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Topfrog
7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Uploading bandwidth setting on iphone
How do i increase the bandwith used by dropbox to speed up upload speed on an iphone ?
Elixir
7 years agoStar | Level 19
Hey Topfrog, I am afraid there is no settings to control the bandwidth in the iOS app. Only way to speed up is to connect to a faster wi-fi (or cell) network, and make sure that your iPhone is not in low power mode.
- Jay7 years agoDropbox StaffHi there, as Elixir said, there isn’t any setting like this on the iOS mobile app.
It’s entirely dependent on your cellular network connection, or WiFi network speeds.
Another possibility, if the camera uploads are slow, is if iCloud library, and optimize storage, is turned on. These slow the upload since it is both uploading to iCloud and Dropbox at the same time, making it much slower.- GL6 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Hi Jay,
"It’s entirely dependent on your cellular network connection, or WiFi network speeds."
This just isn't true.
The same file that uploads in a few minutes on WeTransfer can take a couple of hours from the Dropbox app. Same network, same connection, different result.
Nor is it anything to do with iCloud settings. Even with no iCloud at all, the upload speeds from the app still suck regardless of network.
And why on earth would we need to switch on Location Services just to run uploads in the background?
What is going on? The app side of the product is terrible and has been for years, but we're still paying for subscriptions.
- trog6 years agoExplorer | Level 4
GL wrote:
The same file that uploads in a few minutes on WeTransfer can take a couple of hours from the Dropbox app. Same network, same connection, different result.
Nor is it anything to do with iCloud settings. Even with no iCloud at all, the upload speeds from the app still suck regardless of network.
So I have a similar problem - but on Android. I have both Google Photos syncing and Dropbox syncing my camera uploads (although I tend to leave Dropbox syncing switched off).
As I outlined here in an earlier thread, I have had this problem for ages across two different phones, only on my home wifi network. Both Google Photos and Dropbox, when uploading, will thrash my network - they flood the upstream (which is very low on my sadly poor home Internet link, about 1Mbit).
Google Photos thrashes it for a few minutes and then the file is uploaded. Dropbox, however, thrashes it for a few minutes, nothing happens, thrashes it again, over and over. Sometimes the file will upload, but more often than not, it will fail and I'll get a message on the phone saying "tap for more info" (which, when tapped, offers no info).
Per my earlier comments in the other thread, my guess is that Google Photos can detect when the upstream is congested, and slightly scales back on the upload speed (or retries in a more clever manner) until the upload is completed.
Dropbox, however, seems to just retry and timeout over and over. This has the effect of making the uploads seem very very slow (when they work at all) when compared to Google Photos.
I got an email today from Dropbox saying they've fixed some problems with camera uploads, which I was excited about. Updated, tried again - but same problem.
I realise this is probably an edge case problem for people on crappy networks - when I am on almost any other wifi network, the uploads work perfectly. But I'm sure there are plenty of us (dozens!) that are experiencing this.
For me I think the problem would be instantly resolvable if the mobile app had the ability to limit upload speed. I would just set it to 20kbytes/sec - which is what I do on my desktop Dropbox, so my Internet is usable when syncing.
- Topfrog7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Well thanks for the clarification and tip I have closed every app other than Dropbox and I seem to have a small improvment...
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