# Workspace taking a long time to load on startup **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** ui-ux\ **Created:** [January 21, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/workspace-taking-a-long-time-to-load-on-startup/110289 "2026-01-21T11:04:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ben\_w](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@ben\_w](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ben_w)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/workspace-taking-a-long-time-to-load-on-startup/110289/1 "2026-01-21T11:04:02Z")
### What I’m trying to do Get mobile startup time to under half a second (especially “Workspace”). I’ve recently started using Sync and am looking to jot down notes at the speed of thought. ### Things I have tried - Lazy plugin loader - Lazy cached vault load Current times Obsidian start-up time breakdown Operating system: ios 26.2 (Apple iPhone14,3) Obsidian version: 1.11.4 (277) API version: v1.11.4 - Total startup time: 1,183ms - Initialization: 199ms - Vault (2,190 files): 220ms - Workspace (12 tabs, 11 deferred): 425ms - Core plugins: 79ms - Community plugins (24 active): 260ms - Periodic Notes (v0.0.17): 27ms - Outliner (v4.9.0): 26ms - Minimal Theme Settings (v8.2.1): 18ms - Style Settings (v1.0.9): 18ms - BRAT (v1.4.0): 11ms - Recent Files (v1.7.6): 10ms - Lazy Cached Vault Load (v0.0.6): 9ms - Lazy Plugin Loader (v1.0.21): 6ms As you can see the Workspace is taking a long time. I only have 1 tab open. Can you please suggest ways to reduce this? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Zodian](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zodian](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Zodian)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/workspace-taking-a-long-time-to-load-on-startup/110289/2 "2026-01-21T11:43:04Z")
I am not sure what you are expecting. My total start up time is half a second slower than yours, but it is as fast as any other app on my phone. Especially considering that when the app is still open in the background, it opens instantly. You can try the mobile widgets to see if that speeds up your note taking. ---
**Author:** ![ben\_w](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@ben\_w](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ben_w)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/workspace-taking-a-long-time-to-load-on-startup/110289/3 "2026-01-22T01:06:46Z")
Thank you for your reply. It turns out I am experiencing 2500-3000ms app opening time (timed with a stopwatch from clicking the icon to being able to write), even though the startup time is reported as only just over 1000ms. Other apps like browsers or the Drafts app will start up in around 1 second. ---
**Author:** ![Zodian](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zodian](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Zodian)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/workspace-taking-a-long-time-to-load-on-startup/110289/4 "2026-01-22T08:26:38Z")
You can try turning off plugins or testing with a new vault to see whether this leads to any improvement. As mentioned, when Obsidian is still running in the background, it opens much faster. So if I have opened Obsidian once in the morning, it is usually quite fast. I don’t know how iOS manages active apps in the background, though, but you maybe find a solution. ---
**Author:** ![ObsQ](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ObsQ](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ObsQ)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/workspace-taking-a-long-time-to-load-on-startup/110289/5 "2026-02-19T18:23:05Z")
I am facing the exact same issue. Not understanding why Workspace shows so many deferred tabs? I also disabled the Workspaces core plugin but I guess Workspace is different from “Workspaces”. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/workspace-taking-a-long-time-to-load-on-startup/110289/6 "2026-05-20T18:23:41Z")
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