How does MLO Sync really work?

[Frank]

I use MLO on pc and on Android Devices. I doubt that the sync feature really works seamlessly in the background. If so in what intervals MLO gets synced automatically?

It looks like i always have to start manually the synchronization on the pc with F12 and on the android devices by pressing the cloud symbol. I have Auto-Sync and Push on but i guess it doesn´t work. 

I found it very disappointing that although you pay a lot of money for the sync-feature it doesn´t work like a modern synchronisation should work. Fast and automatically. 

Thank You!

[Dan]

I actually find that it does work pretty seamlessly. I rarely have to trigger the sync manually. On PC, it syncs regularly, and also syncs before you close the app. With the app, you may want to double-check the app's settings on your phone, as Android tends to be pretty aggressive with putting apps to "sleep". I have sleep and battery-saving disabled for the MLO app on my device.

[imajeff]

- I assume that Dan is only talking about the cloud sync which is an extra subscription. I did a trial and never had to manually sync but I couldn't tell how often or if it's just a change that triggered it.

- For direct sync between my PC and Android phone, I use what they call WiFi sync that is no extra cost but does not even pretend to be automatic. I have to tap the sync on the phone to update both (and they both have to be on the same LAN subnet)

- Note, saying "MLO Sync" isn't clear which one you mean.

- Important to point out that in cloud sync, there is no communication from one to the other. Your phone would have to decide when to sync with cloud, and independently your PC woul have to decide when to sync with cloud. Could cause bigger delays.

[Dwight]

Just a note on the issue of whether sync means longer delays.

If you are synching between a phone and a computer and both of them are available whenever you use MLO, waiting for cloud sync to kick in could cause minor delays. If your devices are in different locations or accessible on different schedules, cloud synch SAVES time.

Example, you have MLO on phone and home computer. You make a change on your phone while at work. Using WIFI sync, you wait till you get home, verify that the two devices can connect, then run a sync. Using cloud, both devices synch in the background and when you get home, your home computer is already updated.
-Dwight