Is there something about the way lemmy works that is causing Sync to chew up so much data? I never saw this kind of usage on Reddit.

  • d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz
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    11 months ago

    Not that far off from mine! Interestingly, my Sync used almost as much as Meet (which I use daily for video calls).

    I suspect it’s mainly multimedia data, like high-res images. Maybe Lemmy serves higher-res images compared to Reddit? I also recall seeing some discussion somewhere were Lemmy instance admins were turning off server-side image/thumbnail caching, so as a result you could be directly pulling the high-res images by simply scroll thru your feed? This is just a guess though.

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      My guess: Reddit was serving not high res pictures (thumbnails) while scrolling and only gave them when opening.

      Instances would need to create a thumbnail and the actual video. This would require a smal-ish CDN and processing power + storage to save the multiple versions to, right?
      Idk about NSFW but arent they just hidden? To my knowledge at least Sync only shows “NSFW” and a blank single-colored post for an NSFW post.

    • StarAD@lemmynsfw.comOP
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      11 months ago

      I’m thinking similar. I have preloading hires images off and gifs set to WiFi only, but when I go to view an image it is already there loaded. Guess I’ll have to turn off preloading previews and thumbnails also. I don’t watch video here unless by accident.

  • limerod@reddthat.com
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    11 months ago

    Mine is under a Gig and I actively use sync to browse lemmy. Maybe, you have enabled preloading for videos, etc.

  • MrGerrit@feddit.nl
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    11 months ago

    I’m on about 18 gig since 1st of August and I watch a lot of porn, memes and gifs/vids. I’m also a lot on sync.

    You even got me beat, here’s the 👑, king!

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    11 months ago

    Deleted Sync due to massive battery usage. 20% avg vs 10 for jerboa.

    My guess is ads.

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      11 months ago

      I think it might just be a bug or weird optimization issues.

      And I’m pretty sure OP has that much data use because they’re on lemmynsfw. Not only are they consuming a lot of media content, lemmynsfw admins have been turning off caching for images so he’s fetching the linked media every time. I only have 1.06GB used since August 2

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        11 months ago

        If the cache contains the same image as the link, then how does that factor into the equation? Caches don’t magically save bandwidth.

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      11 months ago

      I paid the ~$3 for a month of pro, so no ads, and it still eats up my battery. I’ll have to stop using it until it’s resolved.

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        11 months ago

        Glad it’s not just me. I like the app but I like my phone staying alive too thru a work day.

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    11 months ago

    I use it for hours a day, and I’m only at 347 MB total since install. But I only browse subscribed (and my subscriptions don’t include memes).

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    11 months ago

    Sync is about as appealing as a dirty diaper on a beach in the sun on a hot day