Instant Sync via Event Subscription?

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I've noticed from previous discussions that Joplin syncs note updates to the synchronization target within seconds, which generally works well.

However, I frequently switch between the Android and Linux desktop apps throughout the day, jotting things down as I go. The issue is that sync doesn't always happen bidirectionally in real-time. While the default 5-minute sync interval (in my case, with Dropbox) usually works fine, it would be much more seamless if both apps could react immediately when new data is available.

Many sync targets, including Dropbox, support event subscriptions—allowing apps to receive notifications when data changes rather than relying on periodic syncs. Ideally, Joplin could leverage this so that changes sync instantly instead of waiting for the next scheduled sync cycle.

I couldn't find any mention of this feature in the issue tracker or discussions here. Is this something that’s on the roadmap, or has it been considered before?

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Just a workaround, but on the desktop side, you can edit the configuration file by hand and set the interval in seconds, i.e. it can be lower than 5 minutes this way.

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Thanks for sharing. Thought about it, but that may lead to hitting API rate limits and all... I hope for a more elegant and efficient solution at some point.