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"Just curious, but how exactly is this an invasion of privacy?" Privacy means being able to run whatever apps you want on your own computer without interference, scanning, spying, etc. From what I've read, Apple prevents this with its 3rd-party app checking or whatever it is they're doing. And it has the unwanted side-effect of slowing down apps and workflows and frustrating users.

I also purchased from the Affinity Store. My system is 2019 iMac: 3.7 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Until I upgraded to Big Sur, Affinity apps opened fast. Big Sur slowed em down and then Affinity released an update that seemed to resolve the issue; all apps were opening speedy again. Now as mentioned above the slowness issue has returned (Big Sur 11.2.3). Currently testing on a MacBook Pro (Intel chip), will post the results shortly. Update: testing Affinity apps with Big Sur on MacBook Pro yields similar results, possibly a bit faster loading. Will actually measure the difference next chance to fiddle.

It's sometimes less, sometimes more. Probably more like 30-90 seconds is more accurate. But even 10 seconds is ~9 seconds too long to open an app.

Hi v_kyr, Yes Patrick already shared that link, thank you. "However better a slower and more app secured startup, than an open door for possible malware. - So you have at least the chance to quickly take a sip of coffee during the program starts." I disagree wholeheartedly. Better for Apple to NOT play big brother and scan everything that millions of users are doing. It's a massive invasion of privacy and totally unacceptable. If people want more security, scanning or whatever, there are apps that can do that for them. Apple is going way out of bounds by pushing this scanning crud on all of its users, in the name of keeping us "safe". I don't drink coffee, so having to wait 60-90 seconds while my Affinity app bounces up and down waiting to open is just a complete waste of time. Not just for me, but for millions of users around the world.

I only use the release builds for my Affinity apps. Currently Photo is at version 1.9.1.

Thanks for that infos. It sounds like that may explain it, but the issue is no longer just on first launch of the app. It happens every time the app is launched.

Looks like the slow loading issue is back again:

Here is a link to the previous related/same issue: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/131968-affinity-super-slow-opening-on-macos-big-sur/

Hello, a few months ago when Big Sur first rolled out, Affinity apps were super slow to load. Then Affinity resolved the issue and all was well.. Now sadly the "slow loading" issue has returned. Still running Big Sur, Affinity apps are super slow to load on macOS. Please fix this issue once and for all, it's a real pain to deal with when trying to work, etc. Thank you.

THANK YOU for fixing the slow opening issue. Just upgraded Affinity apps to the latest, rebooted, and tried again with the opening. Result is super snappy just like before Big Snur. Thanks again.

Hello, I recently purchased a new iMac (running Big Sur) and installed the Affinity suite of apps. On my other machines that have yet to upgrade to Big Sur, all Affinity apps open like usual, takes a bit of time but is fairly quick. BUT on my new machine running Big Sur, all Affinity apps take forever to load/startup. Like around 30 seconds to a minute or longer in some cases. Is there a solution for this? To get Affinity apps to open more quickly on Big Sur? Thanks for any help.