Registration of Products in 1.9 Series

[Gradient_Phil]

Hello everyone. I've been somewhat slack in updating my Affinity Products. I was still running a 1.8.5 series I think...now there is the 1.9 series. I've just upgraded to 1.9.2.

It would seem that suddenly the app is asking to register? Why is that? My machine already seems to know how to point to my account to download the new versions...so what is the purpose of the registration??

I hope it's not going to become a program that can only be run with an internet connection??

For all the time I have been with Affinity, this disturbs me quite a lot.

[GarryP]

The registration process is just the new way with which you can get extra goodies – templates, brushes, etc.
You shouldn’t need to register if you don’t want to but you may miss out on lots of great free stuff if you don’t.
I’ve seen nothing that suggests that the applications will need an internet connection in the future – except for upgrades etc.

P.S. You may want to update your forum signature for version numbers.

[h_d]

As @GarryP says, it's a new feature that gives you direct access to your account on the Affinity Store. You're not obliged to use it, or to sign up for an account with Affinity, and you don't need an internet connection to use either the apps, or any purchases and freebies you've downloaded.

[Gradient_Phil]

Thanks for the response. Always appreciated.

Yeah...a knee-jerk reaction on my part probably if the truth be told. I'll give it a go.

Thanks for the pointer on my sig.