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Andhie W.
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11 years ago

Android ACTION_GET_CONTENT from Dropbox sources

Device OS: Lollipop 5.0 When using the Intent ACTION_GET_CONTENT and selecting Dropbox from the Storage Provider, Dropbox prompts a file picker dialog to choose from. The result obtained in onAc...
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ti
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11 years ago

Hi, thanks for useful Dropbox.

I have same problem.
So, does the future version of Dropbox support `content://` URI?
I hope that Dropbox returns `content://` URI that works fine without `READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` permission such as sharing files by `FileProvider`. I really hope so.
I don't want that the my apps require more permission that make users feel uneasy.
And then, I think that more users use Dropbox as the place to save files of more apps. Because since Kitkat many apps use `FileProvider` and they don't read/write the file  by oneself.

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