Delay when showing Alfred prompt that wasn't there before

[the21st]

Hi there! Long time user of Alfred Powerpack here.

 

I noticed that in the recent weeks, alfred has been slower to display the prompt. The way this manifests is I press cmd+space and cmd+V in quick succession, and often, my clipboard gets pasted in the focused app, and not in Alfred's prompt. If I consciously wait for a moment and then press cmd+V, everything works fine.

 

Maybe this was caused by a recent OSX update? I noticed that the OS's screenshot capability triggered by cmd+shift+4 also now has a delay that wasn't there before.

 

My OS version: 10.14.6

Alfred version: 4.1.1

[Bemawr]

I've had this issue before, I was able to fix it by

 

-System Preferences

-Security 

-Privacy Tab

-Accessibility Section

 

Uncheck Alfred

Recheck Alfred

 

Restart Alfred 

 

[the21st]

20 hours ago, Bemawr said:

I've had this issue before, I was able to fix it by

 

-System Preferences

-Security 

-Privacy Tab

-Accessibility Section

 

Uncheck Alfred

Recheck Alfred

 

Restart Alfred 

 

 

Thanks! Unfortunately this didn't fix the issue for me.

[Andrew]

@the21st this is almost always down to macOS still using cmd+space, usually Siri, but also Spotlight.

 

Check all 3 things on this page have been released from cmd+space:

https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/cmd-space/

[vitor]

On 10/2/2020 at 4:09 PM, the21st said:

Maybe this was caused by a recent OSX update?

 

Probably. I am also on Mojave and noticed a slow down in some apps after the latest security update in September. Check for updates again—I had one today whose release notes specifically said they fixed the performance bug and I can confirm things are back to normal.

Edited October 3, 2020 by vitor

[the21st]

22 hours ago, Andrew said:

@the21st this is almost always down to macOS still using cmd+space, usually Siri, but also Spotlight.

 

Check all 3 things on this page have been released from cmd+space:

https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/cmd-space/

hey @Andrew, thanks for reply. I do have Siri bound to cmd+space longpress, as that's actually quite useful and I want to use it side by side with Alfred. I guess I'll have to choose 😄 Thanks for the info.

[Andrew]

@the21st you could always use Alfred's default alt+space combo?