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Mark R.5
6 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Windows 8.1 browser support, linking is failing
I have an app in the Microsoft Store which is still built against Windows 8.1. In the last few days, linking to Dropbox from a WebView within the app has started to fail with the message "Upgrade you...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
6 years agoThe Dropbox web site has recently dropped support for Internet Explorer 11. You can find the official system requirements here.
Please note that API apps should not be processing the OAuth app authorization flow in a web view, per the /oauth2/authorize documentation. Please update your app to use the system browser instead.
Mark R.5
6 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Thanks, the IE11 deprecation will be it then.
I don't think that Win 8.1 apps are able to launch an external browser and get a call back. I guess I will need to update the app to Win 10 to get round this issue.
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