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Direct download link isn't working on mobile
All my Dropbox direct download links (ending in dl=1) won't automatically open/download on mobile any more. It was working yesterday but today, any of the links I test take me to the screen below. It used to start playing the audio clip from that screen.
Here is an example link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zsfyc5tulg13630/AVP81355.mp3?dl=1
What changed? Your help would be greatly appreciated!
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- Sanchez
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks for your reply Sanchez however the issue only occurs on mobile phones. To make it easier for you to test on your phone, here is a QR code of the link, scan it with the dl=1 and let me know if you get a different screen than the one I had above. It use to automatically play the recording.
This process is part of my business and I have all my customers experiencing the same issue! I send them a QR code with a file they can download/listen to. They have all downloaded several different QR code readers and have tried multiple browsers on various phones. This change happened overnight!
I have since found that raw=1 works fine butit does not solve the issue for all the links I've shared with dl=1!
Please help! Thank you!
- Sanchez
Thank you Sanchez!
That is interesting! I think that narrows the issue down to just an iOS one. I don't have an Andriod phone and was not able to test it.
But I still need a solution for iPhones. It was working a few days ago, what could have changed that would stop rendering on an iPhone?
The files are not an old ones and were not created within the Public folder.
I really appreciate your help!
- Sanchez
