How I use nostr on mobile:
I don't.
Haha. Seriously, it kills my data if I open Damus for more than 5 mins here and there on some days.
Wifi only.
Discussion
Yeah, that's one of the creepy things. Even with so-called “unlimited data” which is 40 GB, I run out pretty fast
Nostr should probably think about ways to address this. How can we gain mass adoption if people can't use it while out and about?
Its also still pretty crap in the browser on desktop imho...
I find that some clients work 80% 10% of the time lol
nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 android being designed with low data mode to start
cc nostr:npub1fgz3pungsr2quse0fpjuk4c5m8fuyqx2d6a3ddqc4ek92h6hf9ns0mjeck nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s
on damus iOS have you tried disabling auto-load media to test bandwidth usage?
I have 10 gigs and use amethyst all the time on the go... Idk why others seem to have big probs with this.
Damus used 35.4GB for me, and I barely use Damus when I'm outside. I literally open for 2 mins and close out (maybe it's still running in background? I don't know...) That is how I use the app most of the time - open, upload an image (some outdoor crap), and close. I may be underestimating the frequency, but it's certainly not like I would have used Twitter back in the day.
Just looked, I was on vacation for memorial Day and used for a 4 day weekend mostly on data and a lot in the car ride and was a lot more than usual but past month usage even with that was 9.2gb
Data limits are a scam. Soon unlimited will in fact be unlimited. In one way or another.
Personal servers. Connect your client to a single backend that is doing most of the work for you and only requires fetching minimal data. (Feed diffs, etc)
I hate typing on my phone, so I ususally only use social media on a desktop system.. nostr kinda sucks on desktop in the browser.. it keeps losing who I follow and/or PM's don't show up.
We have an open ticket for this…
Hehe, I don't mean to single out Damus, it's just what I use. I love Damus! I'm more concerned for the entirety of this space if it's not addressed.
Definitely
I only use nostr via Damas on my phone. I have to clear the cashe occasionally
Most if not all nostr clients are unusable on mobile because of data consumption.
Do you think this is a fatal flaw in protocol design or something we can overcome? (for all users, not just a handful who use client Z)
https://github.com/Yonle/bostr
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Sounds cool, but how does the average person use this without crazy install steps?
Use public bouncer.
wss://bostr.lecturify.net is a public bouncer hosted by me. See the relays list that it bounces at https://bostr.lecturify.net
Before you connect, You will need to ensure that your client's relay list only connect to a single bouncer. Unless you need to use paid relays, You will also need to add it manually into your client.
With that being said, Your client's relay list should looked like this:
Let’s try it…