Google Docs Mobile File Uploads Extremely Slow Causing Missed Deadlines
Google Docs on mobile takes excessively long to upload files, causing users to miss time-sensitive submission deadlines. The performance gap between mobile and desktop creates a reliability problem for students and workers who rely on mobile as their primary device. There is no progress indicator or error feedback to inform users of delays.
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