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DannyW
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Calling startOAuth2Authentication browser never closes and return to my app

Update After many tests I found that the Browser on the device is outdated.  I installed the latest Chrome browser and the problem still persist.  The only browser that is working is Firefox. Is th...
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DannyW1
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

Thanks Greg. We will try to see if we can access to more debug info.

Yes.  On the lastest Chrome browser it is exactly as the native Browser that is installed on the device.  I did try using CustomTabIntent and same problem.  I even tried using the REST call https://www.dropbox.com/1/connect?.... and still same problem.

Why does it work on Firebox and not other browsers?

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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

Thanks, please let me know if you get any more error information.

Also, https://www.dropbox.com/1/connect?... is just a web site and not something you would call programmatically.

Anyway, at this point I don't have enough insight on the issue to say exactly it would work in some browsers and not others (and only on some systems, for that matter). And on that point, it may be useful to know if it also occurs with the latest version of Chrome on your system when trying to log in to just https://www.dropbox.com/login itself.

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