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AndyVRD's avatar
AndyVRD
Helpful | Level 5
5 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...
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Che's avatar
Che
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago
Dropbox claim that new iOS app update solve the problem. Anyone tested already?
MikeTheBohunk's avatar
MikeTheBohunk
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago
I’ll give it a try and let you all know.
  • MikeTheBohunk's avatar
    MikeTheBohunk
    Helpful | Level 6
    4 years ago

    So far so good, it seems. This is pretty much what we want while we’re asleep, right? 

     

    So, even though it took incredibly long, a sincere “thank you” to whoever is responsible for the fix. 

     

  • Vukodlak75's avatar
    Vukodlak75
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    It does seem like it is fixed. I have no issues so far. Finally

    thanks

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    4 years ago

    Hey everyone, if you haven't already, make sure that you don't have any pending iOS updates left and check again. 

    Give us a shout if the issue persists. Cheers!

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