Weird Issue when Opening MATLAB — macOS Big Sur

Hi,

I'm on an Intel Mac running macOS Big Sur (11.6.5.) Here's the weird issue I'm having, and which I can neither solve or explain:

Unlike every other application on my system, MATLAB R2021a doesn't seem to comply with Dock's "bouncing effect" when I open it. I've already tried resetting it through System Preferences and Terminal without any success. Is it normal? And what can I do to solve it?

All the best, António

Answer 1

[Riya]

Hello,

It's not normal behavior for an application like MATLAB to not show the bouncing effect in the Dock when it's opening, as this is a standard visual cue in macOS that indicates an application is launching.

Here is the command to avoid the crash:

s = settings 
s.matlab.editor.InitializeAtStartup.PersonalValue = 0; 

This will have the side effect of making the first instance of the Live Editor take longer to open than it otherwise would, but should have no other side effects.

You can refer the following article dealing with similar issue:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/710913-matlab-r2020b-freezes-when-closing-figure-intel-macos-big-sur