Fastest way to load images?

[nathanaelb]

Ideas:

How to improve Glide page speed

Hi @StephM, here are a few general ideas: Data Data sync: use Glide Tables rather than Google Sheets. Calculations: create computed columns in Glide Tables rather than in Google Sheets. Data download to user’s device: use row owners and roles (Private Pro plan) rather than filtering and visibility features. This also has security benefits. Images Image hosting: host/upload images within Glide rather than in Google Drive or another server. Caveat: be weary of Glide limits. Image format: opt…

Does glide download the image url or just display it?

Neither. Glide heavily caches your images and optimizes them per device, changing their format and resolution to load optimally for each operating system and screen density. I’m guessing that you’re asking because you’ve updated an image and it’s not updating in your app. If so, please see How can I cause my images to update whenever they change?