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How do I open PDF files from Dropbox on Android devices?
Hello :-)
There is a problem with PDF files. They do not open when downloading in android devices :-(
The dropbox link is ?dl=1
There isn't any problem when downloading in Desktop PC and Apple ...
Thanks for the reply Giannis F. and sorry to hear this persists.
Do you notice the same behavior on other browsers other than the one you used so far?
Remember the "dl=1" parameter at the end of shared links should tell the browser to download the file(s) instead of attempting to display it so this seems to be an issue caused by the browser you use (as you say, the files and links are working fine).
Let me know what you find.
oppening dropbox link by pressing on it from gmail... link to Chrome... wont work,
but copying url and pasting it to chrome works fine
?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j1u2rqaoldn0e95/BBBB-Kern-Buch17x24-10.pdf?dl=0
but copying url and pasting it to chrome works fine
?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j1u2rqaoldn0e95/BBBB-Kern-Buch17x24-10.pdf?dl=0
Daphne
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHmmm, that's interesting tondija. :thinking:
When you simply tap the link in the email, do you get an error message when trying to open it in Chrome? If so, can you send a screenshot of the error?
Also, when you open the link, can you choose the "desktop version" of the website to see if this helps when opening the link again directly from the email?
Keep me posted!
- thanx for response.
- as in some other posts at this thread i get error massage:... "pdf is of invalid format", it shuts off in a second
- when i copy paste url in android chrome it offers me app or continue, there isno desktop option as you were mentioning. - it does not help it only changes the format at that specific oppenig of the file in dropbox.
so:
- copying dropbox url link to chrome android browser works
- clicking dropbox url from gmail link to open in chrome results in error of reading of pdf
...
this is unusable for me and my clients as they might think pdf is corrupt, rearly have cluent "the mind of a hacker" to try a workaround... Same problem. There are different people accessing my pdf links and I can't control who is opening it with which browser from which device, it should just work for android/chrome/firefox whatever usual constellation. Can't manually change links all the time. Please fix it, Dropbox or I have to move to a different provider. Thanks!
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