Paul Ka Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Dear community, i´ve got two questions: I purchased Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer in the Windows Store a few weeks ago. Is there any way to connect the Programms to a Affinity Account? And i saw on Instagram that version 1.9 is out now. How or where can I update the programs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Welcome to the forums @Paul Ka There is no way to convert a Microsoft/Windows Store version to a Serif/Affinity Store version, or the other way round. You can update Microsoft Store versions via the Microsoft Store once updates are available there (they can take longer to be approved by Microsoft). Updates for the Serif Store versions come through the applications themselves (they tell you when a new version is available). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosven Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Hi @Paul Ka Actually, the regular versions exist only in 1.8, but you can test the Bêta versions that are in 1.9.x stage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 1.9.0.x is now the latest commercial release (as of earlier today). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosven Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Ah yes! I was just coming back to tell this. (I previously launched AP to check the version on the splash screen, posted, and now, I wanted to close it and just noticed the option to download the 1.9 version ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmrecs01 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 @Wosven @GarryP One of the changes in the new release is that all users of the apps, from whichever store they originally purchased the app(s), can register, in each app, to have an "Affinity Account" which gives direct access to the Affinity Store and its resources. I've just done this registration on my iPad version of APh and can now download to it a range of resources which were previously available in my Affinity Store account and so, up to now, accessible only to my desktop apps because they were all purchased direct from Serif. User who have previously not had any Affinity Account, because they had made all their purchases via the appropriate App Store, can now create one and access and download a range of free resources. Jeff Wosven 1 Quote Win 10 Pro, i7 6700K, 32Gb RAM, NVidia GTX1660 Ti and Intel HD530 Graphics Long-time user of Serif products, chiefly PagePlus and PhotoPlus, but also WebPlus, CraftArtistProfessional and DrawPlus. Delighted to be using Affinity Designer, Photo, and now Publisher, version 1 and now version 2. iPad Pro (12.9") (iOS 17.4) running Affinity Photo and Designer version 1 and all three version 2 apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Thanks emmrecs01, I didn’t know that. Am I still correct in saying that having an Affinity account doesn’t mean that the applications can be downloaded from the Affinity Store if the user has purchased the applications from the Microsoft (or Apple) Store? In other words, downloads from the Affinity Store via the applications is just for the ‘extras’ not the applications themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmrecs01 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 @GarryP Yes, it is resources only, not the app installers. Jeff GarryP 1 Quote Win 10 Pro, i7 6700K, 32Gb RAM, NVidia GTX1660 Ti and Intel HD530 Graphics Long-time user of Serif products, chiefly PagePlus and PhotoPlus, but also WebPlus, CraftArtistProfessional and DrawPlus. Delighted to be using Affinity Designer, Photo, and now Publisher, version 1 and now version 2. iPad Pro (12.9") (iOS 17.4) running Affinity Photo and Designer version 1 and all three version 2 apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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