# Mobile option to not load user avatars (and other potential bandwidth saving features)

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**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Julho 21, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-option-to-not-load-user-avatars-and-other-potential-bandwidth-saving-features/17792 "2014-07-21T02:14:22Z")\
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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:** [Julho 21, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-option-to-not-load-user-avatars-and-other-potential-bandwidth-saving-features/17792/2 "2014-07-21T03:59:06Z")

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> [@daybreaker](#):
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> One that doesnt even load avatars

Avatars are probably the least of the problems, images in general and youtube embed can get quite costly. Text only is an interesting idea but not really doable at the moment before we upgrade to the “yet to be released” version of Ember that would enable us to easily do stuff like this.

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