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AndyVRD's avatar
AndyVRD
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

Background activity iOS from the mobile app.

Hi, Just notice that Dropbox keeps active in the background on iOS, even if i disable it in the settings from iOS. After some testing I found the problem, the integration with the files app causes...
Mobile
Setting up the apps
AaronPowellDesign's avatar
AaronPowellDesign
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago
I’ve already tried that, which are basically the first things I tried... I have recently upgraded my iPad’s OS, so again, doing the most common troubleshooting does nothing to help me.

The application is faulty.
Pieroman's avatar
Pieroman
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Same thing for me (iPadOS 14), Dropbox is getting hours of "background" activity in the settings>battery section. I tried uninstalling, rebooting and re-installing (because the other infamous "disappearing favorites" iPadOS bug), but it's still using battery like crazy (and the other bug is still there :dizzy_face:).

  • AaronPowellDesign's avatar
    AaronPowellDesign
    Explorer | Level 3
    6 years ago
    Ahhh I’m glad I’m not alone on this one..
    I now panic when I realise that I’d forgotten to quit the app before putting the iPad away, since then I dread to see what reaction that follows..

    It’s really chronic on the power use since when this has happened my iPad feels like a toast straight out of the toaster!!!!

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