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Charles H.7
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10 years ago

Android: authenticate using Dropbox app without using SDK?

I am writing an android app that connects with Dropbox using the REST api. It does not use any SDK. Currently my users give my app permission to access their Dropbox account using a web browser, whic...
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Charles H.7
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10 years ago

Thanks for your answer. I did look at the SDK source before asking and decided that there was too much "magic" in it for me to depend upon me correctly reverse engineering the flow.

I have switched to using a webview instead of launching browser. This cleans up some of the user interaction, especially handing the redirect URL. I will stay with it for exactly the reason you gave: it is documented and stable.

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