Has your Mac computer slowed down? It could be a problem with Gatekeeper

Earlier today, Mac users around the world were getting an error warning when opening a third party application and the startup speed was also very slow and there may even be no response after loading for almost several minutes .

Jeff Johnson, Mac and iOS developer Means, The operating system was unable to connect to the Apple server and the problem cannot be solved by editing the hosts file. Apple later confirmed on the system status page that the Gatekeeper system used to check if the Mac system uses a security application was having problems. TechCrunch analyzed that this could be because large numbers of people around the world simultaneously sent macOS Big Sur update requests and recertified old apps at the same time, which caused the server to overload.

According to Apple’s system status page, the system is back to normal and you should be able to use your Mac and update it as usual.