# Upfront File upload size limit alert - Specially for mobile users **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/upfront-file-upload-size-limit-alert-specially-for-mobile-users/52959 **Category:** UX **Created:** [16 בנובמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upfront-file-upload-size-limit-alert-specially-for-mobile-users/52959 "2016-11-16T11:52:56Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen) #### Post date: [16 בנובמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upfront-file-upload-size-limit-alert-specially-for-mobile-users/52959/5 "2016-11-16T15:30:00Z")
> [@zogstrip](#): > > The only way we can fix that would be to do the downsizing operation on the mobile before uploading the image. This is on my list but near the bottom at the moment. This would be quite fab. Enough that I’d be willing to contribute 💸 to help make it happen. Relates to an earlier post of mine from this summer about problems facing many of my community members. > [@On slow connection, often pictures are not uploaded and "Uploading..." link remains in the post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-slow-connection-often-pictures-are-not-uploaded-and-uploading-link-remains-in-the-post/51844): > > We’re introducing a group of people in East Africa to our discourse as part of a [learning exchange](https://community.namati.org/t/learning-exchange-in-kenya-with-namati-community-land-protection-clp-program-october-2016/25594?u=tobiaseigen), and I have to say discourse has been holding up well! Even on slow 2g connections I am able to keep up on discourse and manage topics and users etc. I’m even doing an upgrade right now. rocket One area where we seem to have trouble, however, is with uploading pictures. Some participants have been trying to upload one or more pictures at a time and the composer then takes a long time to upload t… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upfront-file-upload-size-limit-alert-specially-for-mobile-users/52959)._