# Glideapp Update frequency **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [May 18, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372 "2020-05-18T15:50:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Drearystate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/drearystate/32/49605_2.png) [@Drearystate](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Drearystate)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/42 "2020-07-19T17:07:45Z")
Yes, it has made it quick and easy to build in. I honestly would just need timers and I would probably purchase more pro apps. ---
**Author:** ![MaxB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maxb/32/15623_2.png) [@MaxB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaxB)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/43 "2020-12-07T13:09:50Z")
Hey, didn’t they just add the timer/stopwatch component? 😮 Is it helping you? ---
**Author:** ![Drearystate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/drearystate/32/49605_2.png) [@Drearystate](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Drearystate)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/44 "2020-12-07T14:34:22Z")
No, its a stopwatch. Thats all it does. You can’t use it to tie into other actions or as a result of an action, its a manual timer, needs to be started and stopped by a human and has no additional features other than counting time or counting down time for you. It’s just a stopwatch. ---
**Author:** ![MaxB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maxb/32/15623_2.png) [@MaxB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaxB)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/45 "2020-12-07T14:46:59Z")
That’s what I feared, but let’s hope they’ll implement it ---
**Author:** ![Drearystate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/drearystate/32/49605_2.png) [@Drearystate](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Drearystate)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/46 "2020-12-07T15:04:05Z")
I’ve been asking for timers since March this year. I don’t recall anyone asking for a stopwatch… I’ve created 2 workarounds but they rely heavily on scripts and would never be accepted as a template ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jon/32/15906_2.png) [@Jon](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/47 "2021-01-15T04:11:18Z")
I agree that the option of more frequent updates would be incredibly useful, and in fact is a minimum requirement for my application. I am guessing that there is some clever workaround as there seems to be for everything Glide related. If someone can reveal such a workaround I will be eternally grateful. My application is as follows: User captures a bunch of data through a Glide Form The onChange trigger in Google Sheets calls an API to our backend to query results These results are dumped to the sheet The user needs to see these results immediately, but has to wait 3-4 mins instead Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Penn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eric_penn/32/73888_2.png) [@Eric\_Penn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eric_Penn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/48 "2021-01-15T05:15:25Z")
Hello Jon, are you using a pro app with **while editing or using the app** Data Sync setting? ![Screen Shot 2021-01-15 at 12.13.39 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/1/b1031d049491b4a269520040b4ade68aeccd59a8.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jon/32/15906_2.png) [@Jon](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/49 "2021-01-15T11:10:33Z")
Hi @Eric_Penn. I am using a pro app and have it set to refresh while editing or using the app. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Penn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eric_penn/32/73888_2.png) [@Eric\_Penn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eric_Penn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/50 "2021-01-15T16:09:26Z")
Hmmm curious. I’ll have to yield to the experts on this one. API calls are a little above my pay grade. @ThinhDinh @Drearystate thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/51 "2021-01-15T16:27:35Z")
> [@Jon](#): > > My application is as follows: > User captures a bunch of data through a Glide Form > The onChange trigger in Google Sheets calls an API to our backend to query results > These results are dumped to the sheet > The user needs to see these results immediately, but has to wait 3-4 mins instead This may or may not help, but I’ll just toss it out there… - Check your spreadsheet settings, and make sure calculation is set to “On Change and every minute” ![Screen Shot 2021-01-13 at 6.16.38 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/8/b8d8d5aa7520f065d6bac57bb1daad58fed0cca1.png) - Add a NOW, TODAY, RAND or RANDBETWEEN function _anywhere_ in your spreadsheet This will force a spreadsheet update at least once a minute, which _might_ also trigger a Glide update. I don’t know that for a fact, and haven’t tested it, but it might be worth a try. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jon/32/15906_2.png) [@Jon](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/52 "2021-01-17T12:55:34Z")
Thanks for the suggestuin @Darren_Murphy . Unfortunately it did not make a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Lighted\_Candle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lighted_candle/32/29544_2.png) [@Lighted\_Candle](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lighted_Candle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/53 "2021-07-11T21:37:34Z")
Hmm, Need some clarification You said: My application is as follows: 1. User captures a bunch of data through a **Glide Form** 2. The onChange trigger in Google Sheets calls an API to our backend to query results (This is unclear) 3. These results are dumped to the sheet (This is unclear) 4. The user needs to see these results immediately, but has to wait 3-4 mins instead (They should be able to see results immediately depending on 5. Where are they looking for the results. is it in google sheets or Glide? 6. Who are these “Users” that are looking for results. Are they Google sheet shared users or Glide users. **My suggested work around.** 7. change how the glide user collects “The bunch of data”. Create a new tab in glide and call it “DataEntry” or whatever. 8. Add a WebView component 9. Create a google form and link it to the google sheet you want to see an instant result. 10. generate an embed link from your form and paste it in the Glide web component settings. You will see your google form appear in Glide. When someone opens your glide app they will be able to data entry directly into the google sheet using the google form and the results will be instant. So wherever you want an instant results, you use the form for that system. If you want instant Glide results, Use Glide Form If you want Instant Google Sheet Results Use Google Form. No matter what form you use the data will be populated in glide, but its faster when you go from Google form to google sheet to glide. Or you can use an integration like Zapier to go faster from Glide to Zapier to Google sheet (Instant) ---
**Author:** ![rostibetekstil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rostibetekstil/32/40540_2.png) [@rostibetekstil](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rostibetekstil)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/54 "2022-08-14T08:26:25Z")
10.000 updates Or, with 25,000 updates packages, it is very difficult to create most applications in the world with glidea infrastructure. ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/simon_hill/32/94730_2.png) [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/55 "2022-08-15T18:11:54Z")
Good job you specified ‘on Earth’… I would have been skeptical otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![NoCodeAndy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nocodeandy/32/62530_2.png) [@NoCodeAndy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/NoCodeAndy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glideapp-update-frequency/9372/56 "2024-01-17T16:49:25Z")
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