# Client side image optimization enabled by default

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-side-image-optimization-enabled-by-default/197617>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [July 19, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-side-image-optimization-enabled-by-default/197617 "2021-07-19T19:26:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-side-image-optimization-enabled-by-default/197617/3 "2023-01-09T03:59:13Z")

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Note, this is now disabled by default on iOS.

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19790](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19790)

We were seeing regular crashes in iOS when large files are involved. Hopefully iOS is a bit better in 6 months or so, Apple need to catch up here.

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