Help updates  Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
'Title' and 'Description' fields are not read from the XMP sidecar files. Batch Processing RAW files creates incredibly dark results. Data Merge sources stored on a Cloud drive can crash the app when deleting data source. Bugs affecting Windows
Export dialog correctly handling transparency again. Cropping in the develop persona does not visually apply crop. Changing the Opacity of an object via the Colour panel dropdown fails to visually update the object on the canvas. Fields Panel- changing the contents without pressing enter causes the fields to clear when enter is next pressed in a field. Bugs affecting macOS
NIK Collection: Crash when closing app after Colour Efex. Crash after deleting a template file. Bugs affecting iPad
Version number in iPad settings is full version number not just build. Stroke width cannot exceed 100 in any unit in Stroke Panel.

This post is designed to be an aid to knowing if you are using the latest version of Affinity Version 2 applications on your platform.  The thread is now locked so if you "follow" it you will know then we release a new version on any platform. Version numbers are displayed on the About dialog (or preferences in iPad builds)
NOTE: I will update/edit this first post as new releases are added.
Product Name       | Purchase Store  | Platform   | Version | ===============================|=================|===================|===============| Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Designer 2 | Microsoft Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Designer 2 | Mac App Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | iPad Store | iPadOS 15,16,17 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | _______________________________|_________________|___________________|_______________| Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Photo 2 | Microsoft Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Photo 2 | Mac App Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | iPad Store | iPadOS 15,16,17 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | _______________________________|_________________|___________________|_______________| Affinity Publisher 2 | Affinity Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Publisher 2 | Microsoft Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Publisher 2 | Mac App Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Publisher 2 | Affinity Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.3.1 (.2217) | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad | iPad Store | iPadOS 15,16,17  | 2.3.1 (.2217) | _______________________________|_________________|___________________|_______________| [Please note that Microsoft Store presents the build number within the store differently so Affinity Store build 2.3.1.2217 appears as a Microsoft Store build number 20301.2217.0.0]
Legacy: For the latest version 1 releases please see this earlier thread
Patch Release notes
The Improvements and fixes in 2.3.1 are in this post
and individual instructions how to access/install the updates are in these posts
Affinity Designer 2 for Windows (2.3.1)  previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3 Affinity Designer 2 for macOS (2.3.1)  previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3  Affinity Designer 2 for iOS (2.3.1)  previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2  Affinity Photo 2 for Windows (2.3.1)  previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3  Affinity Photo 2 for macOS (2.3.1)  previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3  Affinity Photo 2 for iOS (2.3.1)  previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2  Affinity Publisher 2 for Windows (2.3.1)  previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3  Affinity Publisher 2 for macOS (2.3.1)  previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3  Affinity Publisher 2 for iOS (2.3.1) previous patches: 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2  Installation of Software and Updates
If you’ve purchased from the Affinity Store— each time you start the software it will check for updates and offer to download and install any available update. For the macOS release, in the application main menu there is an option "Check for Updates". Alternatively, you can download the latest installer by logging into the affinity store here and find the order in your account and use the "download" button in there. Updates are installed automatically (or manually by installing the new version over the old) Previous builds do not need uninstalling first. New installations of paid software downloaded from the Affinity Store requires LICENSE ACTIVATION to use.
Software downloaded from the Mac App Store, Microsoft Store and iPad store do not require a license activation and are updated through the relevant store: 
If you’ve purchased from the Mac App Store— updates are done automatically next time you run your software after it is available in the Mac App Store. However, you do need to be logged in with the same Apple ID you used to buy them. If this does not happen for you, open the Mac App Store app and go to the Updates page and then Store > Reload page or press CMD+R. This should hopefully force the update to show. Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world which can mean it may take up to 72 hours for your update to be available.
If you’ve purchased from the Microsoft Store— Microsoft Store updates are done automatically by the operating system (each time you start the application). If this does not happen for you, open the Windows Store app and click the three dots in the top right corner of the app and then go to Downloads and Updates. Click Get Updates. This should hopefully force the update to show.
If you’ve purchased from the Pad Store— Your Affinity iPad apps should update automatically next time you run them. However, you do need to be logged in with the same Apple ID you used to buy them. If the automatic update does not happen for you, go to the iPad Store app and go to Updates. Once you’re there, tap near the top of the screen where it states 'Updates' and then hold, pull down and then release. This should manually refresh the updates page. However, don’t contact us if the updates are not available for you yet—Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world and this can take up to 24 hours.
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This thread is locked and will only be posted to by Serif Staff as the released versions change.  Please follow this thread if you want to know about future version changes. If you think this post has got behind and needs updating please PM me.
If you are looking for the beta builds please see these forums 
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/32-beta-software-forums/
 

2.1.1 Bug Fixes
This post covers the bug fixes that are included in 2.1.1 The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
Bugs affecting all platforms
PDF imports with unsupported characters for the 'Subject' field, then fails to export out to PDF. Crash when enabling document Baseline Grid due to Running Headers on Master Pages. Crash applying a Paragraph Style to a Running Header within a small text frame. Non-breaking hyphens no longer draws, though does not affect ALL fonts. Crash adding pages into a facing page document with flowing text. Help updates  Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
'Title' and 'Description' fields are not read from the XMP sidecar files. Batch Processing RAW files creates incredibly dark results. Data Merge sources stored on a Cloud drive can crash the app when deleting data source. Bugs affecting Windows
Export dialog correctly handling transparency again. Cropping in the develop persona does not visually apply crop. Changing the Opacity of an object via the Colour panel dropdown fails to visually update the object on the canvas. Fields Panel- changing the contents without pressing enter causes the fields to clear when enter is next pressed in a field. Bugs affecting macOS
NIK Collection: Crash when closing app after Colour Efex. Crash after deleting a template file. Bugs affecting iPad
Version number in iPad settings is full version number not just build. Stroke width cannot exceed 100 in any unit in Stroke Panel.

We are pleased to announce an update for the Windows release of Affinity Photo 2, version 2.1.1
This build is available as a (sandboxed) MSIX application installer and as an (unsandboxed) MSI/EXE traditional installer.
Please see this FAQ thread for instructions on how to access the unsandboxed MSI/EXE version.
The changes in Affinity Photo 2 for Windows 2.1.1 (those made since the last release Affinity Photo 2 for Windows 2.1.0) are listed in this FAQ forum post:
 
To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here
UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (which is free for all V2 users)
The software version can be seen on the splash screen and the About dialog (in Help > About Affinity Photo).
If you’ve purchased from the Affinity Store — each time you start the Affinity Store software it will check for updates and offer any available update .The Windows builds only automatically checks once per day. In the Help menu there is a manual "Check for updates". The latest update will install over the top of any earlier version, with no need to uninstall. You can download the latest installer by logging into the affinity store here and find the order in your account and use the "Download" button in there. Alternatively, this new release (and previous versions of Affinity Photo for Windows) can be downloaded from this link (those installers are NOT for customers who made Microsoft Store purchases).
If you've purchased from the Microsoft Store — Microsoft Store updates are done automatically by the operating system (each time you start the application). If this does not happen for you, open the Windows Store app and click the three dots in the top right corner of the app and then go to Downloads and Updates. Click Get Updates. This should hopefully force the update to show. 

We are pleased to announce an update for the Windows release of Affinity Designer 2, version 2.1.0
This build is available as a (sandboxed) MSIX application installer and as an (unsandboxed) MSI/EXE traditional installer.
Please see this FAQ thread for instructions on how to access the unsandboxed MSI/EXE version.
The changes in Affinity Designer 2 for Windows 2.1.1 (those made since the last release Affinity Designer 2 for Windows 2.1.0) are listed in this FAQ forum post:
To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here
UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (which is free for all V2 users)
The software version can be seen on the splash screen and the About dialog (in Help > About Affinity Designer ).
If you’ve purchased from the Affinity Store — each time you start the Affinity Store software it will check for updates and offer any available update. The Windows builds only automatically checks once per day. In the Help menu there is a manual "Check for Updates". The latest update will install over the top of any earlier version, with no need to uninstall. You can download the latest installer by logging into the affinity store here and find the order in your account and use the "Download" button in there. Alternatively, this new release (and previous versions of Affinity Publisher for Windows) can be downloaded from this link (those installers are NOT for customers who made Microsoft Store purchases).
If you've purchased from the Microsoft Store — Microsoft Store updates are done automatically by the operating system (each time you start the application). If this does not happen for you, open the Windows Store app and click the three dots in the top right corner of the app and then go to Downloads and Updates. Click Get Updates. This should hopefully force the update to show. 

We are pleased to announce an update for the Windows release of Affinity Photo 2, version 2.1.1
This build is available as a (sandboxed) MSIX application installer and as an (unsandboxed) MSI/EXE traditional installer.
Please see this FAQ thread for instructions on how to access the unsandboxed MSI/EXE version.
The changes in Affinity Photo 2 for Windows 2.1.1 (those made since the last release Affinity Photo 2 for Windows 2.1.0) are listed in this FAQ forum post:
 
To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here
UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (which is free for all V2 users)
The software version can be seen on the splash screen and the About dialog (in Help > About Affinity Photo).
If you’ve purchased from the Affinity Store — each time you start the Affinity Store software it will check for updates and offer any available update .The Windows builds only automatically checks once per day. In the Help menu there is a manual "Check for updates". The latest update will install over the top of any earlier version, with no need to uninstall. You can download the latest installer by logging into the affinity store here and find the order in your account and use the "Download" button in there. Alternatively, this new release (and previous versions of Affinity Photo for Windows) can be downloaded from this link (those installers are NOT for customers who made Microsoft Store purchases).
If you've purchased from the Microsoft Store — Microsoft Store updates are done automatically by the operating system (each time you start the application). If this does not happen for you, open the Windows Store app and click the three dots in the top right corner of the app and then go to Downloads and Updates. Click Get Updates. This should hopefully force the update to show. 

We are pleased to announce an update for the Windows release of Affinity Designer 2, version 2.1.0
This build is available as a (sandboxed) MSIX application installer and as an (unsandboxed) MSI/EXE traditional installer.
Please see this FAQ thread for instructions on how to access the unsandboxed MSI/EXE version.
The changes in Affinity Designer 2 for Windows 2.1.1 (those made since the last release Affinity Designer 2 for Windows 2.1.0) are listed in this FAQ forum post:
To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here
UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (which is free for all V2 users)
The software version can be seen on the splash screen and the About dialog (in Help > About Affinity Designer ).
If you’ve purchased from the Affinity Store — each time you start the Affinity Store software it will check for updates and offer any available update. The Windows builds only automatically checks once per day. In the Help menu there is a manual "Check for Updates". The latest update will install over the top of any earlier version, with no need to uninstall. You can download the latest installer by logging into the affinity store here and find the order in your account and use the "Download" button in there. Alternatively, this new release (and previous versions of Affinity Publisher for Windows) can be downloaded from this link (those installers are NOT for customers who made Microsoft Store purchases).
If you've purchased from the Microsoft Store — Microsoft Store updates are done automatically by the operating system (each time you start the application). If this does not happen for you, open the Windows Store app and click the three dots in the top right corner of the app and then go to Downloads and Updates. Click Get Updates. This should hopefully force the update to show. 

We are pleased to announce an update for the Windows release of Affinity Publisher 2, version 2.1.1
This build is available as a (sandboxed) MSIX application installer and as an (unsandboxed) MSI/EXE traditional installer.
Please see this FAQ thread for instructions on how to access the unsandboxed MSI/EXE version.
The changes in Affinity Publisher 2 for Windows 2.1.1 (made since the last release Affinity Publisher 2 for Windows 2.1.0) are listed in this FAQ forum post:
To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here
UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (free for existing customers)
The software version can be seen on the splash screen and the About dialog (in Help > About Affinity Publisher ). 
If you’ve purchased from the Affinity Store — each time you start the Affinity Store software it will check for updates and offer any available update. The Windows builds only automatically checks once per day. In the Help menu there is a manual "Check for Updates". The latest update will install over the top of any earlier version, with no need to uninstall. You can download the latest installer by logging into the affinity store here and find the order in your account and use the "Download" button in there. Alternatively, this new release (and previous versions of Affinity Publisher for Windows) can be downloaded from this link (those installers are NOT for customers who made Microsoft Store purchases).
If you've purchased from the Microsoft Store — Microsoft Store updates are done automatically by the operating system (each time you start the application). If this does not happen for you, open the Windows Store app and click the three dots in the top right corner of the app and then go to Downloads and Updates. Click Get Updates. This should hopefully force the update to show. 

2.1.1 Bug Fixes
This post covers the bug fixes that are included in 2.1.1 The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
Bugs affecting all platforms
PDF imports with unsupported characters for the 'Subject' field, then fails to export out to PDF. Crash when enabling document Baseline Grid due to Running Headers on Master Pages. Crash applying a Paragraph Style to a Running Header within a small text frame. Non-breaking hyphens no longer draws, though does not affect ALL fonts. Crash adding pages into a facing page document with flowing text. Help updates  Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
'Title' and 'Description' fields are not read from the XMP sidecar files. Batch Processing RAW files creates incredibly dark results. Data Merge sources stored on a Cloud drive can crash the app when deleting data source. Bugs affecting Windows
Export dialog correctly handling transparency again. Cropping in the develop persona does not visually apply crop. Changing the Opacity of an object via the Colour panel dropdown fails to visually update the object on the canvas. Fields Panel- changing the contents without pressing enter causes the fields to clear when enter is next pressed in a field. Bugs affecting macOS
NIK Collection: Crash when closing app after Colour Efex. Crash after deleting a template file. Bugs affecting iPad
Version number in iPad settings is full version number not just build. Stroke width cannot exceed 100 in any unit in Stroke Panel.

2.1.1 Bug Fixes
This post covers the bug fixes that are included in 2.1.1 The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
Bugs affecting all platforms
PDF imports with unsupported characters for the 'Subject' field, then fails to export out to PDF. Crash when enabling document Baseline Grid due to Running Headers on Master Pages. Crash applying a Paragraph Style to a Running Header within a small text frame. Non-breaking hyphens no longer draws, though does not affect ALL fonts. Crash adding pages into a facing page document with flowing text. Help updates  Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
'Title' and 'Description' fields are not read from the XMP sidecar files. Batch Processing RAW files creates incredibly dark results. Data Merge sources stored on a Cloud drive can crash the app when deleting data source. Bugs affecting Windows
Export dialog correctly handling transparency again. Cropping in the develop persona does not visually apply crop. Changing the Opacity of an object via the Colour panel dropdown fails to visually update the object on the canvas. Fields Panel- changing the contents without pressing enter causes the fields to clear when enter is next pressed in a field. Bugs affecting macOS
NIK Collection: Crash when closing app after Colour Efex. Crash after deleting a template file. Bugs affecting iPad
Version number in iPad settings is full version number not just build. Stroke width cannot exceed 100 in any unit in Stroke Panel.

2.1.1 Bug Fixes
This post covers the bug fixes that are included in 2.1.1 The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
Bugs affecting all platforms
PDF imports with unsupported characters for the 'Subject' field, then fails to export out to PDF. Crash when enabling document Baseline Grid due to Running Headers on Master Pages. Crash applying a Paragraph Style to a Running Header within a small text frame. Non-breaking hyphens no longer draws, though does not affect ALL fonts. Crash adding pages into a facing page document with flowing text. Help updates  Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
'Title' and 'Description' fields are not read from the XMP sidecar files. Batch Processing RAW files creates incredibly dark results. Data Merge sources stored on a Cloud drive can crash the app when deleting data source. Bugs affecting Windows
Export dialog correctly handling transparency again. Cropping in the develop persona does not visually apply crop. Changing the Opacity of an object via the Colour panel dropdown fails to visually update the object on the canvas. Fields Panel- changing the contents without pressing enter causes the fields to clear when enter is next pressed in a field. Bugs affecting macOS
NIK Collection: Crash when closing app after Colour Efex. Crash after deleting a template file. Bugs affecting iPad
Version number in iPad settings is full version number not just build. Stroke width cannot exceed 100 in any unit in Stroke Panel.

Following the release of version 2.1.0 of the Affinity suite, we have fixed a number of problems that were discovered after it's release. A full list of the fixes are found in this post and we would appreciate you installing this beta build and confirming that this version works as well for you as 2.1.0 but with those issues addressed. 
We are hoping that no newly introduced bugs are discovered in this 2.1.1 beta and if nothing significant is discovered we are likely to do a full release of 2.1.1 to all customers very soon. Please report any problems you find in this Beta bugs forum
2.1.1.1847 is now available as a beta either as an update from the last beta (2.1.0.1799/1806) or as a full download from the beta entitlement in your account. If you have not already done so please help make our apps better by joining our beta program!
NOTE: The 2.1.1.1847 iPad betas builds for Designer 2 and Publisher 2 are available in Testflight now and Photo 2 iPad beta 2.1.1.1847 will follow shortly (once Apple wake up in the US and approve it)
Thanks
Patrick

Fixed, thanks both
 
 

Fixed, thanks both
 
 

Fixed, thanks both
 
 

Fixed, thanks both
 
 

If you are a new arrival to this thread and have found that it is locked but still want to show your support for Affinity on Linux, simply like this post

Thanks for you patience in waiting for a reply, and sorry it has taken so long. I was waiting for us to be ready with some actual proof of our process (see beta forums) 
The 2.2.0 beta cycle will add new features yes. 2.1.0 beta was run quite strictly, in terms of only actually releasing to customers when we thought most of the significant reported regressions over the previous version (2.0.5) were addressed. Bugs reported since we released 2.1.0 are considered for inclusion in 2.1.x or 2.2.0. As a result of this process we have now fixed the reported regression deemed safe to address without a long beta cycle in 2.1.1. That beta will be made public if nothing new is found. We are then likely to move onto 2.2.0 beta but will consider any regressions reported against 2.1.1 for a patch 2.1.2 (if needed) 
Long standing bugs are therefore far more likely to be addressed in 2.2.0 than in 2.1.x because we are only really fixing regressions over the earlier release in 2.1.x now

Hi, Doesn't seem to be available as a download from the account as of yet.
UPDATE: The Beta download doesn't state the Version in the list of downloads, but downloading the EXE and looking at the properties displays the correct version.

Thanks for you patience in waiting for a reply, and sorry it has taken so long. I was waiting for us to be ready with some actual proof of our process (see beta forums) 
The 2.2.0 beta cycle will add new features yes. 2.1.0 beta was run quite strictly, in terms of only actually releasing to customers when we thought most of the significant reported regressions over the previous version (2.0.5) were addressed. Bugs reported since we released 2.1.0 are considered for inclusion in 2.1.x or 2.2.0. As a result of this process we have now fixed the reported regression deemed safe to address without a long beta cycle in 2.1.1. That beta will be made public if nothing new is found. We are then likely to move onto 2.2.0 beta but will consider any regressions reported against 2.1.1 for a patch 2.1.2 (if needed) 
Long standing bugs are therefore far more likely to be addressed in 2.2.0 than in 2.1.x because we are only really fixing regressions over the earlier release in 2.1.x now

I was just going to ask that type of question "how can we know…" and you just answered !!
Top info for me, thanks @walt.farrell