Using less data on a slow connection

Turn on low-bandwidth mode on a phone or computer so the Online Record Book loads less and sends less.

Low-bandwidth mode is a setting of the device you are using. It is not part of your account, so it stays on this device and does not follow you to another.

What it changes

Photos and images load when you tap them.
Voice notes and videos never load until you press play.
Photos and recordings are made smaller before they are sent.
Pages you opened before open from your device first, and are refreshed in the background.

Choosing

Open Settings, then This device, and choose one of three:

Automatic turns the mode on when your browser asks to save data or the connection is slow. This is the default.
On always uses the mode.
Off never uses it.

Choose Save. The page tells you whether the mode is on right now.