Operating system
Android
Joplin version
3.2.7
Desktop version info
Joplin 3.2.3
Sync target
S3
Editor
Rich Text Editor
What issue do you have?
Hi all
Generally having a great time with Joplin but I'm having a few issues with the Android app. It would be interesting to know if some of these are down to my config or are issues others are also experiencing.
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Since 3.x in particular I've experienced very slow start-up time and the app laggy on launching. I also enabled encryption at same time as updating (using the stock non beta encryption) so don’t know if the slowness issue is due to encryption or the new version, or something else.
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The slow start-up time is quite frustrating when you have an immediate thought you need to jot down and the app can’t keep up with you - defeats the point of course!
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I do have a lot of notes - around 7000 - so I wonder if this is causing the slowness. I'm also using a fairly old phone - a Pixel 3a on Android 9 - but this hasn't been an issue with anything else and overall it's still pretty fast. Lots of storage available.
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Sometimes the app quits/crashes on first open.
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I have autosync disabled on the mobile but:
-It still syncs on launch.
-During the (disabled!) initial sync, the app's UI is basically inoperable for some time and very laggy.
-It auto syncs when writing notes or when they’re written. That's fine of course but I don't understand why because autosync is disabled.
-Something seems to be buggy here or is this by design?
-Henry’s plugin helps here so you know when syncs are happening, ie not to switch away from the app. -
Notes sometimes are not appearing when you click on them the first time and getting a blank page, which is a bit scary! Weirdly hitting back and then trying again on the same note always seems to work. Phew.
The most important thing to say though is that - away from the speed on mobile issue - the sync on 3.x has been rock-solid and extremely reliable and I’ve had no issues in that regard at all. Works extremely well and I’m very happy with (personally I even enjoy the slightly quirky sync info and updates - feels like a proper system Also gives me a lot of confidence in Joplin).
I’ve updated my desktop apps to 3.x and all are running well. I was wondering whether it would be possible for me try to to roll back to 2.x on mobile while staying on 3.x on desktop, or whether this would create sync issues? The 2.x mobile app was much faster for me, but are the general slowdown issues on mobile more likely to be from encryption or something other than the version?
Any thoughts/suggestions would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Ben