Whenever I open my phone with Obsidian Sync, my rule is: ‘Don’t touch anything until the sync is completed.’ This is because I frequently encounter conflicts during syncing, resulting in content loss. For reference, see this discussion: This morning, my daily note was overwritten due to an Obsidian sync issue.
Proposed Solution
I propose making the sync status visible on the iOS app, similar to how it is displayed on the macOS app (refer to the screenshot below).
Current Workaround (Optional)
The existing workaround is cumbersome and involves six steps:
Hello Cawlin,
I am really new to Obsidian and would also like to make sure I am always syncing my Notes. Making the Sync icon always visible would be really nice, but I don’t know how to add this CSS Snippet to my iPhone. Also I didn’t find any Tutorial. I am sorry to bother you, but could you maybe help out ?
On iPhone the Files app doesn’t show hidden folders, so you’ll need to use either the CSS Editor plugin or one of the apps mentioned in [Mobile] IOS : App to work with hidden folder.
I tried your version, and I have the same overlapping of two sync icons. Also, I am on Android, maybe it has an impact on the rendering.
The snippet contains just that and when I disable it from the Appearance settings, both icons disappear, so I guess it’s not a conflict with another CSS snippet.
Prior to the update the sync icon would sometimes overlap with the menu icon after opening the right sidebar (not specifically while syncing). Opening the left sidebar or rotating the screen would fix it.
The changes I’ve noticed since the update on my iPhone are:
Icon is farther to the right.
Icon disappears when I open right sidebar.
Icon no longer disappears when I open left sidebar.
On iPad it’s the same except I’m not sure if it’s farther to the right (if so it’s less noticeable).
Since recently, this CSS snippet appears to be responsible for Obsidian crashing when I tap on an autocorrected word on my device almost all the time. Obsidian basically quits after a second or two
I separated this CSS snippet into a specific CSS file to toggle it off, and it fixes the issue.
SYSTEM INFO:
Operating system: android 14 (samsung SM-A528B)
Obsidian version: 1.6.5 (147)
API version: v1.6.5
Login status: logged in
Catalyst license: insider
Live preview: on
Base theme: dark
Community theme: Things v2.1.11
Snippets enabled: 7
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 40
Plugins enabled: 14
1: Advanced Tables v0.21.0
2: Editor Syntax Highlight v0.1.3
3: Settings Search v1.3.10
4: Templater v2.3.3
5: Update modified date v1.3.2
6: Image Captions v1.1.0
7: File Color v1.1.0
8: Dataview v0.5.67
9: Nicolas' Plugin v1.0.2
10: Heading Shifter v1.5.1
11: Command Alias v2.1.1
12: Metadata Hider v1.0.2
13: Recent Files v1.4.1
14: Imgur v2.5.2
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