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nigeldesouza
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
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Default PDF viewer on iPad

Is there a way to change the default PDF viewer in the Dropbox App for the iPad? When I click on "Open in" in a PDF, it only shows the option of Adobe, but I use PDF Expert. (In contrast, on my Mac,...
Apple
Dropbox Plus
iOS
  • growthcfo's avatar
    growthcfo
    11 months ago

    There is no way to set a default PDF viewer on an iPad, including using the Files app. 

    I did find a work around however. In Dropbox, I saved the file to my device and then from there I could send it to PDF Expert and open it there.

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Jay
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11 months ago

Thanks for the update, this should help other users who are experiencing the same behavior on their iOS devices.

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