Plugin Idea: Local Storage + Offline Sync for Mobile Apps – Would This Help You?

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Hey Bubble DEVs :waving_hand:,

I’ve been thinking about one challenge a lot of us face when building mobile apps—what happens when the user has no internet connection or very slow connectivity?

Here’s the idea:

A Local Storage / Offline Data Sync plugin that:

Stores your app’s data locally on the device so it works offline

Syncs automatically with the Bubble database when the device goes back online

Lets you choose what to sync (specific data types, fields, or workflows)

Handles conflicts gracefully (e.g., when offline edits happen in two devices)

This would be super useful for:

Sales reps updating client info on the go

Any app where you don’t want the user stuck waiting for internet

What do you think—would you use this in your apps? And if yes, what features would you love to see in it?

Ur opinion matters to me❤️

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In theory, this sounds good. Some of the biggest companies in the world do it.

But, with Bubble, there will be some challenges like API rate limiting, server-side workflows, just to name a few.

If you can pull it off, congrats.

I think you have an uphill battle that is more than you can imagine though implementing it with Bubble

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I’m not sure it worth time to develop this as from what we read, this is on the roadmap for mobile editor. However… roadmap on Bubble can take years or never happen so…

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I think that, if user design using API connector and backend WF, this is possible. (So you don’t use “native” Bubble function like make change to a thing and instead use API connector… So at this moment, a plugin like that could work

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You still need to store data locally.

It still needs to queue up all the offline changes.

You still have to figure out how to handle data conflicts when the app comes back online.

Added: Can this be done? Maybe, with a lot of work…and that would be a huge undertaking.

Would it be worth it and have enough interest after all the work required?

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