# Mobile: Display sync status while in edit view
**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/mobile-display-sync-status-while-in-edit-view/27034
**Category:** Features
**Created:** [24 August 2022 01:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/mobile-display-sync-status-while-in-edit-view/27034 "2022-08-24T01:56:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@personalizedrefriger](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/personalizedrefriger)
#### Post date: [28 September 2024 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/mobile-display-sync-status-while-in-edit-view/27034/21 "2024-09-28T07:37:52Z")
I've added a "show sync indicator" setting to [v1.4.0](https://github.com/personalizedrefrigerator/joplin-plugin-extra-editor-settings/releases/tag/v1.4.1) of the [Extra Markdown editor settings plugin](https://joplinapp.org/plugins/plugin/io.github.personalizedrefrigerator.codemirror6-settings/).
It can be set to:
- "With text": Adds a text panel to the top of the editor that shows the sync status:
 
- "With an icon": Shows an icon that indicates the sync status. The "edit" icon means that the note has been edited 1) since opening the editor and 2) after the start of the most recent sync:
 
**Note** : If the plugin is loaded by Joplin **during** a sync, it may incorrectly report the state as "[Not syncing]" until that sync finishes.
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### Author:  [@narF](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/narF)
#### Post date: [30 September 2024 23:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/mobile-display-sync-status-while-in-edit-view/27034/22 "2024-09-30T23:11:55Z")
@personalizedrefriger Is it possible to use this plugin on mobile? On iOS? That's where the sync indicator is the most needed.
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### Author:  [@personalizedrefriger](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/personalizedrefriger)
#### Post date: [30 September 2024 23:27 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/mobile-display-sync-status-while-in-edit-view/27034/23 "2024-09-30T23:27:06Z")
Currently, the plugin only runs on Android, desktop, and [web](https://app.joplincloud.com/). At present, only plugins marked as recommended can run on the iOS app (see [iOS: Enable plugin support 路 Issue #10154 路 laurent22/joplin 路 GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/10154)).
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### Author:  [@narF](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/narF)
#### Post date: [1 October 2024 01:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/mobile-display-sync-status-while-in-edit-view/27034/24 "2024-10-01T01:14:24Z")
I appreciate your efforts on the plugin, but until it becomes a Recommended plugin, it is not a solution for people like me. 馃槩 I understand it's not your fault. Joplin should really just have a built-in sync indicator...
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### Author:  [@muzak](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/muzak)
#### Post date: [1 October 2024 13:42 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/mobile-display-sync-status-while-in-edit-view/27034/25 "2024-10-01T13:42:39Z")
Having text or icon indicators for note sync status is neat. I still think an option to show an interactive overall sync indicator in the top bar is warranted.
Seeing Joplin's sync status or triggering sync anywhere in the app would be convenient. Multiple views show the top bar has space for such an indicator.
As for the state of mobile Joplin sync, background sync isn't implemented yet. I'm not sure it will ever be implemented. Furthermore, syncing (especially across many devices) can become cumbersome due to:
- Large database sizes
- Many notes and/or attachments that need syncing
- Targets slower than Joplin Cloud
- Sync locks being enabled (which can be disabled on recent versions and will soon be phased out)
- Phones needing to be unlocked and awake to sync, often requiring long screen timeout durations, caffeine apps, and/or overnight charging
- [Synchronisation on Android is supposed to happen every 5 minutes but does not 路 Issue #11081 路 laurent22/joplin 路 GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/11081)
- etc.
Especially with those drawbacks, I might as well be able to confirm that overall sync is working properly _as_ I use the Joplin app, not just when I'm babysitting the sidebar.
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