Lately pictures are loading extremely slow. They ofthen take more than 10s to load, sometimes even minutes. iNaturalist always had days where performance was bad, but it always went back to normal for me. But since lately it keeps loading slow, it hasnt gotten better for weeks. As an IDer this it te…

Please fill out the information that was asked for when you started this topic, like browser, URLs of specific pages, and (potentially) screenshots. Without specific details it’s almost impossible for us to help you. I’d be espeically curious if you see any difference loading these two photos: htt…

(For me the second one takes a moment, first one was instant - and our internet is slow)

Same result as @DianaStuder . The “static.inaturalist” pic loads almost instantly. The Amazon Web Services pic took 18 seconds to load (I timed it). @tiwane Sorry if I should be posting in another thread. I’m new to Discourse. I see that you merged two posts.

Are you experiencing the same issue as @jf920 described in their original post for this topic?

Yes: pictures are loading slowly, and it’s not a problem with my internet connection

OK, thanks. iNat stores photos in two different locations based on whether they have a Creative Commons license or not ( see more here ). It looks like images with a Creative Commons license are loading more slowly for you, and most images on iNat have a Creative Commons license. I suspect there’s so…

Picture 1 is instantly. Picture 2 ist loaded half after nearly 3 minutes of waiting. [image] No Problem on mobile data. But i am able to replicate the issue at my parents wifi which use a different ISP.

For me the first photo is almost instant, and the second photo only takes a second longer. I don’t see a really noticeable difference between the two in loading times, and, interestingly, I have a slow internet connection that usually causes problems when too many people are online. EDIT: Just trie…

If im informed correctly, where i live (Germany), ISPs must comply to Net neutrality , so that shouldnt be the issue

To me, first image loads instantly, second takes one or two seconds. I’m in Italy, FTTH connection, Chrome browser, Fastweb ISP.

Pictures loading incredibly slow

Bug Reports

pisum May 23, 2024, 12:59pm 14

previous reports seemed to indicate congestion more than throttling or blocking: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/licensed-images-are-currently-loading-very-slowly-on-deutsche-telekom/48194

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CC-licensed images not loading, and then painfully slowly in South Africa Bug Reports	16	982	September 30, 2022
Licensed images are currently loading very slowly on Deutsche Telekom Bug Reports	35	1082	August 25, 2024
Photos are not visible Bug Reports	7	497	May 13, 2024
Photos don't load at all (at least most of them) Bug Reports	9	792	July 10, 2023
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Pictures loading incredibly slow

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