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Olbliss
6 years agoCollaborator | Level 8
IPad: Dropbox and Google Sheets Integration
Does anyone have any advice on how to use the google suite with Dropbox on an Ipad?
As the pictures below show, the Dropbox ipad app can't open up google sheets files, even though the google sheets app is installed. If I try to drag the google sheet file to the new window, it tries to save the file into my Google Drive account before opening. (The process fails and I can't open it, though I wouldn't want to save/uploead to dropbox every time I am finished with the spreadsheet).
So I tried to open the google sheet file via my Safari web browser. For some reason, Drobox cues the drop down bar to say "open in Dropbox" (see pic) - clicking this only leads to the same result as described above. My only option is to try and use google sheets on the safari webbrowser, by opening the file on dropbox.com. Sadly, the functionality isn't very good on Safari, the bottom menu on the google sheet doc often gets lost, making navigation around the spreadsheet impossible.
Same old story, Dropbox seems to be making everyting available via a web browser, but not making the same accessibility available for non desktop/laptop webrowser users. :triumph:
Can anyone give me any advice, or suggestions? An alternative is to resort to Microsoft Excel, but I really don't fancy paying for an office 365 subscription. Apple's numbers doesn't link with dropbox. :sob:
- Daphne
Dropbox Staff
Hey again Olbliss, I hope you're doing well today!
At the moment, the mobile app can only be used to view your Google Sheets. To be able to edit them, you would indeed need to open the file via your browser.
Since I understand that this isn't viable for you and you prefer using the local apps on your iPad, can you try opening the Google Sheet from within the Files app into the local Google Sheets app?
Let me how it goes - thanks!
- OlblissCollaborator | Level 8
Daphne wrote:Since I understand that this isn't viable for you and you prefer using the local apps on your iPad, can you try opening the Google Sheet from within the Files app into the local Google Sheets app?
Opening from the files app has the same problem: it wants to save the file to Google Drive before opening. So I can open google sheets, but would have to re-save to Dropbox after I have finished with a file.
- Daphne
Dropbox Staff
Thanks for getting back to me Olbliss!
In that case, I'm afraid there isn't much I can suggest there since you would still need to save the file back to Dropbox.
I've made a note of your feedback here as I understand that opening the files directly within the the Google apps would be very useful for you.
Sorry that I can't be of much more help with this.
Let me know if you have any other questions - thanks!
- Poweruser_cNew member | Level 2Please let us edit Google Products via Dropbox mobile app ios/android
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